David Lewis

Extraordinary Meeting, Cabinet - Wednesday, 8 January 2025 2.30 pm

The Cabinet of Surrey Council voted to approve a response to the government's English Devolution White Paper[^2]. The response requests that Surrey be included in the government's accelerated devolution programme, and that local elections in May 2025 be postponed. Much of the meeting was spent discussing local government reorganisation, and the government's desire for two-tier authorities to be replaced with unitary authorities.

Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 December 2024 2.00 pm

The meeting made decisions on the closure of Bagshot Community Recycling Centre, the adoption of funding formulas for schools and early years, the council’s progress on climate change, and the council's procurement plans.

Council - Tuesday, 10 December 2024 10.00 am

The Council voted to approve the scheme for admitting students to schools in 2026. It also agreed to close the Bagshot Community Recycling Centre, and to extend the opening hours of the Camberley Community Recycling Centre. It voted to adopt the reports from the Cabinet meetings that took place on 29 October and 26 November 2024, approved a motion on climate change and net zero targets, and referred motions on inheritance tax, farming and the rural economy, and the preventative approach to children's services to the Cabinet. A motion to allow parents to attend SEND panels was also referred to the Cabinet.

Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee - Thursday, 5 December 2024 10.00 am

The Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee met to discuss four key topics: the draft budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy, the Community Risk Management Plan for 2025-2030, Economic Growth in Surrey, and a review of the forward work programme. The committee made a total of nine recommendations to the Cabinet.

Cabinet - Tuesday, 26 November 2024 2.00 pm

The Cabinet agreed to close the Bagshot Community Recycling Centre on Swift Lane and open the Camberley Community Recycling Centre on Wilton Road for an extra day a week. The Cabinet also agreed to allow residents of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead to use the Lyne Community Recycling Centre in Chertsey. The Cabinet decided to stand by its decision made at the previous meeting not to proceed with Section 1 of the London Road Guildford Active Travel Scheme. The Cabinet approved the Surrey Lifetime of Learning Strategy, the Right Homes, Right Support older people's residential and nursing care delivery strategy, the Coroner's Service Digital Post-Mortem and Mortuary Facility, and a new operating model for the Registration & Nationality Service. The Cabinet also noted the Council's forecast revenue budget and capital budget positions for the year, approved the write-off of an Adult Social Care debt, and noted reports from the select committees on children not in school, interim recommendations on the budget, and the London Road Guildford Active Travel Scheme. The Cabinet also noted the Cabinet Member of the Month report from Councillor Claire Curran.