Community well-being

Cemeteries and Crematoria

A Task & Finish Group was establised to conduct a review of Gloucester City
Council’s Cemeteries and Crematoria and called on witnesses from the Coney Hill facility, as well as City Council officers and the Cabinet Member for Environment.

Supporting the Post Offices Network in Bristol

Bristol’s Post Offices Scrutiny Working Group has investigated options for supporting the post office network, taking into account actions taken by other local authorities, guidance from Post Office Ltd and the National Federation of Subpostmasters. It has also considered Bristol’s Place Management pilots, modernising customer access strategy and financial inclusion.

Concessionary Bus Fare Scheme - Possible Variation to Scheme

The Appreciative Inquiry into the Concessionary Bus Fares Scheme was established in 2008. The setting up of the inquiry followed representations on variations being made at Council in May 2008. Subsequently, the matter was referred to Cabinet by Council (2nd June 2008) and on to Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 (25th June 2008).

In order to achieve a cost-effective exercise, the main evidence for the report – the bus pass user survey – was coordinated with mailing out to bus pass-holders for the National Fraud Initiative, requested by the Audit Commission. This necessarily lengthened the consultation process, together with the considerable data collation following a good response (20% of surveys sent out) and considerable interest from the participants in the consultation.
 

Enforcement Review Inquiry

A mini inquiry looking at the work being undertaken in Southampton to form an integrated multi-disciplinary street enforcement team by amalgamating Parking Enforcement and officers from the City Patrol Service.