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Venue: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF

Contact: Amelia Christopher  Email: amelia.christopher@surreycc.gov.uk

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58/23

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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    The Chair to report apologies for absence.

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    Apologies for absence were received from Nick Darby, Robert Evans OBE, Paul Follows, John Furey, Angela Goodwin, Eber Kington, Scott Lewis, Julia McShane (remote), Lance Spencer, Fiona White.

     

59/23

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60/23

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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    All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter

    (i)            Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or

    (ii)           Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting

    NOTES:

    ·         Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest

    ·         As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner)

    ·         Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.

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    There were none.

61/23

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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    David Goodwin, RIP

    I am very sorry to report the very sad news of the passing last month of our former colleague and friend, David Goodwin.

     

    Husband of our colleague Angela, David was a terrific Liberal Democrat County Councillor who worked tirelessly for his residents of Guildford South-West from 2005-2021. He was elected as a Guildford Borough Councillor in 1999, representing the former Friary & St Nicolas ward for 16 years and then the Onslow ward for eight years. David was appointed an Honorary Freeman in June for his long-standing contributions to the borough.

     

    I am sure you all join me in sending condolences to Angela and family.  David will be very much missed.

     

    Hazel Watson, 30 Years’ SCC Anniversary

    Moving on to happier news, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Cllr Hazel Watson on her 30th anniversary of being a Surrey County Councillor. A magnificent achievement.

     

    Hazel was voted the Liberal Democrat councillor for Dorking Hills in 1993 and has been supporting and campaigning for her residents ever since. She has held various positions at SCC – as well as numerous positions in her division – including chairing the Adults and Community Care Select Committee and Vice Chairman of the Corporate Management Select Committee, as well of course, as leading SCC’s Liberal Democrats for many years.

     

    Hazel has been a tremendous asset to SCC and her residents and I look forward to the next 30 years of Hazel at SCC!

     

    Members’ Development Day

    Friday 20 October sees the next in-person Member Development Day at Woodhatch Place.  The day provides a key opportunity to network, both with each other and with senior officers, and there will be numerous workshops on a variety of issues and organisations that can help support you and your residents, such as social media and Your Fund Surrey.

     

    It promises to be an excellent and very worthwhile day; please do come if you are able. Please complete the RSVP link that has been emailed to you. I hope to see as many of you there as possible. Thank you.

     

    Volunteers’ Reception – Call for Nominations

    You will hopefully have seen from the email sent to you earlier in the summer that next year, I will be hosting a ‘Thank You’ Reception for Surrey’s volunteers, to which you have been invited to nominate your local volunteers.

     

    As you know, my theme is ‘Celebrating Diverse Communities’ so I am keen to hear about volunteers who have supported Surrey’s diverse communities.

     

    Diverse communities are those that are under-represented or have limited capacity for involvement, such as the ethnic minoritised; faith groups; those with disabilities and neurodiversity; older people; young people; those living in rural communities; the LGBTQI+ communities and those experiencing mental ill health and wellbeing.

     

    My office will re-send the information and link to nominate to you all.  Please do consider the volunteers and groups in your division and nominate those who contribute to these communities. If you are unsure as to whether the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 61/23

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    Jordan Beech joined the meeting at 10.05 am.

     

    Harry Boparai joined the meeting at 10.07 am.

     

    The Chair:

     

    ·         Informed Members of the death of former Surrey County Councillor David Goodwin, he paid tribute to the contribution he had made to Surrey and led the Council in a moment of reflection.

    ·         Congratulated Hazel Watson on her 30th anniversary of being a Surrey County Councillor [Hazel noted her thanks for the recognition of her service, noting that much had changed since 1993].

    ·         Encouraged Members to attend the in-person Member Development Day on 20 October at Woodhatch Place.

    ·         Referred to the ‘Thank You’ Reception for Surrey’s volunteers, inviting Members to nominate their local volunteers.

    ·         Hoped that Members would be able to attend the Act of Remembranceon Friday 10 November in the Memorial Garden at Woodhatch Place.

