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To consider a call-in received on the decision taken by Cabinet on the Surrey Environment Partnership and Joint Waste Solutions.

To consider a call-in received on the decision taken by Cabinet on the Surrey Environment Partnership and Joint Waste Solutions.

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The Report is to recommend the withdrawal of administration and project management functions (the “WDA Partnership Functions” or “Functions”) carried out by the Joint Waste Service (“JWS”) and return those Functions (as set out in paragraph 4 below) previously carried out by Surrey County Council to Surrey County Council (“SCC”).  The Functions and related staff were transferred to JWS under an Inter Authority Agreement in 2018 and are performed by staff in the Joint Waste Services (“JWS”) team hosted by Surrey Heath Borough Council (“SHBC”). The recommendation is to bring the Functions (and related staff) back into SCC.

The Surrey Environment Partnership (“SEP”) is a forum for SCC (as the Waste Disposal Authority) and the Surrey District and Boroughs (as Waste Collection Authorities) to work together. The withdrawal of the Functions from JWS will in no way affect the operation of SEP.

(The decisions in this report can be called-in by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee)

RESOLVED:

See Minute 191/24.

Reasons for Decisions:

See Minute 191/24.

(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee)