Councillor Kemi Akinola

Agenda

The meeting saw the cabinet agree to freeze the main element of council tax for the third year running, adopt a new CCTV strategy for the borough, and a new sexual and reproductive health strategy for the period 2025 to 2030. The cabinet also agreed to the adoption of a new voluntary sector strategy, a set of climate change focused policies, and new plans for the borough's leisure infrastructure and tree maintenance.

Agenda

This meeting was scheduled to be a wide-ranging review of workforce and staffing matters at Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. It included discussion of the key indicators of workforce performance like headcount, turnover and sickness absence, as well as a review of the staff survey. The Committee was also scheduled to receive an update on the recruitment of a new permanent Chief Executive and consider a report about politically restricted posts.

Agenda

The council approved the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget and Rent Setting 2025/26 and a number of amendments to the Council's Standing Orders, following the walkout of all Conservative Councillors after the refusal of a motion to bring forward a debate on the possible closure of Bradstow School. The council also noted a number of supplementary items.

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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.

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.