Councillor Kemi Akinola

Agenda

The meeting agreed the council's budget for 2025-2026, noted updates on a number of the council's regeneration schemes and housing policies, and approved funding for community groups through the Wandsworth Grant Fund. The council also agreed to proceed with the introduction of a landlord licensing scheme in parts of the borough.

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The Richmond and Wandsworth Joint Staffing Committee met to consider the appointment of an interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service for the shared staffing arrangements of the two councils. The meeting was not open to the public.

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The Council voted to note a report about an increase to Councillor allowances for information and approved a motion celebrating the Council's success in supporting social workers. The Council also voted against motions to exempt or compensate charities for the rise in Employer National Insurance Contributions, and to condemn the Council for failing to take action to end the protest on Riverside Walk in Nine Elms. The Council voted to accept a Conservative amendment to a Labour motion on compassion at Christmas.

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The meeting saw the Executive make decisions on a range of topics after receiving reports from the Environment, Health, Housing, Children's and Finance Committees. This included agreeing to extend Enable's contract for parks, leisure and bereavement services, agreeing an inflation-linked increase to service charges, agreeing the commissioning of extra care services, agreeing to continue participating in the London Sexual Health and Contraception E-Service, approving a new Vulnerable Residents Policy for housing, agreeing an approach to play strategy, and agreeing to consult on the closure of Bradstow School.

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The Richmond and Wandsworth Joint Staffing Committee met to discuss the appointment of a new Chief Executive for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. Because the meeting was held in private, the reports pack does not contain much information about what was scheduled to be discussed, however, the agenda indicates that the committee was scheduled to consider a report about the appointment from the Executive Director of Change and Innovation.