Diane White - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( St. Mark's and Seething Wells Ward)

Councillor Diane White

 Liberal Democrat  St. Mark's and Seething Wells Ward  Portfolio Holder for Children's Services (including Education) and Co-Chair - People Committee

Email: Diane.White@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Home to School Travel Appeals Panel (Member) Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee (Member) Kingston Partnership Board (Member) People Committee (Co-Chair) Blue Badge Appeals Panel (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

45 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee Member

Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 9 December 2025 7:30 pm

The Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss community safety, a cycle route, and the activities of neighbourhood rangers. The committee will consider objections to an Experimental Traffic Management Order relating to the Ewell Road cycle route, and will receive an update on community safety work undertaken in the last six months. The committee will also review the activities of the Neighbourhood Community Rangers in Surbiton during 2025.

December 09, 2025
Blue Badge Appeals Panel Member

Blue Badge Appeals Panel - Friday 5 December 2025 9:45 am

December 05, 2025
Blue Badge Appeals Panel Member

Blue Badge Appeals Panel - Friday 28 November 2025 9:45 am, NEW

The Kingston upon Thames Blue Badge Appeals Panel met to consider an appeal against the refusal of a Blue Badge[^2]. The panel was also scheduled to agree to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of the appeal.

November 28, 2025
Kingston Partnership Board Member

Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

85 decisions · Page 1 of 17

Childcare Sufficiency Assessment

From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025

...the People Committee of Kingston upon Thames endorsed the overall sufficiency of childcare within the Royal Borough of Kingston and the subsequent priorities and actions for 2025-2026 as outlined in the RBK Childcare Sufficiency Assessment report.

Recommendations Approved

School Place Planning Annual Update

From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025

...to note the School Place Planning Annual Update report, which provided information on school place planning developments, demand for places, capacity, and ongoing projects related to new provision in Kingston upon Thames.

Recommendations Approved

Achieving for Children Annual Reports

From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025

...the People Committee of Kingston upon Thames decided to receive and note Achieving for Children’s Annual Impact Report, Annual Equalities Report, Annual Participation Report, and Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2024/25, and to refer any comments made by the Committee to the Council’s Lead Commissioner for Children’s Services.

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants Programme

From: Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 4 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 04, 2025

...to approve a £2,000 Neighbourhood Community Grant and £1,000 of Councillor Ward Funding for Man&Boy, £1,100 of Councillor Ward Funding for the Kingston Tamil Heritage Group, and £1,200 of Councillor Ward Funding for the Surbiton Club for the Blind.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Monitoring Officer

From: Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 14, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 45

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 85