Minutes:
The Overview and Scrutiny Officer referred Members to recent press articles relating to the remit of Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. The articles were:
· Recycling rates in England drop for first time - Recycling rates in England have fallen for the first time ever, prompting calls for a tax on packaging and meaning EU targets are now almost certain to be missed.
· 1,700 dogs microchipped through #Be Like Chip - As of April last year, all dogs had to be microchipped by the time they were eight weeks old.
· Lack of Whitehall policy preventing ‘natural’ flood management methods – There would be a Special Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 6 February 2017 to look at Flood Risk Management.
Resolved: That the presentation be noted.