The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety has submitted a report to review the Corporate Enforcement Policy and seek approval for an amended policy for a further three years.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.      Approve the amended Corporate Enforcement Policy (at Appendix 2) for a further three years.

The Head of Regulatory Services and Community Safety had submitted a report to review the Corporate Enforcement Policy and seek approval for an amended policy for a further three years.

Councillor Linda Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing, reported that the policy had operated well since it had last been reviewed in 2019.  The updated policy before Cabinet had been reviewed and refreshed, but minimal changes were proposed.  These were mainly to include additional detail and clarification.  The policy was high level and related to general principles for corporate enforcement: the service area plans and enforcement policies which sat below it contained more detailed procedures.

Ian Wright, Head of Regulatory Services, drew attention to paragraph 1.2 of the policy, which set out that the Council’s enforcement approach would take corporate and local priorities into account.  This would enable action to be taken which was relevant to the people of Oxford.

Cabinet resolved to:

1.     Approve the amended Corporate Enforcement Policy (at Appendix 2) for a further three years.