That the report be received and noted; that an interim response be promptly made to its interim recommendations; and that a further full response be made to the Scrutiny Committee in due course, after the production of the final report.

On behalf of the Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Winstanley introduced, and drew attention to the key features and recommendations of, the report of the Task and Finish Group. It was emphasised that the current report was interim in nature, and submitted at this stage in order to highlight immediate current opportunities to influence improvements in Disability Access via the Planning process. A final report would be presented to the Executive later in the year. In responding on behalf of the Executive, the Leader of the Council acknowledged the immediate focus of the interim report, and that it would be prudent to give it prompt consideration. It was agreed that the officers would give consideration to the interim recommendations within a period of ten days; and that the Executive would then consider the final report in the normal way, as and when it became available.

RESOLVED – That the report be received and noted; that an interim response be promptly made to its interim recommendations; and that a further full response be made to the Scrutiny Committee in due course, after the production of the final report.