Councillor Rob O`Carroll

Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 18 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Education and Children's Services Committee met to discuss safeguarding, budget monitoring, special educational needs, children in care, and complaints. The committee approved the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership annual report, noted the overspend on the dedicated schools grant, and celebrated the 'outstanding' rating given to the council's children's services by Ofsted.

Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday, 4 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Licensing Sub-Committee convened to consider an opposed application for a new premises licence for Brasserie 1600, located at 80 High Street, Hampton Hill. After hearing arguments for and against the application, the sub-committee decided to grant the licence with specific conditions.

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 4 August 2025 10.30 am

The Richmond upon Thames Council Licensing Sub-Committee met to discuss an application for a new premises licence for Grab & Go, a convenience store on George Street, Richmond. The committee decided to grant the licence with conditions, including reduced hours for alcohol sales, a requirement to lock away alcoholic beverages outside of licensed hours, and the use of ultraviolet pens to mark alcohol products.

Council - Tuesday, 8 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Richmond upon Thames Council met to discuss several topics, including the approval of minutes, announcements, declarations of interest, petitions, public questions, member's questions, reports of the council's committees, a debate on opposition priority business, reports on joint arrangements and external organisations, reports of the Head of Paid Service, and notices of motion. The council adopted the Richmond upon Thames Climate and Nature Strategy 2025-2030, and rejected a motion to abolish the committee system of governance. A motion on parking charges for large vehicles was also rejected, and a motion on the impact of fair funding review was approved.

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 1 July 2025 10.30 am

The Licensing Sub-Committee met to consider an application for a new premises licence for Treviso Vinoteca, 92 Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 2PQ. The application was granted, with conditions.