Leo Fletcher - Councillor for Greenwich (Blackheath Westcombe)

Councillor Leo Fletcher

Labour and Co-operative Blackheath Westcombe Chair of Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel

Email: leo.fletcher@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel (Chair) (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Pension Board (Committee Member) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 6.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee noted the Carbon Neutral Plan Year 3 update. The committee discussed the challenges to achieving a carbon neutral borough by 2030, including the availability of external funding and the need for greater alignment with national policy objectives. The committee made several recommendations including that the council should seek to leverage the buying power of developers to support retrofitting the borough's housing stock.

November 28, 2024
Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel

Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to review Royal Borough of Greenwich's (RBG) performance on housing safety and compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing's consumer standards, as well as to examine the council’s response to the homelessness crisis and the growing demand for Temporary Accommodation (TA). It was also scheduled to note the work programme for the next meeting.

November 21, 2024
Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee included discussion of the Council's progress on delivering the Equality and Equity Action Plan, as well as a quarterly update on predicted budget savings for 2024/25. The Committee were also asked to note the details of the upcoming Forward Plan, which included a number of upcoming decisions to be made by the Council in the coming months, and were also asked to consider commissioning a report on the progress of the Council’s Carbon Neutral Plan for the meeting on 28 November 2024.

October 30, 2024
Council CANCELLED

Council - Wednesday, 30th October, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

October 30, 2024
Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel CANCELLED

Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 17th October, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

October 17, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Statement of Accounts

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Accounts and the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...to provide for £35m of investment, including £22m for increasing costs due to demand and inflation, £9m for capital investment financing, and £1m for Freedom Pass, while also agreeing the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a 2.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% main council tax rate increase, and approving the allocation of £4.034m per year for the Department for Work and Pensions’ Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the council budget for 2026/27, agreed a 4.99% increase in the borough element of council tax (including a 2.99% increase for service delivery pressures and a 2% adult social care precept), and set the overall council tax levels, including a specific addition for taxpayers surrounding the Gloucester Circus garden.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the Treasury Management Strategy, Capital Strategy, Prudential Indicators, and Minimum Revenue Provision arrangements for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy & 2026/27 Budget and Rent Setting

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved a 4.8% increase in council home rents, a 5.3% increase in tenant service charges, and other rent and charge adjustments to partially mitigate financial pressures on the Housing Revenue Account, while also agreeing to various cost-saving measures and funding allocations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 84