Issue - meetings

Committee is asked to:

1.    Approve the Biodiversity Duty report and action plan,

2.    Agree for the Biodiversity Officer to regularly update the Climate and Nature Working Group on progress relating to Biodiversity Duty; and

3.    Approve delegated authority to the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to publish a progress report by March 2026 in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    Approve the Biodiversity Duty Report and Action Plan,

2.    Agree for the Biodiversity Officer to regularly update the Climate and Nature Working Group on progress relating to Biodiversity Duty; and

3.    Approve delegated authority to the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to publish a progress report by March 2026 in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee.

The Committee considered a report from the Council’s Biodiversity Officer that sought approval of the Biodiversity Duty Report.

The Committee were advised that the Council had a statutory duty to comply with the Biodiversity Duty and that a report had to be produced outlining the progress of the objectives and actions taken by January 2026 and published by March 2026.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    Approve the Biodiversity Duty Report and Action Plan,

2.    Agree for the Biodiversity Officer to regularly update the Climate and Nature Working Group on progress relating to Biodiversity Duty; and

3.    Approve delegated authority to the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to publish a progress report by March 2026 in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee.