Councillor Roger Tester
Email: roger.tester@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
56 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Council Annual Meeting - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 7.00 pm
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 16th April, 2026 6.30 pm
Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 1 April 2026 - 6.30 pm
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.
Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee - Monday, 2 March 2026 - 6.30 pm
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Decisions from Meetings
88 decisions · Page 16 of 18
Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2025-26
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Premises Licence for Arnott Close Post Office, 6 Arnott Close, London SE28 8BG
From: Licensing Review Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 6.30 pm - February 05, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Decisions on Executive Functions taken under Urgency Procedures
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to note the decisions taken under urgency procedures, specifically the direct award of a contract to Wavenet Limited for support, maintenance, and cloud upgrade of the Avaya telephony system.
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
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 56
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 88