Councillor Rowena Bass
Email: rowena.bass@kingston.gov.uk
Council: Kingston upon Thames
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
63 meetings · Page 1 of 13
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.
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.
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.
Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
125 decisions · Page 21 of 25
Changes to the Council's Contract regulations
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 21 November 2024 7:30 pm - November 21, 2024
...to comply with the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024, the committee approved changes to the Council's Contract Regulations, including setting the threshold for applying contract rules at the amount specified in Schedule 1 of the Procurement Act (currently £214,904) and updating the regulations accordingly, effective from 24 February 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Revitalising Kingston’s Ancient Market Place - Operator Appointment
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 21 November 2024 7:30 pm - November 21, 2024
...to appoint a preferred operator for the Ancient Market Square, Market House, and street market, and to grant a lease for the site, delegating authority to finalize the agreement.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Complaints Report
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 21 November 2024 7:30 pm - November 21, 2024
...to note the Annual Complaints Report, the content and forthcoming changes to complaints handling, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Annual Letter, and the Public Interest report.
Recommendations Approved
Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report (including workforce equalities report) 2024
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 21 November 2024 7:30 pm - November 21, 2024
...to note the progress against the Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Action Plan and the content of the Workforce Equalities Report.
Recommendations Approved
Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring 2024/25 as at Month 6
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 21 November 2024 7:30 pm - November 21, 2024
...to note the forecast outturn positions for the General Fund, Housing Revenue Account, Schools Budget, Dedicated Schools Grant, and capital program for 2024/25, to note management actions mitigating the forecast overspend, and to approve the reprofiling of capital budgets decreasing them by £45.433m in 2024/25 and increasing them by the same amount over the following three years, as well as changes to existing capital schemes resulting in £2.157m of budget no longer required.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 63
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 125