Issue - meetings

The Cabinet had considered a recommendation from the meeting of the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 March 2019 on the adoption of the Plan for enforcement of health and safety law.

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 placed a duty on the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities to make arrangements for the enforcement of health and safety law and to ensure public and employee health and safety protection.

There were no significant changes to how the health and safety service would be delivered, however, interventions planned for 2019/20 by Officers were more proactive and ranged from the provision of advice through to formal enforcement notices and prosecutions in order to meet both national and local priorities.

It was moved and seconded by Councillors F.Thomson and T.Kingsbury and

RESOLVED:

That the Health and Safety Service Plan 2019/20 be adopted.

Recommendation from the meeting of the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 March 2019 on the adoption of the Plan for enforcement of health and safety law.

The Health and Safety Service Plan 2019/20 was approved and recommended to the Council for adoption.

Recommendation from the meeting of the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 March 2019 on the adoption of the Plan for enforcement of health and safety law (Minute 67 refers).

(1)       The Decision Taken

RESOLVED:

That the Health and Safety Service Plan 2019/20 be approved and recommended to the Council for adoption.

(2)        Reasons for the Decision

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 placed a duty on the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities to make arrangements for the enforcement of health and safety law and to ensure public and employee health and safety protection.

There were no significant changes to how the health and safety service would be delivered, however, interventions planned for 2019/20 by Officers were more proactive and ranged from the provision of advice through to formal enforcement notices and prosecutions in order to meet both national and local priorities.

Report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) sets out the Health and Safety Service Plan for 2019/20 (in Appendix A) for consideration by the Committee.

The report of the Corporate Director (Public Protection, Planning and Governance) set out the Health and Safety Service Plan for 2019/20 (in Appendix A) for consideration by the Committee.

The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) Section 18, placed a duty on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities (LAs) to make arrangements for the enforcement of health and safety law and to ensure public and employee health and safety protection.

There were no significant changes to how the health and safety service would be delivered however interventions planned for 2019-20 by Officers were more proactive. They ranged from the provision of advice through to formal enforcement notices and prosecutions in order to meet both national and local priorities.

Members noted that the team now had a full complement of staff as a result of the increased budget agreed by Members.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee consider and approve the Health and Safety Service Delivery Plan 2019/20 in appendix A and recommend to Cabinet that it is sent to Council to be adopted.