James Gardner
Council: Harlow
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
27 meetings · Page 1 of 6
CouncilThursday, 18th September, 2025 7.00 pm
38 attendees, 28 documents, 0 media files
CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm
26 attendees, 43 documents, 0 media files
Decisions from Meetings
81 decisions · Page 4 of 17
2024/25 Complaints Performance Overview
From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025
...to improve complaint handling, the Cabinet approved changes to the council's Complaints Policy to align with the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code, noted the 2024-25 complaints performance, acknowledged progress on lessons learned from 2023-24, and approved service delivery changes to address maladministration findings by the Housing Ombudsman.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Treasury Management Report 2024/25
From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025
...to recommend to Council the approval of the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2024/25 and to note the non-compliance with three Treasury Management Strategy Statement indicators during 2024/25, which were subsequently reviewed for future compliance in the 2025/26 strategy.
Recommendations Approved
Tree Policy
From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025
...to adopt the Tree Management Policy, which provides a framework for decisions affecting trees in Harlow, including council-owned trees and resident proposals, and delegates authority to the Director of Environment to make minor changes.
Recommendations Approved
Building Harlow's Future - Delivery Update
From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025
...to endorse the progress of the Building Harlow's Future plan, recommend pausing the new Local Council Tax Scheme, note key performance indicators, note the financial position, and endorse the revised strategic risk register.
Recommendations Approved
Social Housing Regulatory and Compliance - Update
From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025
...the Cabinet of Harlow noted progress on social housing compliance, approved the Damp and Mould Environments Policy, and noted progress aligning mandatory requirements with compliance policy.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 27
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 81