Agenda item

The Cabinet considered a joint report of the Corporate Director, Children and Adults Services, the Corporate Director, Regeneration and Economic Development and the Corporate Director, Neighbourhood Services which assessed the effectiveness of 20mph speed zones and limits within the County and recommended options for future policy (for copy see file of minutes).

Councillor Wilkes, in welcoming the measures to be implemented advised that he had numerous concerns about the criteria that had been used to calculate the 33 schools.  These included the computer based system used to prepare the data appeared inaccurate, as the calculation had been taken from the postcode location rather than the entrance or exit of the building, giving the example that due to this some of the colleges should have been included.

Councillor J Armstrong, Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Management Board advised that a working group set up through the Safer and Stronger Scrutiny Committee would look at all the issues and feed into the consultation.  He welcomed Councillor Wilkes’ participation in the group.

Councillor Stephens advised that the report was the starting point of the review, and welcomed the comments to be input as part of the consultation, which included local members, AAPs, governing bodies and community residents associations.

Resolved:

That the recommendations contained in the report be approved.