North Yorkshire Council
Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
22 October 2025
Progress on Issues Raised by the Committee
2.0 BACKGROUND
2.1 This ‘Progress on Issues Raised’ report has been introduced to the Transport, Economy, Environment and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee following the use of similar reports to the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel and the Scrutiny of Health Committee.
2.2 Going forwards, it will list resolutions from the previous meeting and/or when it requested further information to be submitted to future meetings. The table below provides a list of issues which have been identified at recent committee meetings and provides an update on whether these have been resolved, or if not, what progress has been made to allow committee members to track outcomes in a transparent way.
2.3 The Committee is asked to consider whether any further follow-up is required at this stage.
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Date |
Minute number and subject (if app) |
Committee resolution or issue raised |
Status / Update |
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4 September 2025 |
5 – Review of Household Waste Recycling Centres |
To receive further data on recorded out of county visits at each HWRC in North Yorkshire |
Data supplied to all TEEE O&S members following the meeting. |
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4 September 2025 |
7 – Air Quality Management Areas Update |
A Member requested additional information on the readings recorded in the Gowthorpe/Scott Road area |
Sent to the Member who raised the query. |
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11 July 2025 |
43 – Report of the Crustacean Deaths Working Group |
For the committee be able to reconsider the issue upon publication of the pending peer-reviewed university research. |
Ongoing. No update to report. |
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11 July 2025 |
48 – Work Programme |
A Member queried the lack of installation of batteries in homes to increase the financial savings possible for residents, and to understand whether more can be done to utilise the unused electricity that is likely to be currently going back to the National Grid. To contact the relevant Exec Members in the first instance |
Ongoing |
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24 April 2025 |
33 – Climate Change Delivery Pathway Performance |
Recommend that officers explore the viability of providing carbon literacy training for elected members. |
As explained at the September meeting, officers have been in touch with a Carbon Literacy accredited training provider. An informal quote has been received for 30 participants to carry out 8 hours of training tailored to local authorities (split into two half day sessions) totals £4,785+VAT, so approx. £160 per person.
There would be a requirement for all interested Elected Members to complete the in-house Learning Zone module (if not already done so) ahead of attending a Carbon Literacy training course.
At the September meeting, a consensus could not be reached on an agreed approach for the training.
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24 April 2025 |
33 – Climate Change Delivery Pathway Performance |
Request for Allerton Waste Recovery Park decarbonisation feasibility study report |
Officers suggested a short briefing session to give an overview of the decarbonisation report for interested members. This will be arranged ahead of the consideration of the AWRP annual report in January 2026.
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30 Jan 2025 |
24 – Notice of Motion on Active Travel |
Set up working group on active travel (to focus on: 1. How the vision, values and priorities for active travel integrate within the Council Plan document, and
2. How to feed into new York and North Yorkshire Local Transport Plan. |
First task group meeting held in June 2025, with a focus on the development of the York & North Yorks Local Transport Plan. Second task group held with Strategy and Performance Team representative to consider revisions to the Council Plan. Meeting to be scheduled for early November to report on progress. |
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30 Jan 2025 |
22 – 12 Month Review of Motion on Water Quality
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To request to officers that future agendas of the North Yorkshire River Catchments Forum (NYRCF) be shared with members of TEEE O&S Committee for information. |
There have been no further meetings of the NYRCF since the January 2025 update. Since the previous report, national reforms from government have changed the landscape for the Catchment Forum approach and some work is underway with partners to design a new partnership structure.
The next update on the water quality motion is scheduled for the January 2026 TEEE O&S meeting.
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3.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
3.1 There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.
4.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
4.1 There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.
5.0 EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS
5.1 There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.
6.0 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS
6.1 There are no significant climate change implications arising from this report.
APPENDICES: None
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS: None.
Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Democratic Services
County Hall
Northallerton
13 October 2025
Report Author: Will Baines, Senior Scrutiny Officer.