Tom Reeve - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Surbiton Hill Ward)

Councillor Tom Reeve

 Liberal Democrat  Surbiton Hill Ward  Chair - Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee

Email: tom.reeve@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Audit, Governance and Standards Committee (Member) Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee (Chair) People Committee (Member) South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee (Member) Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Vice-Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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People Committee Member

People Committee - Tuesday 23 September 2025 7:30 pm, NEW

The Kingston upon Thames Council's People Committee convened to discuss several key issues affecting the borough's residents. The committee approved an uplift and extension to the adult carer support contract, noted progress with implementing the SEND Futures Plan, reviewed the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership annual report, endorsed the progress of the Children and Young People’s Plan, and discussed outcomes for children in care.

September 23, 2025
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee Chair

Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 7:30 pm

The Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee convened to discuss community grants, traffic management, and planning applications, among other items. The committee approved a community grant for Namaste Kingston CIC and funding for Christmas trees, decided against changes to the Browns Road parking permit area, supported traffic calming measures on Surbiton Hill Road, and approved a planning application for Uxbridge Court, subject to amendments. The committee also received an update on the Seething Wells project and discussed the Tolworth Area Healthy Streets Scheme.

September 09, 2025
Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Member

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Tuesday 2 September 2025 7:30 pm

The Audit, Governance and Standards Committee of Kingston upon Thames Council met on Tuesday 2 September 2025 to discuss the council's strategic risks and governance arrangements. The committee was scheduled to review the updated corporate risk register and the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25, including an action plan for 2025/26. The meeting was also open to the public, with a 15-minute period for residents to ask questions.

September 02, 2025
Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee Chair

Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 15 July 2025 7:30 pm

The Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee met to discuss traffic issues, community grant applications, and a planning application. The committee approved three community grant applications and heard questions from the public and the committee about traffic mitigation measures. A planning application was withdrawn from the agenda.

July 15, 2025
Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel Vice-Chair

Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Thursday 10 July 2025 7:30 pm

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to review Kingston's Adult Community Health Services, receiving an update on public health matters and discussing future work plans. The panel reviewed the plans for standardisation and developments in line with the 'left shift' to community based care. Councillors requested more information on the Connected Kingston website, and discussed how to involve the neighbourhood system and residents in health service changes.

July 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Childcare Sufficiency Assessment

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

...the People Committee of Kingston upon Thames endorsed the overall sufficiency of childcare within the Royal Borough of Kingston and the subsequent priorities and actions for 2025-2026 as outlined in the RBK Childcare Sufficiency Assessment report.

Recommendations Approved

School Place Planning Annual Update

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

...to note the School Place Planning Annual Update report, which provided information on school place planning developments, demand for places, capacity, and ongoing projects related to new provision in Kingston upon Thames.

Recommendations Approved

Achieving for Children Annual Reports

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

...the People Committee of Kingston upon Thames decided to receive and note Achieving for Children’s Annual Impact Report, Annual Equalities Report, Annual Participation Report, and Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for 2024/25, and to refer any comments made by the Committee to the Council’s Lead Commissioner for Children’s Services.

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants Programme

From: Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 4 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 04, 2025

...to approve a £2,000 Neighbourhood Community Grant and £1,000 of Councillor Ward Funding for Man&Boy, £1,100 of Councillor Ward Funding for the Kingston Tamil Heritage Group, and £1,200 of Councillor Ward Funding for the Surbiton Club for the Blind.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Monitoring Officer

From: Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 14, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 85