Agenda item

The Cabinet considered a report of the Assistant Chief Executive which presented the findings and recommendations of the Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s Review Group report on the management of the woodland estate owned by Durham County Council (for copy see file of minutes).

Councillor B Graham, Chairman of the Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee presented the report to Cabinet, and provided detail on the scope of the review and its findings.  She thanked all Members, officers and everyone who had been part of the working group.

Cabinet Members thanked Councillor Graham and the scrutiny group for the review work, and would provide a response to their findings in line with the recommendations in the report.

Resolved:

That the recommendations contained in the report be approved.