Richard Gold - Councillor for Bury (Sedgley)

Councillor Richard Gold

Labour Sedgley Cabinet Member, Customer Service, Communications and Corporate Affairs

Email: r.gold@bury.gov.uk

Council: Bury

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Health Scrutiny Committee Cabinet (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Standards Committee (Committee Member) Planning Control Committee (Guest) Employment Panel (Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 03, 2025
Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 26, 2025
Employment Panel Chair

Employment Panel - Monday, 24th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 24, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 12, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

50 decisions · Page 4 of 10

Approval to Award the Contract for the mandated Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery services (Adults and Children, Young People and Families lots) in Bury, Salford, and Trafford

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to award the contracts for mandated Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery services across Bury, Salford, and Trafford to Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust (GMMH) for adults and Early Break for children, young people, and families, following a competitive tender process.

Recommendations Approved

Sureserve Compliance Northwest Contract Extension

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to allow time for an options appraisal on the future delivery of gas services, the Cabinet approved a twelve-month extension, until January 1st, 2027, to the existing Sureserve Compliance Northwest Compliance Ltd Contract for gas compliance, repairs, smoke detector testing, and capital boiler works, estimated to cost £1,591,800 plus ad hoc call off works.

Recommendations Approved

Approval to Award the contract for Cleaning and Janitorial products

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to award the contract for Caretaking and Janitorial Cleaning Materials to Alliance for a total cost of £640,000 for a period of 2 years, with an option to extend for 2 additional years.

Recommendations Approved

Demolition of garages at Hawk Close

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to demolish the 28 garages at Hawk Close, Bury, authorize the Director of Housing to procure and supervise the demolition works including asbestos removal, and instruct officers to prepare a feasibility study for future use of the site within the next six months.

Recommendations Approved

Policy and Procedure – Enforced Sale

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 15, 2025

... to approve, adopt, and implement a policy and procedure for enforced sales of empty properties with outstanding debts to the council, delegating authority to the Assistant Director of Public Protection and Resilience to authorize such sales where appropriate.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 50