Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to a report regarding the duty on Local Authorities under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 to have regard to the conservation of biodiversity in exercising their functions. The report also referred to the West Midlands Biodiversity Pledge and the revised Biodiversity Action Plan.  Following discussion it was

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the signing of the West Midland Biodiversity Pledge be approved together with the revised Biodiversity Action Plan;

(b)       that the implications of (a) for Bromsgrove be noted;

(c)        that the corporate report template be amended to include a section on biodiversity implications;

(d)       that it be noted that corporate diversity issues have been included within the job description for the proposed Climate Change Officer post to be appointed on a joint basis with Redditch Borough Council.