Agenda item

The Chair presented a report on Scrutiny Letters.  The correspondence related to recent Cabinet Member Q & A sessions and the annual Local Flood Risk Management Working Group, and Readiness for School Inquiry Follow Up.

Councillor Peter Jones, Convenor of the Local Flood Risk Management Working Group provided a verbal address on the views of the Working Group on the Authority’s Local Flood Risk Management Plan.

Councillor Peter Jones specifically highlighted the actions identified as a result of concerns / issues raised with the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services.  He emphasised the role of the natural environment in controlling flood risk and the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).

An additional meeting was requested (around October 2018) in order to monitor the recommendations and response from the Cabinet Member.

Resolved that the update and correspondence be noted.