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(Agenda August 2021) To: Parish Councillors Cc Memo (Agenda August 2021) To: Parish Councillors cc: Nigel Jupp (County Councillor) & Toni Bradnum (District Councillor) From: Sarah Hall Date: 12th August 2021 (week commencing 1st August 2021) Re: COUNCILLORS’ BRIEFING NOTE I have outlined below a number of recent developments for your information. (1) Planning Applications Issued Number Applicant & Reason Consultation NPC Meeting Closes (2) Delegated Decisions (Email Consultations) Number Applicant & Reason Consultation Councillor Closes (3) HDC Decisions Number Applicant & Reason Comment to HDC HDC Decision (4) Applications going to Planning Committee (North) Number Applicant & Reason Comment to HDC HDC Recommendation (5) Enforcement Numbers Number Nature of Complaint HDC Action (6) Appeals Number Applicant & Reason PIanning Inspectorate Community Speed Watch Data Town/Parish Council Report for Nuthurst Parish Speedwatch Group Reporting between 01-08-2021 and 08-08-2021 Current Volunteers = 22 Summary for this Period Number of Sessions this period = 0 Total Vehicles exceeding limit = 0 DVLA Valid vehicles = 0 Accuracy = n/a Police Actions this Period Overall My group started Recording* on = 30-05-2019 Number of Sessions since start date = 76 Vehicles recorded exceeding limit since start date = 377 Maximum Speed recorded in 30 limit = 49 mph(+63%) Maximum Speed recorded in 40 limit = 60 mph(+50%) Tympe Location Traffic Heading Recorded Letters Vehicles Percent Totals 0 0 Website Analytical Data Correspondence Email dated 07.08.2021 from CAGNE Members of Parliament confirms attendance CAGNE Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions The umbrella aviation community and environment group for Sussex, Surrey and Kent Tel 07831 632537 An invitation to Sussex, Surrey, Kent, and beyond youth concerned about a sustainable greener future Green Member of Parliament confirms attendance at Thursday 11th November virtual meeting hosted by the West Sussex Youth Cabinet. Caroline Lucas will be attending and speaking at the virtual meeting that starts at 7pm. All youngsters from Sussex, Surrey, Kent and beyond are invited to attend to discuss ‘Concerns of future generations’ in relation to the climate emergency and airport expansion plans, in particular Gatwick Airport. The talk forms part of the CAGNE ‘Time is Ticking’ series of FREE talks that started in June and run through November during the COP 26 climate event with world leaders discussing a reduction in emissions.https://ukcop26.org/ Caroline Lucas Green MP for Brighton Pavilion said: “Aviation has long been a battleground in the struggle between a liveable future and one in which people’s lives and livelihoods, and the planet on which we all depend, risk devastation.” This talk will be chaired by Daisy Watson of WS Youth Cabinet with Friends of the Earth speaker also in attendance who specialises in climate issues and youth activities. The meeting will cover topics such as apprenticeships in green industries; environmental and conservation topics being included in the school curriculum; and changing attitudes towards sustainable forms of transport when it comes to reducing carbon and global warming – should we be flying whilst planes burn fossil fuel? Full details of the talks can be found here at www.cagne.org The Thursday 11th November youth meeting can be booked here - https://actionnetwork.org/events/talk-four-the-concerns-of-future-generations Est Feb 2014 www.cagne.org [email protected] #pledgetoflyless 3 www.cagnepcforum.org.uk Twitter @cagne_gatwick Facebook CAGNE Instagram @CAGNE ____________________________________________________________________________ Email dated 07.08.2021 from Sussex Police Alert – Vaccine Passport Scams Alert - Vaccine Passport Scams Action Fraud has received over 700 reports from members of the public about fake emails purporting to be from the NHS. The emails claim to be able to provide people with a “digital passport” that “proves you have been vaccinated against COVID-19”. These emails are fake, and the links within them lead to genuine-looking websites that steal your personal and financial information. How to protect yourself: In the UK, coronavirus vaccines will only be available via the National Health Services of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. You can be contacted by the NHS, your employer, a GP surgery or pharmacy local to you, to receive your vaccine. Remember, the vaccine is free of charge. At no point will you be asked to pay. • The NHS will never ask you for your bank account or card details. • The NHS will never ask you for your PIN or banking passwords. • The NHS will never arrive unannounced at your home to administer the vaccine. • The NHS will never ask you to prove your identity by sending copies of personal documents such as your passport, driving licence, bills or pay slips. • Your vaccination status can be obtained for free through the official NHS app, NHS website, or by calling the NHS on 119. How to report scams: If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you are suspicious about an email you have received, you can report it by forwarding the email to: [email protected]. Suspicious text messages can also be reported by forwarding them to the number: 7726 (it’s free of charge). 