6 PERFORMANCE REPORT OF THE CABINET MEMBER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT PDF 142 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Dafydd Meurig
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Decision:
a) To accept
and note the information in the report.
b) To ask
the Chief Executive to investigate the situation with the time it take to
obtain a DBS to see whether it is problematic for other Council services and, if
so, whether anything can be done about the problem.
Minutes:
The item
was submitted by Cllr Dafydd Meurig
RESOLVED
a)
To accept and note the information in the report.
b)
To ask the Chief Executive to investigate the
situation with the time it takes to obtain a DBS to see whether it is
problematic for other Council services and, if so, whether anything can be done
about the problem.
DISCUSSION
The report was submitted noting that it reflected
the discussions held at the Department's Performance Challenge Meeting. It was
added that some of the information was now outdated as the meeting had been
held in July.
It was noted that the average number of
planning application determinations had been fairly stable until this year. It
was explained that the Cabinet Member had enquired what the reason was for this
and it had been noted that it had taken time to get accustomed with the Local
Development Plan. It was added that the Planning Delegation Scheme had now been
amended and it was hoped that this would reduce the Committee's workload which
would speed up the planning decision-making process.
An indicator noting the average time taken to
resolve all enforcement cases was discussed and it was noted that neither the
service nor the Cabinet Member was confident that this was the right measure.
It was felt that measuring whether enforcement case work was undertaken
correctly was more important to Gwynedd residents rather than the time it took
to resolve them, as that could vary from case to case.
When looking at the Food Hygiene measure, it
was noted that figures were low in terms of establishments that had been
inspected. It was explained that the reason for this had been the lack of
staffing resources. It was added that two additional posts had now been created
and that the results of this would be seen in the next Performance report. It
was expressed that the Pest Control Unit had now increased its income and it
was now financially self-sufficient. It was added that the customer
satisfaction percentage was 100%.
Observations arising from the
discussion
- It was noted that the number of
houses that had been approved by the planning department was very low for the
quarter. It was added that 45% of houses approved had been affordable houses.
- The Enforcement Cases measure was
discussed and it was enquired whether the measure corresponded with the
Government's measure. It was noted that it did and that the measure did not add
value to Gwynedd residents.
- The number of days taken to determine a Taxi Licence application was discussed and it was noted that one factor that substantially affected time was the time it took for the national DBS Service to process a DBS certificate. It was added that this was a problem in the Children and Supporting Families Department, the Adults, Health and Well-being Department and the Education Department. It was resolved that there was a need to ask the Chief Executive to investigate in order to see whether something ... view the full minutes text for item 6
Awdur: Dilwyn Williams