Joe Kitchen - Councillor for Tameside (Hyde Godley)

Councillor Joe Kitchen

Labour Hyde Godley Chair of Council Business

Email: joe.kitchen@tameside.gov.uk

Council: Tameside

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Chair) Executive Cabinet (Committee Member) South Strategic Neighbourhood Forum (Committee Member) Overview Panel (Committee Member) Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Local Pensions Board (Chair) Audit Panel (Committee Member) Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel (Observer) Werneth Low Country Park Joint Management Committee (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

70 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel Observer

Greater Manchester Pension Fund - Management/Advisory Panel - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025
Audit Panel Committee Member

Audit Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Overview Panel Committee Member

Overview Panel - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 4.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 04, 2025
Council Chair

Council - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 5.00 pm

December 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

74 decisions · Page 2 of 15

Revenue Monitoring P6 2025-26

From: Executive Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...to note the forecast General Fund revenue budget pressure, the scale of the financial challenge, the implementation of budget savings, the investment and borrowing position, and the in-year deficit on the Dedicated Schools Grant, while also approving transfers from Contingency to service budgets, recovery plans to manage budget pressures, transfers to/from earmarked reserves, and acceptance of grant funding.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Flexible Grants Update

From: Executive Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...they noted the update on the delivery and progress of the Flexible Grants programme in Tameside.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Acceptance of CAS3 Grant Funding

From: Executive Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...to accept the CAS3 GM grant funding, along with its terms and conditions, to continue providing support and resettlement services through the housing advice team to eligible individuals until December 31, 2027.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

JOINING A LOCAL AUTHORITY INTERNAL AUDIT PARTNERSHIP

From: Executive Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 29, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Executive Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 29, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 70

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 74