Policies & Procedures

EAST STOCKWITH PARISH COUNCIL

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

AIMS

• To recognise that some if not all of our activities impact on the environment
• To ensure that environmental issues are integral to the working practices of this Council
• To take environmental issues into consideration when awarding tenders
• To consider environmental issues when buying goods for Council use

OBJECTIVES

• Formulate effective procedures to identify environmental issues
• Lay down procedures to be followed when issues are identified
• Monitor the effectiveness of the policy and revise and amend as necessary
• To ensure the Council keep up to date with new directives
• To maintain open spaces to the best possible standards
• To ensure that the Parish has facilities for public enjoyment of the environment

REPORTING

• All environmental issues to be reported at Parish Council  meetings
• Steps taken to rectify such issues to be reported to the Parish Council
• Any situation which cannot be resolved by the Parish Council to be reported immediately to West Lindsey District Council
• To maximise the use of IT for communication

This policy is reviewed at the Annual Parish Council meeting in May