Report of the Place Scrutiny Committee

Committee report · Full Council · Tue 13 Oct 2026 · East Sussex County Council · the whole meeting

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Recommended · Officers have advised a course of action. Members decide.

The Place Scrutiny Committee recommends that the County Council develops a prosecution and enforcement policy in the next 12 months, for use where there are repeated significant failures or breaches of permit conditions. p11 p12

It also recommends that access to the licensed version of One.Network be extended to East Sussex County Council councillors, alongside appropriate training. p11 p14

It recommends that the Council supports lobbying of local MPs and Government to make abuse of road workers a standalone criminal offence. p11 p18

It recommends that the Council lobbies local MPs and the Department for Transport to introduce requirements for utility companies to share their plans for upcoming work by making it mandatory for undertakers to submit Forward Planning Notices through Street Manager 6 months before proposed work start dates. p11 p22

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p111.6 The Place Scrutiny Committee recommends to the County Council that –
p121.6.1 The Council develops a prosecution and enforcement policy in the next 12 months, for use where there are repeated significant failures or breaches of permit conditions, particularly should there be instances of utility companies failing to adhere to accessibility obligations.
p141.6.3 Access to the licensed version of One.Network be extended to East Sussex County Council councillors, alongside appropriate training.
p181.6.7 The Council supports lobbying of local MPs and Government to make abuse of road workers a standalone criminal offence.
p221.6.10 The Council lobbies local MPs and the Department for Transport to introduce requirements for utility companies to share their plans for upcoming work by making it mandatory for undertakers to submit Forward Planning Notices through Street Manager 6 months before proposed work start dates.

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