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Maidstone Borough Council
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2022-23 Municipal Year
Review Title & Objectives |
Expected Start Date & Method |
Relevant Officer/s |
Timetable |
The Council’s performance against the Waste Strategy
Review the Waste Strategy whilst considering best practice of other Local Authorities to identify innovative improvements
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November 2022.
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William Cornall, Director of Regeneration and Place
Jennifer Stevens, Head of Environment and Public Realm |
Evidence Collection - 2 & 3 November 2022.
Recommended actions reviewed - 22 November 2022.
(draft) formal report presented - 20 December 2022. |
Safety in the Town Centre
Review existing measures and ascertain any changes needed, in consultation with stakeholders.
Stage 1: Town Centre Safety
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September 2022 (safety element)
OSC acting as the C&D Committee Meetings |
John Littlemore, Head of Housing and Regulatory Services
Martyn Jeynes, Community and Strategic Partnerships Manager
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Town Centre Safety
External Evidence Collection – 18 October 2022.
Internal Evidence Collection – 20 December 2022.
Recommended actions & draft report reviewed – 21 March 2023.
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Night-Time Economy
To review the twilight and night-time economy within Maidstone Town Centre.
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February 2022, Committee Meetings |
Shared Review with the Policy, Communities and Engagement and the Economic Development Teams
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February 2022 – Information pack presented by the relevant teams (see left column), with a proposed timeline for the review.
Policy Communities and Engagement and Economic Development Teams to present issue to Committee regularly, seeking the Committee’s contribution and steer to the review.
UPDATE – Officers have advised that as work is ongoing to support the overall review into the night-time economy, it would be beneficial to delay the review’s commencement to ensure that Officers are able to present the most up to date information to the Committee. The review could likely start post-May 2023.
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Water Management Cycle
Focus on:
· the supply and disposal of water; and · disposal of sewage
to identify improvements.
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October 2022, Working Group. |
Mark Green, Director of Finance and Business Improvement
William Cornall, Director of Regeneration and Place
Philip Coyne, Interim Local Plan Review Director
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Ongoing; Report likely to be presented in from March 2023.
Officer consultation – 15 and 22 December.
External Stakeholder Consultation – x2 meetings across week commencing 23 January 2023.
Lead Member Consultation – (from) February 2023 as required.
Report Writing – February/March 2023 as required. |
Key:
Review Title & Objectives |
Expected Start Date & Method |
Relevant Officer/s |
Timetable |
Enforcement
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Post-May 2023 |
To be confirmed. |
To be confirmed. |
Health Inequality
Increased understanding of health inequalities across the borough and an overview of strategy and police across the relevant bodies. |
Post-May 2023 |
Alison Broom, Chief Executive,
John Littlemore, Head of Housing and Regulatory Services
Senior Public Health Officer |
U/K. |
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2023-24 Municipal Year