Councillor Denise Hyland
Email: denise.hyland@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
74 meetings · Page 1 of 15
Council Annual Meeting - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 7.00 pm
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 6.30 pm
Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 2.00 pm
The Cabinet of Greenwich Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, with a meeting pack that includes a diverse range of topics for consideration. Key discussions are expected to revolve around the Council's updated Procurement Strategy and Social Value Framework Policy, as well as plans for Voluntary and Community Sector Funding for the period 2027-2031. Additionally, the meeting agenda indicates discussions on the adoption of two Supplementary Planning Documents: the Climate Resilience SPD and the Woolwich Barracks SPD.
Council - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 7.00 pm
The Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, with a packed agenda covering a range of important local issues. Key discussions are expected to include proposed changes to the Council's Constitution, the annual Pay Policy Statement, and the Members' Allowances Scheme. Additionally, the Council is set to consider motions on modernising national gambling legislation, opposing detrimental changes to the Freedom Pass scheme, and addressing recent bus timetable reductions.
Decisions from Meetings
164 decisions · Page 27 of 33
Motion: Protecting leaseholders from excessive insurance and remortgage costs in buildings requiring fire remediation
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to urge the government to act on the Grenfell Inquiry findings, review leaseholder protections from excessive costs, accelerate fire remediation, clarify acceptable building standards, and support a risk-pooling reinsurance scheme to lower leaseholder costs.
Recommendations Approved
Local Council Tax Support Scheme
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to ensure the affordability of the Local Council Tax Support scheme for working-age claimants, the council agreed to reduce the maximum support level from 100% to 80%, increase the earnings taper from 15% to 25%, increase the non-dependant deduction charge from £5 to £10 per week, remove the exemption for non-dependants receiving passported benefits or not in work, abolish the second adult rebate for working-age claimants, allow DWP notifications of Universal Credit claims to serve as LCTS claims, and create a discretionary Council Tax Hardship Fund, while delegating the fund's details and implementation to the Cabinet member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports.
Recommendations Approved
Council Tax Base 2025-2026
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm - January 29, 2025
...to set the council tax base for 2025/26 at 91,088.88 for the whole authority area and 100.16 for the Gloucester Circus Garden Square area, while also agreeing to reduce the time before charging a council tax premium on long-term empty homes, continue existing council tax premiums and discounts, and note the council tax base relevant to the Southern and Thames Regions of the Environment Agency for flood defence levy apportionment.
Recommendations approved
Ten Year Lease Agreements
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm - January 29, 2025
...to agree to the terms for ten-year leases with private landlords for properties used as temporary accommodation for homeless households, delegating authority to the Director of Place and Growth to negotiate lease details, and agreeing to keep financial details confidential.
Recommendations Approved
2024/25 Budget Monitor (November 2024)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 4.30 pm - January 29, 2025
...to note the Council's revenue position as it stood at the end of November 2024.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 74
Average per Month: 3.1
Decisions Recorded: 164