Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Place and Transport seeking approval to enter into a inter authority agency agreement between Southampton City Council and East Hampshire District Council under S.101 of the Local Government Act 1972 for the purposes of enforcing littering across the City.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 19/20 26050)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Place and Transport, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the delegation of functions under s.101 Local Government Act 1972 to East Hants District Council to authorise the provision of an Environmental Enforcement Service to tackle littering within the SCC boundary for a twelve month initial period, renewable annually by agreement;

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Head of Consumer Protection and Environmental Services following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place and Transport and the Head of Legal Partnerships to conclude and enter into a s.101 Deed of Delegation with East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) to deliver the service for an initial 1 year period and to determine annually whether the service should be renewed on the terms set out in the Deed; and

(iii)  To note that any proposal for early termination of the arrangement or any changes to the terms of the Deed of Delegation will be reported to Cabinet for further decision.