Helen Grocott - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( King George's and Sunray Ward)

Councillor Helen Grocott

 Liberal Democrat  King George's and Sunray Ward

Email: helen.grocott@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee (Member) People Committee (Member) Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Member) Blue Badge Appeals Panel (Member, Chair) Scrutiny Panel South of the Borough Planning Sub-Committee Standards Sub-Committee (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Blue Badge Appeals Panel Member

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

December 05, 2025
Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel Member

Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday 2 December 2025 7:30 pm

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel were scheduled to meet to discuss the National 10 Year Health Plan, the move towards Neighbourhood Health, and public health matters in the borough. The panel was also expected to receive a verbal update on the changes in law on the Mental Health Act.

December 02, 2025
Blue Badge Appeals Panel Chair

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
Standards Sub-Committee Member

Standards Sub-Committee - Wednesday 12 November 2025 7:00 pm

The Standards Sub-Committee met on 12 November 2025, where Councillor Lynn Henderson was elected as Chair for the meeting, and the minutes of the previous meeting held on 30 September 2025 were approved. Councillor Jamal Chohan abstained from the vote on the minutes, as he had not been present at the previous meeting.

November 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

83 decisions · Page 10 of 17

Ward Funding Arrangements 2025-2026

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 25 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 25, 2025

...to approve the current funding arrangements of £2,000 of Councillor Ward Funding being allocated individually to each Councillor within the South of the Borough Neighbourhood for the year 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants Programme

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 25 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 25, 2025

...to award Neighbourhood Community Grants of £3,000 to the Celebrate Chessington Committee and £2,650 to the Community Brain CIC.

Recommendations Approved

Babbacombe Close

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 25 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 25, 2025

...not to implement the proposed scheme to extend the double yellow line markings in Babbacombe Close.

Information Only

All Ages Autism and ADHD Strategy 2025-2030

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

...to approve the All Ages Autism and ADHD Strategy 2025-2030 as outlined in Annex 1.

Recommendations Approved

Approval of Draft Section 75 Partnership Agreement 2025/26 and Extension of Public Health major contracts 2025/26

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

...to approve the Draft Section 75 Partnership Agreement for 2025/26 and the extension of major Public Health contracts for the same period, delegating authority to finalize the agreement to relevant directors.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 54

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 83