Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held on 15 July 2026.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution. Further information on the requirements for submitting these is available to view at the following link:-

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeID=151&Info=1&bcr=1

The deadline for the submission of public questions is mid-day Thursday 3 September 3 clear working days before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a statement is midday Tuesday 8 September the working day before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a petition is Tuesday 25 August 10 working days before the meeting.

In response to a recommendation from Full Council the Environment and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee agreed to add to its work programme an item on Van Life – Supporting all Communities to consider developing the detail of a Community Pact for all Vehicle Dwellers in BCP. The Committee proposed that this work be initiated through enquiry sessions which would seek input from various members of the community impacted by this issue.

Following the Environment & Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee meeting on 29 October 2025, an agreement was reached to implement the Council position to ‘encourage and promote plant-based diets’. A plant-based diet position statement and associated set of Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound (SMART) actions were drafted and agreed by Cabinet, and subsequently implemented.

Action 11 of the action plan was an annual review and adjustment of the plan.

This report seeks to update the Environment and Plan O&S committee regarding the progress of the plant-based diets action plan. Specifically, it presents a review of the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of each action.

The Environment and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee is asked to consider and identify work priorities for its next meeting pending a wider review of its forward plan at a future meeting.