Issue - meetings

The Principal Officer, Worcestershire Regulatory Services (WRS), presented the Revision of Environmental Crime Enforcement Policy report.

The purpose of the report was to introduce an update on the existing joint environmental enforcement strategy. Members were advised that the revised policy would mirror the WRS policy already in operation for environmental health and licensing enforcement across the six Worcestershire districts for which WRS delivered environmental crime functions on behalf of. The updated policy also ensured that the most current procedures and enforcement options were clearly set out in a transparent manner.

Following the presentation, Members discussed the report and made the following comments:

• Members welcomed the strategy and the clarity it would provide to the public regarding enforcement processes.
• A query was raised about the policy for abandoned and nuisance vehicles. Officers advised that responsibility for these matters remained with the Council’s Environmental Services team.

RESOLVED that:

1)    The Redditch and Bromsgrove Enforcement Policy be adopted and replace the current Joint Environmental Enforcement Policy.