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ECS Performance Overview

Meeting: 19/01/2022 - Environment and Community Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Committee (Item 157)

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Minutes:

The Committee noted that there were two areas that had been rag rated as red and two that had been rag rated as amber. The two red ratings were for:

 

·  Total Waste Arising

·  Residual Household Waste Per Household

 

It was still the case that the amount of waste being generated because people were working from home was high.

 

The first amber rating was connected with this and was the Amount of Household Waste composted.

 

The second amber rating was related to the number of people either killed or seriously injured in road traffic incidents. The data to August was that this figure was 96 against a target of 86.

 

A Member highlighted that although ‘Residual Household Waste Per Household’ was amber, the figures indicated that the Council had recycled more household waste than ever before and this was an achievement. LBB was one of the top recyclers in London. 

 

A Member asked what could be done to reduce the KSI (Killed or Seriously Injured) figures to zero in line with ‘Vision Zero’.

 

The Portfolio Holder responded and said that the Council's strategy for reducing the number of KSIs had been laid out in the LIP 3  Programme which had been signed off by the London Mayor. A number of strands were involved which included making the protection of the most vulnerable a priority. The Council had a methodology which was heavily rooted in education and award winning education schemes like ‘Driven by Consequences’. These were particularly targeted at the age range of 18 to 24. The Council would also analyse accident hot spots to see where there was a common cause and where funds could therefore be allocated. It seemed to be the case that the trend for KSIs was gently downwards, but obviously the Council would prefer for it to drop further. 

 

It was noted that in terms of the number of KSIs, Bromley was either the second of third safest borough in London but would not rest there and would still seek to improve.

 

The Assistant Director of Performance Management and Business Support agreed with the Member that we could include some explanation in the performance report in future, in terms of how Bromley compares with other London boroughs.

 

The Assistant Director of Performance Management and Business support also reflected on the earlier Member’s comments in relation to Contract Management and Support and pointed out to the Committee that in fact this includes the Performance Management and Business Support team who have, since their inception in 2018, contributed to reducing 15 priority 1 recommendations from a previous waste audit down to zero.

 

 

RESOLVED that the ECS Performance Overview update be noted.