Fiona White

People, Performance and Development Committee - Wednesday, 18 December 2024 2.00 pm

The People, Performance and Development committee met to consider the appointment of a new Executive Director of Place. The meeting was not accessible to the public.

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.

Children, Families, Lifelong Learning and Culture Select Committee - Tuesday, 3 December 2024 10.00 am

The committee discussed Surrey County Council’s response to their recommendations from previous meetings regarding children not in school, and its draft budget for 2025-26. The committee agreed a recommendation that frontline roles should be protected from planned staffing cuts. They also agreed to defer a decision on the Voluntary Sector budget until more information was available. The committee heard evidence about the Council's ambitious programme of library modernisation. Finally, they considered an update on alternative provision, and agreed to revise two of their four draft recommendations on the topic.

the Children, Families, Lifelong Learning and Culture Select Committee of Surrey Council

The meeting considered two significant topics, Preparing for Adulthood, and the Cabinet's response to the Committee's report into the Additional Needs and Disabilities service. Ofsted reports on Surrey's Children's Homes, published since the last meeting, were also received.

the People, Performance and Development Committee of Surrey Council

This meeting was scheduled to discuss a range of Human Resources matters including a proposed restructure of the council's corporate leadership team, the council's pay policy, and its equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes of its last meeting.