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Please reply to: |
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Contact: |
Karen Wyeth |
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Committee Services |
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01784 446224 |
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k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk |
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Date: |
22 May 2026 |
Notice of meeting
Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee
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Date:
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Tuesday, 2 June 2026 |
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Time:
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7.00 pm |
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Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB |
To the members of the Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee
Councillors:
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S.M. Doran (Chair) M.M. Attewell (Vice-Chair) M. Arnold C. Bateson
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J.R. Boughtflower M. Buck R. Chandler R.V. Geach
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K.M. Grant S. Gyawali
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Substitute Members: Councillors |
J.T.F. Doran, H.S. Boparai, J.A. Turner, T. Burrell 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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Apologies and Substitutes
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To receive apologies of absence and notification of substitutions.
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Minutes
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5 - 8 |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2026 as a correct record.
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Disclosures of Interest
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To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for members.
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Questions from members of the Public
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At the time of publication of this agenda no questions were received.
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5. |
Forward Plan
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9 - 12 |
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To consider the Forward Plan for committee business.
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Environmental Health General Enforcement Policy: Housing Enforcement and Civil Penalties in Support of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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13 - 108 |
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Committee is asked to: 1. Approve the Environmental Health General Enforcement Policy 2026; 2. Approve the Housing Enforcement Policy 2026; 3. Approve the Civil Financial Penalty Policy 2026; 4. Delegate authority to the Group Head of Place, Protection and Prosperity, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer, to make minor non-material amendments to the policies where required by changes in legislation or statutory guidance.
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Monitoring and maintenance of Spelthorne CCTV assets
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109 - 120 |
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Committee is asked to: 1. Approve the Council entering into an inter-authority agreement with Runnymede Borough Council for the delivery of CCTV monitoring and maintenance services, for a term of two (2) years with an option to extend for a further one (1) year, subject to mutual agreement between both parties; 2. Approve a maximum contract value referenced in 3.1 and as detailed with (exempt) Appendix A, in accordance with the appropriate level of delegation as set out in the Spelthorne Borough Council Constitution; 3. Delegate authority to the Group Head Corporate Governance to finalise and enter into the agreement and any ancillary documentation, including any minor amendments.
Appendix A contains 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 Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because, disclosure to the public would prejudice the financial position of the authority in any lease, contract or other type of negotiation with the tenant or developer, who could then know the position of the Council
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Review of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Policy - Re-Introduction of Means Testing for Level Access Showers
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To Follow |
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Committee is asked to consider an amendment to the Council’s Disabled Facilities Grant Policy.
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Nightly-paid temporary accommodation Delivery Plan targets
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121 - 140 |
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Committee is asked to agree the targets set out in the Nightly Paid Accommodation Delivery Plan, and to make a recommendation to Corporate Policy and Resources Committee.
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Proposed Council Transitional Plan 2026/27
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To Follow |
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This report is on the agenda for the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee and may be recommended to this meeting.
A copy of the report and appendices can be viewed here.
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Presentation on MHCLG Review
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Verbal Report |
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The Committee will receive a presentation on the MHCLG Deep Dive into Homelessness.
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Exclusion of Press/Public for Exempt Business
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To move the exclusion of the Press/Public for the following item, 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.
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Eclipse Leisure Centre - Ventilation
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141 - 152 |
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Committee is asked to approve the commissioning of survey and investigatory work to optimise the performance of the existing ventilation system at the Eclipse Leisure Centre.
The Report and Appendix contains 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 Paragraph 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because, disclosure to the public would prejudice the financial position of the authority in any contract or other type of negotiation with a prospective purchaser who could then know the position of the Council.
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