Decision details
Safety Fencing along the River Avon in Bath
PDF 72 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
A commissioned report from RoSPA assessed the risks posed to users of the river path between Churchill Bridge and Windsor Bridge, which included a recommendation for edge protection along a stretch of river located east of Windsor Bridge in Bath.
Decision:
(1) To APPROVE £140k for inclusion in the 2012/13 capital programme to allow the safety fencing to be installed before the end of 2012/13 financial year end; and
(2) To AGREE that as part of this, £40k is released from capital contingency to be recouped in 2018/19 through s.106 funding from the Bath Western Riverside Corporate Agreement.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council and its partners (Avon Fire and Rescue and Avon and Somerset Police) have received a recommendation from RoSPA that edge protection should be provided. The organisation and its partners are open to criticism if this recommendation is not fulfilled and further incidents occur.
Alternative options considered:
None
Report author: Cathryn Brown
Publication date: 06/12/2012
Date of decision: 05/12/2012
Decided at meeting: 05/12/2012 - Cabinet
Effective from: 14/12/2012
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