Councillor Matt Hartley
Email: matt.hartley@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
83 meetings · Page 1 of 17
Council Annual Meeting - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 7.00 pm
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 6.30 pm
General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 1st April, 2026 6.00 pm, PROVISIONAL
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 6.30 pm
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to consider updates on the council's environmental commitments, including its Carbon Neutral Plan and Air Quality Action Plan. The committee will also receive a report on annual contract performance and an update on the implementation of co-operative principles across various council services.
Council - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 7.00 pm
The Council is scheduled to convene for a meeting where a range of important topics are set to be presented for consideration. Key items on the agenda include the review of the Standards Committee Annual Report, the Pay Policy Statement, and proposed changes to the Council's Constitution. Additionally, the Council is expected to consider motions regarding national gambling legislation, the Freedom Pass scheme, and bus timetable changes.
Decisions from Meetings
101 decisions · Page 18 of 21
Motion: Protecting leaseholders from excessive insurance and remortgage costs in buildings requiring fire remediation
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to urge the government to act on the Grenfell Inquiry findings, review leaseholder protections from excessive costs, accelerate fire remediation, clarify acceptable building standards, and support a risk-pooling reinsurance scheme to lower leaseholder costs.
Recommendations Approved
Local Council Tax Support Scheme
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to ensure the affordability of the Local Council Tax Support scheme for working-age claimants, the council agreed to reduce the maximum support level from 100% to 80%, increase the earnings taper from 15% to 25%, increase the non-dependant deduction charge from £5 to £10 per week, remove the exemption for non-dependants receiving passported benefits or not in work, abolish the second adult rebate for working-age claimants, allow DWP notifications of Universal Credit claims to serve as LCTS claims, and create a discretionary Council Tax Hardship Fund, while delegating the fund's details and implementation to the Cabinet member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports.
Recommendations Approved
Establishment of Appointments Panel Chief Officer Recruitment Directorate of Resources
From: General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Establishment of Appointments Panel Chief Officer Recruitment Public Health
From: General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Call in report for Asset Review – Further Outcomes – the Equestrian Centre & 28 Mereworth Drive
From: Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 08, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 83
Average per Month: 3.5
Decisions Recorded: 101