Gritting Scrutiny Review

The Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Panel carried out a review of the Council's Winter Service Policy.

The scrutiny examined:

• the current gritting policy, including the criteria for which routes are gritted and the location and arrangements for filling grit bins
• the views and experiences of the public, schools, parishes, businesses and bus companies
• the effectiveness of communication on road, school and any other closures or reduced service - is it clear which routes will be gritted and whether there is any flexibility for individual requests
• best practice in other top performing authorities.

The Gritting – Winter Service Policy Scrutiny Report, Cabinet Member's response and an Evidence pack can be downloaded from the documents section over on the right.

The Panel considered gritting and the Winter Service on 4 March and 11 May 2010, the agendas and minutes for which can also be downloaded from the documents section on the right.

In September 2011, the Panel reviewed the work that had taken place since the scrutiny review and how the recommendations accepted by the Cabinet had been taken forward.  Members were pleased with the improvements and progress made and wished to place on record their appreciation of the hard work by all staff involved in delivering the winter service in Worcestershire. See the Panel's Agenda and Minutes of 22 September 2011 for more details.

For more information please contact scrutiny@worcestershire.gov.uk