Corporate Policy and Resources Committee
Decisions taken at the meeting held on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
Meeting Time:
7.00 pm
Meeting Venue:
Council Chamber, Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB
PRESENT: Councillor Greg Neall (Chair), Councillor Chris Bateson (Vice-Chair), Councillor Maureen Attewell, Councillor Med Buck, Councillor Darren Clarke, Councillor Suraj Gyawali, Councillor Matthew Lee, Councillor Denise Saliagopoulos, Councillor Joanne Sexton, Councillor John Turner and Councillor Howard Williams
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5. Q1 2026/27 Performance Report
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The Committee resolved to agree that they have been informed and assured of the 2026/27 performance updates relating to:
1. Corporate Key Performance Indicators; and 2. Progress with the delivery of the Council’s Transitional Plan
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6. Complaints Reporting - Annual Report 2025/2026
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The Committee resolved to agree to receive and acknowledge the report. |
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7. Treasury Management Annual Outturn Report 2025/26 |
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The Committee resolved not to agree to receive the Treasury Management Outturn Position for 2025/26.
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8. Governance Assurance update - Organisational Resilience and Cyber Resilience
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The Committee resolved to:
1. Receive the current overall assurance level for the Governance Assurance Areas under the remit of the Corporate Policy & Resources Committee (Appendix A), which form part of the Council’s Governance Assurance Register; and
2. Consider the key areas of focus concerning the Governance Assurance Areas relating to Organisational Resilience (Appendix B) and Cyber Resilience (Confidential Appendix C).
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9. Petitions*
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The Committee resolved not to take the action requested for reasons put forward in the debate. |
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11. Residential Acquisitions for Housing Need*
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The Committee resolved to:
1. Approve the acquisition of 4 leasehold properties, 1 freehold property and 1 property with a share of freehold, all located in the Borough as set out in Appendix 1,
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of Assets, in with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee, to agree minor variations to the agreed terms; and
3. Delegate authority to the Group Head of Governance to enter all relevant documentation relating to the acquisition referred to above.
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12. Disposal of Elmbrook House and 17 Station Road, Sunbury
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The Committee resolved to make a recommendation to the Council to:
1. Approve the proposed disposal terms as set out in the report,
2. Delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer and Group Head of Assets, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to agree minor variations to the Heads of Terms and adjustments to the sale price; and
3. Delegate authority to the Group Head of Corporate Governance to enter into a transfer to complete the disposal and any ancillary legal documentation required in relation to the proposed disposal.
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13. Forward Plan
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The Committee resolved to note the Forward Plan for future business of the Committee. |
NOTES:-
(1) Members are reminded that the “call-in” procedure as set out in Part 4b of the Constitution, shall not apply to the following matters:
(a) Urgent decisions as defined in Paragraph 9. of the Call-in Scrutiny Procedure Rules;
(b) Decisions to award a contract following a lawful procurement process;
(c) Those decisions:
i. reserved to full Council
ii. on regulatory matters
iii. on member conduct issues.
(2) Those matters to which Note (1) applies, if any, are identified with an asterisk [*] in the above Minutes.
(3) Within three working days of the date on which this decision is published, not less than three members from two or more political groups by submission of the standard call-in pro-forma, may ask for that decision to be referred to a meeting of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee for review (call-in). The completed pro-forma must be received by the Proper Officer by 5pm three working days after publication of the decision.
(4) The members exercising the right of call-in must not be members of the Committee which considered the matter.
(5) When calling in a decision for review the members doing so must demonstrate the following exceptional circumstances:
a. Evidence which suggests that the decision maker, did not take the decision in accordance with the principles set out in Article 11 (Decision Making); or
b. Evidence that the decision fails to support one or more of the Council’s Corporate Plan priorities to the detriment of the majority of the Borough’s residents; or
c. Evidence that explicit Council Policy or legal requirements were disregarded.
(6) Once the request for ‘call-in’ has been deemed valid by the Monitoring Officer the matter will be suspended until the call-in procedure has been exhausted.
(7) The Chief Executive, in consultation with the relevant officer, will determine if the interests of the Council or Borough would be prejudiced by a delay in implementing a decision such that the call-in cannot wait until the next ordinary meeting of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee.
(8) Where the call-in cannot wait until the next ordinary meeting, the Monitoring Officer will arrange an extraordinary meeting of the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee to review the decision subject to call-in at the earliest possible opportunity.
(9) In exceptional cases, where there is clear evidence that a delay to the implementation of a decision would lead to a specific and significant financial or reputational harm to the Council, a call-in request may be refused by the Chief Executive following consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of Corporate Policy and Resources Committee.
(10) In reviewing a matter referred to it under the call-in scrutiny procedure rules, the Corporate Policy and Resources Committee shall follow the procedure for dealing with call-in scrutiny at its meetings as set out in Part 4b of the Constitution.
(11) The deadline of three working days for "call in" in relation to the above decisions by the Committee is the close of business on 15 September 2026.