Decision details

The Council also has a legal duty to draw up an Enforcement Policy that sets out our approach to enforcement. The current policy now needs to be reviewed in light of changes to legislation and regulations, especially in light of the new Anti-Social Behaviour Powers. It is a legal requirement that all departments within the Council carry out Enforcement in line with the Council’s policy. A draft review has been drawn up to put before the Executive for formal adoption.

A Regulator’s Code has been developed by the Government’s Better Regulation Office.  It is a framework for how regulators should engage with those they regulate and the Council has to publish how we comply with the code. This applies to anyone in the Council who carries out regulatory activities. A draft document has been drawn up to show how we meet the code and needs to be formally adopted by the Council and published on our website.

The Executive considered and approved a revised Enforcement Policy and the Statement of the Council’s Compliance with the Regulator’s Code.

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