Vanessa King - Councillor for Guildford (Stoke)

Councillor Vanessa King

Liberal Democrats Stoke Deputy Leader and Lead Councillor for Economy and Place

Email: vanessa.king@guildford.gov.uk

Council: Guildford

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Housing Operations Board (Committee Member) Corporate Governance and Standards Committee (up to May 2025) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources (up to October 2025) (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Chairperson, Chair) Audit and Risk Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources (up to October 2025) (Committee Member) Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services (up to October 2025) Executive Shareholder and Trustee Committee (Vice-Chairperson) Executive (Vice-Chair, Vice-Chairperson) Guildford and Waverley Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny Committee (New) (Committee Member, Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

105 meetings · Page 1 of 21

Executive Vice-Chairperson

Executive - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 6.00 pm

May 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
Housing Operations Board Committee Member

Housing Operations Board - Wednesday, 13th May, 2026 5.00 pm

May 13, 2026, 5:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Annual Meeting Part 2 (Selection), Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee Committee Member

Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee - Tuesday, 5th May, 2026 8.00 pm

May 05, 2026, 8:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Annual Meeting Part 1 (Mayor Making), Council - Wednesday, 29th April, 2026 12.00 pm

April 29, 2026, 12:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

41 decisions · Page 5 of 9

Maladministration Determination Summary for Ombudsman Cases in the financial year 2024-25

From: Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.00 pm - January 29, 2026

...note the findings of maladministration and service failure in four determinations received by Guildford Borough Council during the 2024–25 financial year, three from the Housing Ombudsman and one from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, and recommend that full Council consider making further recommendations to the Joint Leadership Team.

Recommendations Approved

Risk Management and Corporate Risk Registers (Q2 2025/26)

From: Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.00 pm - January 29, 2026

...noted the updated corporate risk registers and approved the addition of a new strategic risk concerning instability during local government reorganisation.

Recommendations Approved

Review of historic EICR and Whole House works

From: Executive - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.00 pm - January 29, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Representative on Surrey Police and Crime Panel

From: Council - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 29, 2025

...to comply with the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, a councillor representative, considering the outlined person specification, would be appointed to the Surrey Police and Crime Panel for the remainder of the Council's term, following Councillor Newson's resignation.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Review of Councillors' Allowances (including 12-month update)

From: Executive - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 28, 2024

...to approve a recommendation to full Council to adopt the Joint Independent Remuneration Panel's recommendations regarding Councillors' Allowances, with amendments to the rules regarding Special Responsibility Allowances, the Leader's allowance, and the Dependants' Carers' Allowance.

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 105

Average per Month: 4.2

Decisions Recorded: 41