Issue - meetings

That:

1)         the corporate health and safety performance for 2016/17 be noted; and

2)        the approach described and the health and safety priorities for the current municipal year be endorsed.

The Executive considered the Health and Safety Annual Report for 2016/17 which was a high level report that looked back at internal health and safety performance during the period, highlighting the main achievements over the year and outlining key priorities for the current year. As a regulator of health and safety, it was important that the Council led by example. Publishing the annual report was one way of achieving this.

The Executive Member for Environment, Sports, Environmental Health, Leisure and Libraries introduced the report and commented that the effective management of health and safety was an essential part of good corporate governance. The annual report provided stakeholders with information on health and safety performance which supported an understanding of the key issues facing the Council. It provided assurance to Members that key risks had been identified, prioritised and mitigated.

RESOLVED that:

1)         the corporate health and safety performance for 2016/17 be noted; and

2)        the approach described and the health and safety priorities for the current municipal year be endorsed.