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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 10th December 2024 7.00 pm

December 10, 2024 View on council website

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Summary

This meeting was scheduled to include a confidential discussion about the development of the draft budget proposals for the 2025/26 financial year.

Development of Draft Budget Proposals 2025/26

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to consider and comment on the development of the draft budget proposals for 2025/26. The meeting was closed to the public to allow discussion of commercially sensitive information. The agenda stated that this was because the discussion:

will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information...Paragraph 3

Paragraph 3 refers to Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 19721.


  1. The Local Government Act 1972 is the principle piece of legislation governing Local Government in England and Wales. Schedule 12A of the act, as amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, defines information that is exempt from public disclosure, including: information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). 

Attendees

Profile image for CouncillorRose Brookes
Councillor Rose Brookes Loughton Residents Association • Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge
Profile image for CouncillorLes Burrows
Councillor Les Burrows Conservative Party • North Weald Bassett
Profile image for CouncillorIan Allgood
Councillor Ian Allgood Loughton Residents Association • Loughton Forest
Profile image for CouncillorRaymond Balcombe
Councillor Raymond Balcombe Deputy Leader & Contracts Delivery Portfolio Holder • Conservative Party • Rural East
Profile image for CouncillorNigel Bedford
Councillor Nigel Bedford Conservative Party • North Weald Bassett
Profile image for CouncillorBarbara Cohen
Councillor Barbara Cohen Loughton Residents Association • Buckhurst Hill East and Whitebridge
Profile image for CouncillorPaul Keska
Councillor Paul Keska Regulatory Services Portfolio Holder • Conservative Party • Ongar
Profile image for CouncillorChidi Nweke
Councillor Chidi Nweke Loughton Residents Association • Loughton Roding
Profile image for CouncillorHolly Whitbread
Councillor Holly Whitbread Finance & Economic Development Portfolio Holder • Conservative Party • Epping West and Rural
Profile image for CouncillorJanet Whitehouse
Councillor Janet Whitehouse Liberal Democrats • Epping East
Profile image for CouncillorJon Whitehouse
Councillor Jon Whitehouse Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group • Liberal Democrats • Epping East
Profile image for CouncillorKaz Rizvi
Councillor Kaz Rizvi Community Health & Wellbeing Portfolio Holder • Conservative Party • Chigwell with Lambourne
Profile image for CouncillorChris Whitbread
Councillor Chris Whitbread Leader of Council & Leader of the Conservative Group • Conservative Party • Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Profile image for CouncillorRoger Baldwin
Councillor Roger Baldwin Loughton Residents Association • Loughton Forest
Profile image for CouncillorCraig McCann
Councillor Craig McCann Conservative Party • Chigwell with Lambourne
Profile image for CouncillorEdward Barnard
Councillor Edward Barnard Liberal Democrats • Epping East
Profile image for CouncillorRichard Bassett
Councillor Richard Bassett Conservative Party • Roydon and Lower Nazeing
Profile image for CouncillorMandy George
Councillor Mandy George Liberal Democrats • Epping West and Rural
Profile image for CouncillorWill Kauffman
Councillor Will Kauffman Loughton Residents Association • Loughton Fairmead
Profile image for CouncillorJeane Lea
Councillor Jeane Lea Conservative Party • Waltham Abbey North
Profile image for CouncillorAlan Lion
Councillor Alan Lion Vice Chairman of Council • Conservative Party • Grange Hill
Profile image for CouncillorJodie Lucas
Councillor Jodie Lucas Conservative Party • Waltham Abbey West
Profile image for CouncillorMaria Markham
Councillor Maria Markham Independent • Waltham Abbey South and Rural
Profile image for CouncillorStephen Murray
Councillor Stephen Murray Independent • Loughton Roding
Profile image for CouncillorJoseph Parsons
Councillor Joseph Parsons Conservative Party • Waltham Abbey West
Profile image for CouncillorSheree Rackham
Councillor Sheree Rackham Loughton Residents Association • Loughton Roding
Profile image for CouncillorDavid Stocker
Councillor David Stocker Conservative Party • Waltham Abbey North
Profile image for CouncillorGraham Wiskin
Councillor Graham Wiskin Loughton Residents Association • Loughton St John's

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 10th-Dec-2024 19.00 Overview Scrutiny Committee

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 10th-Dec-2024 19.00 Overview Scrutiny Committee

Minutes

Printed minutes 10th-Dec-2024 19.00 Overview Scrutiny Committee