Issue - decisions

Matter for Decision

·      In 2014 the new enforcement policy was adopted. The Policy included a provision for it to be reviewed after three years.

·      The policy was reviewed in 2017 and brought to Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Committee in October 2017 where it was adopted.

·      The policy was due to be reviewed in October 2020, however with the pandemic this was delayed. The earliest opportunity to review the policy was this year in 2022.

·      A review took place with all services who carry out enforcement activities and this allowed for amendments to be completed taking into account any operational and legislative changes.

·      The main amendments were to make the policy more succinct, taking out references to paper copies and adding links to appropriate documentation as references.

Decision of the Leader of the Council

Agreed the proposed changes and adopt the revised Corporate Enforcement Policy 2022 as attached in Appendix A.

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

Scrutiny Considerations

The item was not requested for pre-scrutiny.