Agenda item

That the recommendations of the review group be approved as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.

Councillor Hazel Malcolm presented the Scrutiny Review of Flood Risk Preparation and Response for approval and thanked the Scrutiny Review Group for their work. The report compiled the key findings and recommendations of the scrutiny review of the performance and response of City of Wolverhampton Council and other relevant partners to the flash flooding incident that affected parts of Wolverhampton in May 2018.

Councillor Philip Bateman MBE, Chair of the Scrutiny Review, stated that the Scrutiny Review Group had uncovered some areas for improvement in communication and emergency planning and preparation. Work on the review recommendations identified was already underway and was detailed in the action plan.

Resolved:

That the recommendations of the review group be approved as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report.