4 If you believe you are the victim of a fraud, please report this to Action Fraud as soon as possible by calling 0300 123 2040 or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk. Message Sent By Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) ____________________________________________________________________________ Email dated 06.08.2021 from Sussex Police Increased fraud dangers highlighted Yesterday Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), published their latest review into police handling of fraud, having made 16 recommendations for improvement in their earlier 2019 inspection. The report shows that despite fraud being the crime which will affect the most people, victims are “still receiving a poor service from the police and are denied justice” with fraud too often treated “as a low priority or victimless crime”. Inspector Matt Parr said in the report: ”The scale of fraud has not diminished – in fact it has increased during the pandemic – and it needs to become more of a priority for police forces.” In Sussex, the force set up Operation Signature to combat fraud and scams with a particular focus on protecting the more vulnerable and elderly. My office funds two Victim Support Fraud Case Workers who have been very successful in preventing victims being re-targeted and helping them change banking details for example. Unfortunately, fraudsters are getting more sophisticated and a succession of lockdowns and vulnerable people shielding in isolation have provided more potential targets. 5 My focus groups and community consultations are picking up that families are fearful for their elderly relatives. However, with younger people living increasingly digital lives they are at greater risk from cyber-crime and fraud despite their comfort with technology platforms and social media. Residents want to see the toughest sanctions for thoughtless and selfish drivers Sussex Police is determined to make our roads safer and this week the force released details of 12 of the 26 people who have so far been convicted of drink and drug driving out of 279 arrested in mid-June to mid-July. Police made 79 of those arrests during their intervention at an unauthorised rave on the South Downs near Steyning in late June. Operation Dragonfly runs alongside the year-round policing of our roads network which has seen some dangerous and utterly irresponsible drivers during and after lockdown, including one person in court this week for reaching speeds of 200mph. There was a huge outpouring of public anger recently over a lorry driver seen on his own cab camera texting on 42 separate occasions and driving with no hands on the wheel before ploughing his truck into a broken-down van and other vehicles, causing serious injuries. My postbag is full of furious residents who want to see thoughtless and selfish drivers face the harshest possible sanctions and I wholeheartedly agree with them. I met members of the Roads Policing Unit at HQ this week and it was reassuring to hear how focused and committed they are to take dangerous and drink and drug drivers off our roads. Katy Bourne OBE, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner SHARE WITH A FRIEND __________________________________________________________________________________________ Email dated 06.08.2021 from WSCC West Sussex recycles: Summer BBQs and Picnics, Recycling Reminders and more 6 Plastic Free July; Swaps Are Here to Stay July is over but West Sussex residents are still working on being green and saying goodbye to single-use plastic every day. Here are a few of our favourite new swaps we learnt this July: • Did you know you can get highlighter pencils? These can be found in stationary shops, last longer than regular plastic highlighter pens and don’t dry out. • Lining bathroom bins with newspaper or magazine pages rather than plastic liners. • Using matches rather than plastic lighters. • As weddings are back on we have been using plant confetti instead of plastic confetti which straight away litters the ground and could be eaten by small animals. What swaps have you made that you'll be keeping for the rest of the year? Head on over to our social media and let us know - we are on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Summer BBQs and Picnics - Remember Recycling! If you follow West Susses Recycles on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter you will see our summer campaign, explaining which common packaging items at picnics and BBQs can and cannot be recycled. This includes reminders that as long as they are clean, dry, and loose, plastic meat trays, plastic pots, sauce bottles and fruit punnets can all be placed in the recycling bin at home. These plastic items are 7 frequently forgotten about when it comes to recycling, and are often found in the general waste.
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