James Griggs - Councillor for Harlow ( Netteswell)

Councillor James Griggs

 Labour and Co-operative  Netteswell  Leader of the Opposition

Email: james.griggs@harlow.gov.uk

Council: Harlow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Cabinet (Spokesperson) Appointments Panel Scrutiny Committee Regulatory Sub Committee Personnel Committee Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Audit & Standards Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

CouncilThursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 18, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Spokesperson

CabinetThursday, 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

60 decisions · Page 5 of 12

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

Town Centre Strategy

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to endorse the progress of the 'rebuild our town' mission, including measures to accelerate decision-making and deliver visible improvements in Harlow town centre.

For Determination

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

Town Centre Strategy

From: Special, CabinetThursday, 5th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 05, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 60