Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to note the progress made in further embedding the Council’s resilience arrangements during another busy year for emergency response; and

(ii)            to note the updated Generic Emergency Plan which had received minor alterations under the relevant delegated powers.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance,  which provided the annual assurance report on the Council’s resilience arrangements in fulfilment of its duties as a Category one responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)          notes the progress made in further embedding the Council’s resilience arrangements during another busy year for emergency response; and

(b)          notes the updated Generic Emergency Plan which had received minor alterations under the relevant delegated powers.

The Committee heard from Fiona Mann, Emergency Plan, Resilience and Civic Lead, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered various questions from Members.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.