Decisions

(Report of Chief Executive)

Member approval was sought for publication of the Climate Change Action Plan Year 3 Progress Report (2022/23) and Carbon Audits for years 1 and 2, set out in Annexes 1 to 3 respectively.

Good progress had been made on the 50 climate change actions for 2022/23 with around half rated as ‘ongoing’ due to either continuing collaborations or multi-year projects.   Where actions had changed or were not fully completed an explanation had been provided and these were summarised in 1.2 of the report.

Carbon Audits provided quality assured data for the Borough Council owned estate and operations and both audits illustrated that these remained the most significant contributors to emissions.

Following consideration by the Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee, the Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Regeneration and Property resolved that:

(1)          the Climate Change Action Plan Year 3 Progress Report, as set out in Annex 1 of the report, be endorsed; and

(2)          the Carbon Audits for Year 1 and 2, as set out in Annexes 2 and 3 of the report, be endorsed.

Consideration was given to recommendation AU 23/15 of the Audit Committee of 17 April 2023.

Cabinet noted that the risks categorised as ‘RED’ were:

·        Financial position/budget deficit;

·        Economic stability;

·        Corporate strategy and Savings and Transformation Strategy;

·        Local Plan;

·        Organisational development including recruitment and retention/skills mix;

·        Homes for Ukraine Scheme; and

·        Implementation of the Agile software system

RESOLVED: That

(1)             the updates to the Strategic Risk Register since the last iteration with particular emphasis on those risks categorised as ‘RED’ (summarised above) be noted.