"Nothing more to discuss"
Council organisation is not 'fit for purpose' : managing climate emergency
After an initial presentation of our concerns made in January 2023 to four Torbay Council officers (see video on our home page)...... ten weeks later we were declined any follow on meetings with a formal notice citing that there was "nothing more to discuss".
In April & May we sent four escalation and freedom of request letters to the Council CEO & Head Auditor.
Between June and August we received responses to our letters and scrutinised the information and references provided by the council.
These have now been compiled into a report and a 5th letter that serves as an executive summary of our findings and formally places the CEO and Board on a notice to rectify. This relates to major organisational failures, gaps and deficiencies concerning the emergency planning and management approaches adopted by the council and their regional partners.
Left uncorrected these issues pose an imminent and significant threat of harm to the wellbeing of this region and its citizens from the councils own emergency management system. The implications on our regional society, economy and quality of lives could be catastrophic and last generations.
Our objective as seven concerned citizens is to avert such a catastrophe.