    ·         Highlighted the first Surrey Hate Crime Conference held yesterday and thanked the former Chair, Helyn Clack for facilitating that.

    ·         Highlighted the Stripey Stork charity which celebrated their tenth birthday, he praised their work whereby five million pairs of shoes had been donated.

    ·         Asked Members to read the information provided on the Council’s Fostering Service.

    ·         Noted that the rest of his announcements could be found in the agenda.

     

62/23

LEADER'S STATEMENT pdf icon PDF 141 KB

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    The Leader to make a statement.

     

    There will be an opportunity for Members to ask questions and/or make comments.

     

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    A recruitment video regarding the Council’s Fostering Service was shown, the Chair encouraged Members to share the video and promote the work.

     

    The Leader of the Council made a detailed statement. A copy of the statement is attached as Appendix A.

     

    Rebecca Jennings-Evans joined the meeting at 10.28 am.

     

    Members raised the following topics:

     

    ·         Noted that it felt as though the Government could not do anything right regarding industrial relations, long waiting lists, inability to agree a high-speed train line; that mantra of nothing is working appeared at the Council with some staff not being paid due to IT glitches, sought reassurance that they would be supported. 

    ·         Noted that the Leader did not mention climate change, over the last month the national Conservative Party distanced itself from previous commitments, asked what impact that would have on the Council’s climate change plans and whether the Leader disagreed with the Prime Minister’s change of tone.

    ·         Noted that residents were anxious that climate change was not mentioned in the Council's recent budget consultation, sought reassurance that it was an omission and fighting climate change remained a fundamental part of the Council's vision.

    ·         Regarding the recent inspection of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), noted that the Leader’s tone in his statement around SFRS being on a journey of improvement was not reflected in the Council's triumphant response to the inspection report.

    ·         Noted that Woking residents were concerned that SFRS did not have a tall buildings policy in place there, urged the administration to be open and truthful with the challenges faced.

    ·         Noted that it was World Mental Health Day, in May 2019 the Council had adult social care packages in place for 426 people in Surrey, that had increased over the years to 725 in July 2023.

    ·         Noted that regarding children there were long waiting lists for mental health support and more children were absent from school.

    ·         Recognised that finances were challenging but questioned at what point the administration would invest more in proven effective early intervention and prevention services to stop statutory services’ costs spiralling out of control.

    ·         Stressed that people were not just being left behind but the odds were being stacked against them, it was the time to act to recognise the vast socio-economic differences across Surrey, for example 18 areas in Surrey were in the bottom 10% of the children and young people sub-domains and three areas were in the bottom 10% for the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index.

    ·         Wished that the warnings about the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) system had been heeded sooner to avoid the current crisis but welcomed the £15 million of additional funding over the next three years.

    ·         Noted however that there was no increased investment in early preschool intervention, that would lead to further escalation in need with backlog recovery impacted by more applications for needs assessments.

    ·         Noted that the supply of places on preschool programmes was outstripped by demand, regarding the local early autism programme the 18 places per quadrant could  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62/23

63/23

CHANGES TO CABINET PORTFOLIOS AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES pdf icon PDF 85 KB

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    Council is asked to note the Leader's changes to Cabinet Portfolios.

     

    Council is asked to agree the appointment of Helyn Clack as a Select Committee Task Group Lead for the Adults and Health Select Committee, replacing Riasat Khan.

     

     

     

     

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    The Leader introduced the report noting that transformation work had happened over the summer which resulted in a restructuring of the Corporate Leadership Team by the Chief Executive, he had updated the Cabinet portfolios to reflect that.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.    Noted the changes to Cabinet appointments and Portfolios set out in the Annex 1 and 2.

    2.    Appointed Helyn Clack as a Select Committee Task Group Lead for the Adults and Health Select Committee, replacing Riasat Khan, for the remainder of the 2023/24 Council Year.

