Agenda item

To receive the report of the Interim Executive Director, Environment.

The Committee noted the report of the Interim Executive Director, Environment.

Members expressed great disappointment at the information set out in sections 8 and 9 of the report (closures due to staff shortages), commenting that complaints had been received about unplanned closures of such an important historical landmark. 

The meeting heard that the Environment Department is the client for the Monument with its day-to-day operation being delivered by Tower Bridge. Options are being explored to ensure that the factors leading to the short-notice closure of the Monument are mitigated while recommendations on the Monument’s future governance and operation are prepared for Member decision later in the year.