Please reply to:

 

 

Contact:

Karen Wyeth

 

Service:

Committee Services

 

Direct Line:

01784 446224

 

E-mail:

k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk

 

Date:

14 March 2025

 

 

Notice of meeting

 

 

Corporate Policy and Resources Committee

 

 

Date:

 

Monday, 24 March 2025

Time:

 

7.00 pm

Place:

 

Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB

 

To the members of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee

 

Councillors:

 

J.R. Sexton (Chair)

C. Bateson (Vice-Chair)

M. Beecher

J.R. Boughtflower

J. Button

S.M. Doran

 

R.V. Geach

M. Gibson

K.M. Grant

K. Howkins

M.J. Lee

S.C. Mooney

 

L. E. Nichols

O. Rybinski

H.R.D. Williams

N. Islam

 

 

Substitute Members: Councillors

M.M. Attewell, S.N. Beatty, D.C. Clarke, S.A. Dunn, J.T.F. Doran, A. Gale and K.E. Rutherford

 

Councillors are reminded that the Gifts and Hospitality Declaration book will be available outside the meeting room for you to record any gifts or hospitality offered to you since the last Committee meeting.


 

Agenda

 

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<AI1>

1.  

Apologies and Substitutes

 

 

 

To receive apologies for absence and notification of substitutions.

 

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

2.  

Minutes

 

5 - 10

 

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2025 and the Extraordinary meeting held 17 March 2025 as a correct record.

 

The minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting to be held on Monday 17 March 2025 are to follow.

 

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

3.  

Disclosures of Interest

 

 

 

To receive any disclosures of interest from councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for members.

 

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

4.  

Questions from members of the Public

 

 

 

The Chair, or their nominee, to answer any questions raised by members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 40.

 

At the time of publication of this agenda no questions were received.

 

 

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5.  

Q3 KPI Update

 

11 - 34

 

Committee is asked to note the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Q3 2024/25

 

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

6.  

Revised Corporate Key Performance Indicators

 

35 - 76

 

Committee is asked to approve the revisions to the Corporate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

 

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

7.  

Corporate Debt Policy

 

77 - 126

 

Committee is asked to review and approve the proposed amendments to the Corporate Debt Policy.

 

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

8.  

Discretionary Rate Relief Policy on Non-Domestic Rates

 

127 - 146

 

Committee is asked to agree the Non-Domestic Rate Discretionary Rate Relief Policy.

 

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

9.  

Outline to the Renters Rights Bill

 

147 - 160

 

This report is to inform the Committee of this Bill and its implications.

 

 

Please note that this report is to be considered by a meeting of the Management Team to be held on Tuesday 18 March so may be subject to some amendments.

 

 

</AI9>

<AI10>

10.  

In year Growth Bid for 2025-26 for Additional Resourcing in Environmental Health

 

161 - 170

 

Committee is asked to:

 

1.    Agree an in-year growth bid for 2025-26 to provide two additional full time staff for the Environmental Health Team to deal with Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and private rented sector work; and

 

2.    Agree that if offsetting savings cannot be found in the Revenue Budget, that it will be funded as part of 2025-26 outturn from revenue reserves.

 

 

The information contained in this report is being finalised and a revised version may be issued before the meeting.

 

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

11.  

Calendar of Meetings 2025 - 2026

 

171 - 180

 

Committee is asked to recommend to Council that it approves the Calendar of Meetings for 2025-27 as set out in Appendix 1.

 

 

</AI11>

<AI12>

12.  

Transformation & Reorganisation Board Terms of Reference

 

181 - 188

 

Committee is asked to:

1.    Confirm the merging of the Reorganisation Board and the Transformation Board, with the combined Board to oversee the Council’s Transformation Programme and any changes required as part of Local Government Reorganisation in Surrey; and

2.    Agree the Terms of Reference for the combined Reorganisation and Transformation Board as outlined in Appendix A.

 

 

</AI12>

<AI13>

13.  

Recommendation for Member Director on the Spelthorne Direct Services Board

 

189 - 190

 

Committee is asked to approve the recommendation from the Environment & Sustainability Committee that Cllr Woodward is elected as the Member Director on the Spelthorne Direct Services Board.

 

 

</AI13>

<AI14>

14.  

Forward Plan

 

191 - 196

 

To consider the Forward Plan for committee business.

 

 

</AI14>

<AI15>

15.  

Exclusion of Public & Press (Exempt Business)

 

 

 

To move the exclusion of the Press/Public for the following items, in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

 

</AI15>

<AI16>

16.  

Urgent Action

 

197 - 220

 

To note those urgent actions which have been taken by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader since the last Corporate Policy and Resources meeting on 10 February 2025.

 

Committee are advised that there is one Urgent Action in respect of the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) Round 3 Extension.

 

Committee is asked to:

 

1.    Acknowledge the urgent action report; and

 

2.    Make a recommendation to Council.

 

 

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