     

64/23

MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME pdf icon PDF 571 KB

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    1.      The Leader of the Council, the Deputy Leader or the appropriate Member of the Cabinet or the chairman of a committee to answer any questions on any matter relating to the powers and duties of the County Council, or which affects the county.

     

    (Note: Notice of questions in respect of the above item on the agenda must be given in writing, preferably by e-mail, to Democratic Services by 12 noon on Wednesday 4 October 2023).

     

    2.          Cabinet Member and Deputy Cabinet Member Briefings on their portfolios.

     

    These will be circulated by email to all Members prior to the County Council meeting, together with the Members’ questions and responses.

     

    There will be an opportunity for Members to ask questions.

     

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    Questions:

     

    Notice of thirty-one questions had been received. The questions and replies were published in the supplementary agenda (items 7 and 9) on 9 October 2023.

     

    A number of supplementary questions were asked and a summary of the main points is set out below:

     

    (Q1) Keith Witham asked whether the Cabinet Member would agree that the information regarding Project Horizon should be made available by division on the Council's website and that information should be kept up to date with both current and future works undertaken.

     

    Will Forster asked the Cabinet Member to explain the difference in the percentage of resurfacing on roads to pavements, was it the case that Surrey's pavements were in better condition than roads; or were pedestrians being short changed.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Highways and Community Resilience explained that the Council’s website contained information on the Project Horizon programmes listed. He noted that Surrey’s pedestrians were not in a worse position than road users, roads and pavements were regularly inspected.

     

    (Q3) Catherine Baart asked whether the Cabinet Membercould confirm that in budget consultation surveys from now on there would be a separate option for climate change.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources confirmed that would be the case.

     

    (Q7) Mark Sugden asked whether the Cabinet Member could confirm the number of children attending private schools in Surrey and what percentage they represented of total children attending Surrey schools. He asked whether top line information could be provided by division.

     

    Robert King requested data on children who attend Surrey independent schools that do not live in Surrey and travel into the county.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Education and Learning confirmed that the Council knew how many children there were enrolled at independent schools in Surrey, there were over 150 independent schools across the county. She would liaise with the service to provide the information requested.

     

    (Q8) Jan Mason noted that Surrey’s firefighters were brilliant. She noted that in her 22 years of service at the Council there had been cut backs to the SFRS. She stressed that the Council had a responsibility to deal with the inspection outcome properly, she asked whether the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member felt the inspection report had nothing to do with the Council. 

     

    The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities and Community Safety recognised the Member’s commitment to SFRS. She noted that this year saw an unprecedented uplift in the budget of SFRS, there was full establishment with a highly motivated and skilled workforce. The Council welcomed the report from His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Feedback had been received prior to submission in relation to the Cause of Concern Action Plan which indicated that the contents met the requirements of the Inspectorate. The report highlighted the areas where SFRS needed to focus on and the successes within the context of a challenging environment. SFRS was progressing the improvements set out in the inspection report. SFRS was good at keeping people safe  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64/23

65/23

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

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    Any Member may make a statement at the meeting on a local issue of current or future concern.

     

    (Note:  Notice of statements must be given in writing, preferably by e-mail, to Democratic Services by 12 noon on Monday 9 October 2023).

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    Helyn Clack (Dorking Rural)made a statement on her division and other Surrey areas being under constant pressure from traffic and congestion. Gatwick Airport was one of the three airports in Surrey proposing to increase its capacity with passenger traffic to double to 90 million yearly, enabled by building a new runway to the north of the existing runway. There would be up to 90,000 car parking spaces at the airport, rural roads would likely be more congested and need more maintenance. In the plan submitted there was no suggestion of a curb or ban of night flights, she encouraged the Council to object to the plan without a proper contingency for funding Surrey’s rural roads.

