Scrutinizing the Incinerator Decision

Liberal Democrats at the County Council have 'called in' the decision to build an incinerator in Oxfordshire for the following reasons:

The meeting was poorly publicised
Decisions on the planning applications should have been made before the procurement decision
The decision was made on financial grounds rather than environmental grounds
There is no specific “break clause” proposed for the contract
There was confusion about the mandatory elements of the tendering process
There was no report on the performance and track record of the two companies, so that element was not properly considered
There was inadequate consideration of capacity in the context of Oxfordshire’s needs and no consideration of the environmental impact of importing waste

Read our press release here

The Growth and Infrastructure Scrutiny committee meeting where this will be heard is due to take place on Wednesday 16th September at 10am at County Hall.