Councillor Simon Hogg

Agenda and draft minutes

The meeting approved the Council’s budget, including a council tax freeze for the third year in a row. The meeting also approved a package of reforms to the Council’s constitution, including new rules about which decisions are treated as “key decisions” and a new process for scrutinising Cabinet decisions.

Agenda

The meeting saw the cabinet agree to freeze the main element of council tax for the third year running, adopt a new CCTV strategy for the borough, and a new sexual and reproductive health strategy for the period 2025 to 2030. The cabinet also agreed to the adoption of a new voluntary sector strategy, a set of climate change focused policies, and new plans for the borough's leisure infrastructure and tree maintenance.

Agenda

This meeting was scheduled to be a wide-ranging review of workforce and staffing matters at Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. It included discussion of the key indicators of workforce performance like headcount, turnover and sickness absence, as well as a review of the staff survey. The Committee was also scheduled to receive an update on the recruitment of a new permanent Chief Executive and consider a report about politically restricted posts.

Agenda

This meeting was scheduled to discuss the council's response to a consultation on standards and conduct, a report on complaints made, and how the council provides training to ensure that councillors know and follow the rules.

Agenda

The council approved the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget and Rent Setting 2025/26 and a number of amendments to the Council's Standing Orders, following the walkout of all Conservative Councillors after the refusal of a motion to bring forward a debate on the possible closure of Bradstow School. The council also noted a number of supplementary items.