     

    Steve Bax (East Molesey and Esher)made a statement on East Molesey which was surrounded by three rivers. Water safety was a constant concern, particularly for young people engaged in dangerous activities. Education was key, he welcomed the outreach activities of SFRS in schools to raise awareness of the risks and river safety. Using his Member Allocation he funded an additional throw line at Hurst Park riverside and through Your Fund Surrey he provided match funding for a patrol boat for the Thames, called the Surrey Volunteer. The patrol boat would be used by the Maritime Volunteer Service to patrol the river every weekend. The Deputy Leader alongside him attended its launch. He urged Members to spread the word for more volunteers for the patrol boat and he thanked the administration for providing that funding.

     

    Fiona Davidson (Guildford South-East)made a statement on the London Road Active Travel Scheme in Guildford. Studies show that a lack of trust in organisations stems from saying one thing and doing another. The Council had declared values of caring about residents, being open, respecting others; yet what it says is not matched by what it does. She was concerned that the consultation letter to residents claimed that the road width after implementation would be the same as currently, residents had been provided with the drawings but not the dimensions despite frequent requests. Another contentious issue was the risk of serious congestion and displacement of traffic, residents had not been provided with promised traffic modelling information. The scheme’s original consultation exercise was not representative of those most impacted, and the new survey was open to anyone to comment. Residents deserve better than that.

     

     

66/23

ORIGINAL MOTIONS

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    Item 9 (i)

     

    Matt Furniss (Shalford) to move under standing order 11 as follows:

     

    This Council notes:

     

    • The proposed removal of Day Travelcards by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for those travelling into and throughout London. This will result in Surrey residents having to buy separate rail and London transport service tickets. Currently, Day Travelcards provide unlimited travel on Transport for London (TfL) services, including the London Underground, Bus, Tram, Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and Elizabeth line, and National Rail services in London. They can also be used to obtain a one third reduction in River Services fares. The proposals to remove Day Travelcards constitute an unfair, unacceptable and expensive levy on our residents who wish or need to travel to London.

     

    • The proposals have deliberately targeted the removal of the Day Travelcard as a method to generate additional income for TfL. It is anticipated by the Mayor’s own consultation that the withdrawal of Day Travelcards will result in rail operators ceasing to sell Zone 1-6 Travelcards. This will add barriers and travel friction to journeys to London – running counter to evidence that passenger journeys and the use of public transport are enhanced by improving integrated ticketing not reducing it. No regard is given in the proposals for the potential loss of revenue to the London economy that may be caused by the increase in travel costs as Surrey residents risk being priced out of the nation’s capital. Employers, retail and leisure businesses, theatres and many others may see a reduction in revenue as residents reduce their time and/or expenditure in London. The Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growthhas written to TfL on this matter to express concern and a lack of support for these proposals.

     

    This Council resolves to:

     

    1. Demand that London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, immediately withdraws his proposals for the removal of Day Travelcards.

     

    1. Request that the Leader of the Council writes to Sadiq Khan informing him of this resolution of Surrey County Council, the discriminatory nature of his proposal, the impact on Surrey residents, the negative impact on the economy of London and therefore the need to abandon plans to remove Day Travelcards.

     

    1. Ensure the Leader of the Council writes to the Secretary of State for Transport urging him to intervene in this matter.

     

     

     

    Item 9 (ii)

     

    Trefor Hogg (Camberley East) to move under standing order 11 as follows:

     

    This Council notes:

     

    • The very strong links between the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals for 2030;
    • The United Kingdom’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
    • That leave no one behind is the central, transformative promise of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals; and
    • Our own Community Vision for 2030 which states Our Ambitions for People and Place as making Surrey a special place where no one is left behind.

     

    This Council further notes:

     

    That the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals provides a balanced, well-researched and detailed model of how those goals are strongly linked and interact with each  ...  view the full agenda text for item 66/23

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    Item 9 (i)

     

    Under Standing Order 12.3 the Council agreed to debate this motion.

