Councillor Matthew Corner

Agenda

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.

Agenda

The committee voted to adopt the Wandsworth Heritage Collections Development Policy. It also approved the deaccessioning of human remains[^2] and items hazardous to public health[^3] from the Wandsworth Heritage Collection. They also approved the deaccessioning and return of items to donors who had identified alternative museums or archives to display or better care for the items.

Agenda and decisions

The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee endorsed both the new Young Wandsworth Strategy and the new Play in Wandsworth strategy. The Committee also noted the annual Children's Services statutory complaints report and agreed the new Children's Act 1989 Statutory Complaints Policy. After lengthy discussion, the committee recommended that the Executive approve the beginning of the pre-proposal consultation on the closure of Bradstow School in Broadstairs, Kent. The Committee noted both the quarterly key performance indicator report and the budget monitoring for quarter two.

Agenda and minutes

The General Purposes Committee of Wandsworth Council met on Monday 18 November 2024 to review polling districts and places and to discuss proposed changes to the council's procurement governance. The committee agreed to the proposed polling scheme for 2025-2029 and recommended to Full Council a series of significant changes to procurement procedures, including increased delegation limits for officers and updated thresholds for seeking quotes and tenders.

Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 14 November 2024 - 7.30 p.m.