Rowena Bass - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Coombe Hill Ward)

Councillor Rowena Bass

 Conservative  Coombe Hill Ward  Leader of the Minority Opposition Group

Email: rowena.bass@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Corporate and Resources Committee (Member) Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee (Member) Audit, Governance and Standards Committee (Member) Kingston Partnership Board (Member) People Committee (Member) Scrutiny Panel Kingston and North Kingston Planning Sub-Committee Place Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Corporate and Resources Committee Member

Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 27 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Corporate and Resources Committee convened to discuss and make decisions on a range of strategic and financial matters, including approving a new four-year Inclusive Kingston Strategy, establishing a Special Purpose Vehicle for temporary accommodation, and awarding contracts for cloud data centre services and CCTV upgrades. The committee also reviewed the revenue and capital budget monitoring reports and considered a motion regarding the council's governance structure.

November 27, 2025
Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee Member

Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 18 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee met on Tuesday 18 November 2025, and discussed traffic calming measures, planning applications, and community infrastructure levy funds. The committee approved recommendations for the allocation of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funds, but deferred a decision on the Tudor Library Mindful Garden supplementary request.

November 18, 2025
Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Member

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Audit, Governance and Standards Committee were scheduled to meet on Thursday 13 November 2025 to discuss treasury management, external and internal audits, fraud prevention, and the appointment of independent advisors. The committee was also scheduled to discuss the extension of terms for existing independent members.

November 13, 2025
Kingston Partnership Board Member

Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

125 decisions · Page 17 of 25

Independent Review of Children's and Young People's Mental Health services - (deferral)

From: People Committee - Tuesday 11 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 11, 2025

...to endorse the ICB's proposed next steps and timetable for implementing the independent review's findings and recommendations regarding children's and young people's mental health services, contingent on sufficient funding from the ICB.

Recommendations approved

Councillor Ward Funding Arrangements

From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 4 March 2025 7:30 pm - March 04, 2025

...to continue the current Councillor Ward Funding arrangements, allowing individual Members to allocate CWF individually, for the 2025/26 municipal year.

Recommendations Approved

Appointments of Members to Committees, Panels and other bodies

From: Budget Council, Council - Thursday 27 February 2025 7:30 pm - February 27, 2025

...to appoint Councillor Elizabeth Park to the Place Committee, replacing Councillor Anne Owen.

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 3.2

Decisions Recorded: 125