The Environmental & Public Protection Scrutiny Committee's key responsibilities are for:

• Visible front line services (e.g. highways, street cleaning, waste and recycling services, town-centre management, grounds maintenance, public conveniences, bus shelters and maintenance of car parks)
• Regional Waste Plan
• Transport
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Road Safety
• On/Off Street and Residents' Car Parking
• Conservation
• Consultancy & Design Services
• Shoreline Management
• Coastal Protection
• Contaminated Land
• Air Pollution
• Trading Standards
• Community Safety
• Environmental Health
• Environmental Enforcement (e.g. litter, dog fouling)
• Pest control
• Planning Enforcement 

The Committee has 13 members.