Issue - meetings

Select Committee: Renewable Energy

(1)              The Select Committee on Renewable Energy had now completed its evidence gathering.  The draft report was in the process of being agreed by the Select Committee and would be shared with the Cabinet Member(s) and Directorates before it was finalised and submitted to County Council, via Cabinet.  In accordance with the agreed timetable the report was due to be submitted to County Council on 14 October 2010.  However, due to the large number of stakeholders that needed to be consulted on the draft report, in order to get wide engagement with the recommendations, it was not possible to do this effectively and submit the report to the meeting of the County Council in October.  The Scrutiny Board would be asked to extend the timescale for the review to enable the consultation to take place, and the report to be submitted to the Cabinet on 29 November 2010 and the County Council on 16 December 2010. 

(2)       RESOLVED that:-    

(a)               progress on the Select Committee for Renewable Energy be noted; and

(b)       Members advise the Democratic Services Officer of any items that they would like to suggest for inclusion in the Select Committee topic review programme.