     

    Under Standing Order 12.1 Matt Furniss moved:

     

    This Council notes:

     

    ·         The proposed removal of Day Travelcards by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for those travelling into and throughout London. This will result in Surrey residents having to buy separate rail and London transport service tickets. Currently, Day Travelcards provide unlimited travel on Transport for London (TfL) services, including the London Underground, Bus, Tram, Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and Elizabeth line, and National Rail services in London. They can also be used to obtain a one third reduction in River Services fares. The proposals to remove Day Travelcards constitute an unfair, unacceptable and expensive levy on our residents who wish or need to travel to London.

     

    ·         The proposals have deliberately targeted the removal of the Day Travelcard as a method to generate additional income for TfL. It is anticipated by the Mayor’s own consultation that the withdrawal of Day Travelcards will result in rail operators ceasing to sell Zone 1-6 Travelcards. This will add barriers and travel friction to journeys to London – running counter to evidence that passenger journeys and the use of public transport are enhanced by improving integrated ticketing not reducing it. No regard is given in the proposals for the potential loss of revenue to the London economy that may be caused by the increase in travel costs as Surrey residents risk being priced out of the nation’s capital. Employers, retail and leisure businesses, theatres and many others may see a reduction in revenue as residents reduce their time and/or expenditure in London. The Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growthhas written to TfL on this matter to express concern and a lack of support for these proposals.

     

    This Council resolves to:

     

        I.       Demand that London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, immediately withdraws his proposals for the removal of Day Travelcards.

     

       II.       Request that the Leader of the Council writes to Sadiq Khan informing him of this resolution of Surrey County Council, the discriminatory nature of his proposal, the impact on Surrey residents, the negative impact on the economy of London and therefore the need to abandon plans to remove Day Travelcards.

     

     III.       Ensure the Leader of the Council writes to the Secretary of State for Transport urging him to intervene in this matter.

     

    Matt Furniss made the following points:

     

    ·         Thanked Jonathan Essex and Robert King for their help and collaboration in crafting the cross-party updated amendment.

    ·         Noted that there was an invisible wall being drawn around London by the Mayor of London, restricting the freedom of movement and social inclusion.

    ·         Noted that ensuring the affordability and accessibility of public transport had been outlined as a priority for the Council and the London Assembly.

    ·         Noted that Day Travelcards alleviated higher fares for certain passengers travelling into and around London, 14.2 million tickets had been purchased on the National Rail network alone annually across the UK.

    ·         Noted that without the Day Travelcard passenger  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66/23

67/23

APPROVAL OF COUNTY COUNCILLOR ABSENCE pdf icon PDF 41 KB

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    The purpose of this report is to request that the County Council considers whether to agree that County Councillor John Furey may continue to be absent from Council meetings by reason of ill health. 

     

     

     

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    The Leader introduced the report and explained that John Furey was undergoing rehabilitation following a major operation, he was expected to be back and walking by the end of the year.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That John Furey may continue to be absent from meetings until March 2024 by reason of ill health. The Council looks forward to welcoming him back in due course.

     

68/23

SELECT COMMITTEES' REPORT TO COUNCIL pdf icon PDF 153 KB

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    For Members to note the headline activity of the Council’s overview and scrutiny function in the period March 2023 to September 2023 asking questions of Scrutiny Chairs as necessary.

     

     

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    The Chair of the Select Committee Chair & Vice-Chairs’ Group introduced the report noting that the select committees had planned their annual forward work programmes, had received briefings about next year's budget and were carrying out deep dives on key issues in their remits. The Group had recently discussed performance monitoring of the Council’s services and she believed that the select committees were working hard to improve services for Surrey residents.

     

    The Leader thanked the chairs and the members of the select committees for their hard work. He noted however that not all select committees were running two task and finish groups, the intention was that they would run at least one and that was the role of the Select Committee Task Group Leads. He sought to understand what the issue was so the select committees could undertake deep dives via the task and finish groups. 

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That Council reviewed the work summarised in this report providing feedback to Scrutiny Chairs as appropriate.

     

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SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL - ELECTORAL REVIEW: RESPONSE TO LGBCE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS pdf icon PDF 148 KB

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    To endorse Surrey County Council’s (SCC) response to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) divisional arrangements recommendations.

