Matt Furniss
Email: matt.furniss@surreycc.gov.uk
Council: Surrey
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
65 meetings · Page 7 of 13
Farnham Board - Friday, 17 January 2025 10.00 am
The Farnham Board meeting on 17 January 2025 was scheduled to involve receiving an update on progress since the previous meeting, and discussion about planned improvements to the town centre and the A31 corridor through Farnham. A report pack prepared for the meeting[^2] suggested that the meeting would include the opportunity to review progress made on a number of recently completed projects including the installation of new 20mph speed limits in several areas of the town.
Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 8 January 2025 10.00 am
Surrey Council agreed to respond to the Government's request to participate in a joint devolution and local government reorganisation programme. This acceptance will likely mean that the 2025 County Council elections will be postponed. The Council also noted that the decision to respond to the government's letter was an executive decision for the Leader of the Council to make.
Extraordinary Meeting, Cabinet - Wednesday, 8 January 2025 2.30 pm
The Cabinet of Surrey Council voted to approve a response to the government's English Devolution White Paper[^2]. The response requests that Surrey be included in the government's accelerated devolution programme, and that local elections in May 2025 be postponed. Much of the meeting was spent discussing local government reorganisation, and the government's desire for two-tier authorities to be replaced with unitary authorities.
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions - Tuesday, 17 December 2024 12.00 pm
The Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth Decisions meeting considered two petitions about road safety outside schools in South Nutfield and West Byfleet and a question about the £5 Million allocated in the council's 2025-2026 budget for improving the visual appearance of the highway network. The Cabinet Member agreed to consider reallocating the £500,000 contingency from this budget to climate change adaptation measures if it is not spent by the end of the 2025-2026 financial year. No decisions were made on the petitions.
Decisions from Meetings
150 decisions · Page 1 of 30
Disposal of 33 Rookery Road
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 25, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for Absence
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 25, 2025
Information Only
2026/27 Draft Budget
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 25, 2025
...to note the 2026/27 Draft Budget, including spending pressures and efficiencies, the £21.3m budget gap, the proposed £277.4m Draft Capital Programme, and the summary of Resident Engagement and next steps.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of Previous Meeting: 28 October 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 25, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Surrey Schools And Early Years Funding 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 25, 2025
...to comply with Department for Education regulations and meet statutory deadlines, the Cabinet approved the application to transfer 1% of schools' block funding to support high needs SEND costs, agreed to the general principles for schools funding in 2026/27 recommended by the Schools Forum, agreed to continue additional funding to primary schools with disproportionately high incidence of SEND and those with temporary falls in roll, agreed to the principles of Surrey's early years funding formula for 2026/27, and delegated authority to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning to approve amendments to the funding rates in the schools and early years funding formulae.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 65
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 150