Councillor Helen Staples
Email: helen.staples@boston.gov.uk
Council: Boston
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
30 meetings · Page 5 of 6
Special, Overview & Scrutiny - Corporate & Community Committee - Thursday 8th May 2025 6.30 pm
At a special meeting of the Overview & Scrutiny - Corporate & Community Committee, Boston Borough Council[^1] councillors reviewed the council's scrutiny arrangements. Councillors voted in favour of a proposal to move to a single scrutiny committee of 15 members, meeting monthly, with a focus on enabling task and finish groups to work effectively, and a six-month review of the new arrangements. This recommendation will now go to the full council for a final decision.
Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 24th September, 2024 2.00 pm
The Licensing Committee met to review the Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles and agreed to a public consultation on the draft, with a plan to submit it to the Full Council for approval, provided there is no significant feedback from the consultation and the Chairman of the Licensing Committee agrees.
Overview & Scrutiny - Corporate & Community Committee - Thursday, 25th July, 2024 6.30 pm
Decisions from Meetings
20 decisions · Page 1 of 4
Quarter 2 25/26 Performance and Risk Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 10th December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025
... that the Cabinet of Boston noted the quarterly performance and risk monitoring information for Quarter 2 of 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
South and East Lincolnshire Council's Partnership - Contracting of Leisure Facilities with an external operator as agent for service delivery
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 10th December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025
...to approve the recommendations outlined in the exempt report regarding the contracting of leisure facility operations and lifecycle maintenance to an external operator under an agency agreement, subject to call-in.
Recommendations Approved
Proposed Amendments to the Council's Contract Procedure Rules
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 10th December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025
... to recommend the draft revised Contract Procedure Rules to Full Council for adoption and to approve the Delegations to Officers that sets out the authorisation for decision making in relation to Contract Procedure Rules, subject to a Council decision to amend the Contract Procedure Rules.
Recommendations Approved
Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 10th December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025
...to approve the updated Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and delegate authority to the S151 Officer to make minor amendments reflecting changes in legislation, statutory guidance, or contact details, following consultation with the portfolio holder.
Recommendations Approved
Quarter 2 2025/26 Forecast Outturn
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 10th December 2025 6.00 pm - December 10, 2025
...to approve the Quarter 2 2025/26 forecast outturn, noting a potential £0.571m deficit and amendments to the Capital Programme, and to recommend these Capital Programme changes to Full Council for final approval.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 30
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 20