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NI188 Review of LCLIP and Risk Registers to identify Risks and Opportunities Relevant to the Local Area Agreement. The Brief. Step 1:

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The Brief

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  1. NI188 Review of LCLIP and Risk Registers to identify Risks and Opportunities Relevant to the Local Area Agreement.

  2. The Brief Step 1: How the civil contingency RR identifies potential risks which can be connected to climate change impacts. Explore other potential references to climate change impact Step 2: Examine LCLIP, SW Climate Change Action Plan etc for any references that might require an input into the CCRR

  3. The Brief Step 3: Explore relevant references in LAAs, involving Gloucestershire authorities, which refer to climate change and link these to civil contingencies. Check on the national register of LAAs (IDeA) to see whether such a connection has been made elsewhere Step 4: Review adopted planning docs to see which connections are being made between planning decisionsand future potential liabilities arising from CC

  4. The Brief Step 5: Review of progress of local authorities against NI188 Level 0, 1 and 2 Step 6: Circulate and include comments from key personnel at Stroud DC and Gloucestershire CC

  5. Findings - Summary • CC only gradually permeating local govt. processes and procedures • Legislation for the Civil Contingency Registers does not refer to climate change but strong references to matters that could result as a consequence • Planning – RSS making strong references, but local planning documents with some notable exceptions, predominantly silent on the issue • Plenty of scope to develop leading edge practice.

  6. Step 1 - Findings • Civil Contingency Risk Register – Identifies risks that can be connected to CC. Mainly due to extreme weather impact on infrastructure – risk likely to increase. • Civil Contingency Act 2004 - Neither the statutory nor the non statutory guidance makes any explicit reference to climate change impacts

  7. Step 2 - Findings From SWCCAP – ID activities and challenges that could provide input into Community Risk Register • risk associated with lack of strategic knowledge and planning regarding to cc mitigation & adaptation; • an improved response to flood risk; • risk related to geographical areas vulnerable to intense rainfall events; • a response to technical failure of the electricity supply such as a viable micro-generation infrastructure;

  8. Step 2 - Findings Reviewing the LCLIP outputs CRR – issues • The impact of climate change cumulative ‘creep’ • Dealing with essential local services in severe weather • Ensuring links to Council’s Business Continuity Planning and risk management processes • Future proofing of services and the development / spatial planning process

  9. Step 3- Findings • None of the 14 case studies on the IDeA website (and highlighted in a search on NI188) made any explicit reference to these issues with the exception of the Gloucestershire LAA.

  10. Step 4 - Findings • The RSS contains a range of references related to climate change • LDF’s are emerging, with a substantial component of the frameworks made up of saved local plan policies, many of which date back 10 years and more. • Would expect core strategies once they are complete to deal with this matter at some length

  11. Step 4 - Findings Issues arising from review of planning documents • Growth in the region will be channelled substantially into Strategic Significant Cities and Towns – should they be a focus for climate resilience action? • Infrastructure provision needs to be linked to climate change issues (not just energy, water, waste) • Is there a stronger linkage to design policy, than the often quoted SUDs?

  12. Step 4 - Findings • How does the planning system deal with the slow increase in climate change impacts? At what stage is infrastructure moved and housing displaced. The Tewkesbury approach to provide a margin for future development threatened by flooding might be an example to work from. • Plans focus on the flooding and drainage aspect of climate change impacts rather than the potentially hotter weather, with periods of drought, heat island effects in urban areas.

  13. Step 5 - Findings • All partners making returns have commenced work towards Level 0, and many of the partners are already meeting the majority of level 1 • However, work is needed on communicating vulnerabilities and opportunities to departmental/ service heads as well as Directors and Members • There is a good opportunity to more effectively share information

  14. Step 5 - Findings • Recommendation 1. All respondents have identified a lead officer – It may be helpful to identify Senior Management and Political responsibility as well. • Recommendation 2.Common knowledge – Common Resources. It is recommended that existing registers of supporting documentation already produced by some partners are made available to those partners that have not presently compiled such a register.

  15. Step 5 - Findings • Recommendation 3. All partners to sign the Nottingham Declaration, if not already done so • Recommendation 4. Member and senior management training provided through the LAA to ensure effective awareness of climate change strategy commitment and the developing adaptation programme • Recommendation 5. Service head training programme is provided through the LAA to partners to ensure managers are aware of the vulnerabilities and opportunities identified through the LClip process

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