     

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    The Chair of the Electoral Review Task Group introduced the report which was the final stage to a process that had taken almost a year to pursue. He thanked the Support Services Manager and his team for their work. He thanked the members of the Task Group and provided reassurance that the recommendations for Council to approve had been agreed unanimously by it. He outlined the previous two stages of the process and that the report detailed the Council’s collective response to the Commission’s draft recommendations, final recommendations to be published in December. Conflicting views were overcome by sending all suggestions back to the Commission and the Task Group did not take a view in favour of one suggestion over another. He emphasised that those unhappy with the Commission’s proposals could write separately to the Commission by the 16 October 2023 deadline. 

     

    A Member supported the submission and thanked the Task Group for its work. However, he hoped that when the review concludes the Council would include in its feedback to the Commission that it was unhelpful of them to commence the review without waiting to have regard to the new ward boundaries which had been adopted at the May local elections. He was disappointed regarding the uneven offering provide to him compared to another Member regarding theboundary of the Guildford East division, where the other Member’s detailed argument against the proposals was included whilst he was not offered the same opportunity to put forward the argument as to why he agreed with the proposals. He would write to the Commission directly.

     

    A Member thanked the work of the Task Group noting that creating artificial administrative boundaries across an area taking into account numbers rather than communities was difficult. He was disappointed that his request that the submission incorporates the recent Guildford Borough Council boundaries was not met, as for example the small village community of Wanborough relied on the neighbouring village of Puttenham’s services. He would write to the Commission directly. In future he asked for the recently approved boundary changes to be incorporated.

     

    The Chair noted that Members should write to the Commission if they had concerns.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the Council endorsed the Electoral Review Task Group’s response to the LGBCE.

     

     

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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION - REPORT OF THE PLANNING & REGULATORY COMMITTEE pdf icon PDF 143 KB

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    It is the Council’s responsibility to approve changes to the Council’s Constitution.

     

    This report sets out proposed changes to the Surrey Code of Best Practice in Planning Procedures (Part 6(11)). Consequential changes to Standing Orders (Part 4) in relation to public speaking at Planning & Regulatory Committee are also required. These are brought to Council for formal approval in accordance with Article 4.04(b) and Article 13.01 of the Council’s Constitution.

     

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    The Chairman of the Planning and Regulatory Committee introduced the report noting that the changes were made following inspection and interviews by the Planning Advisory Service. Some of the main changes were around speaking and the other related to the running order of speakers and the way the Committee was run. The Committee would review the operation of the changes after six meetings to see how they worked, the changes to be in place for the next Committee meeting later in the month.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.    Approved the amendments to the Surrey Code of Best Practice in Planning Procedures and Standing Orders as set out in Annexes 1 and 2.

    2.    That the Planning & Regulatory Committee reviews the operation of these changes after six meetings.

     

     

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REPORT OF THE CABINET pdf icon PDF 140 KB

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    To receive the report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 25 July 2023 and 26 September 2023.

     

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    The Leader presented the report of the Cabinet meetings held on 25 July 2023 and 26 September 2023.

     

    Recommendations on Policy Framework Documents:

     

    26 September 2023:

     

    A.    Youth Justice Plan

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    Approved the 2023/24 Youth Justice Plan.

     

    Reports for Information/Discussion:

     

    25 July 2023:

     

    B.    The Care and Support Commissioning Strategy for Extra Care Housing

    C.   Freedom to Travel Strategy

    D.   Approval to Procure Increased Educational Psychology (EP) and Special Educational Needs (SEN) Service Capacity

     

    E.    Quarterly Report on Decisions Taken Under Special Urgency Arrangements: 4 July 2023 - 2 October 2023

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.    Noted that there had been two urgent decisions since the last Cabinet report to Council.

    2.    Adopted the report of the meetings of the Cabinet held on 25 July 2023 and 26 September 2023.

     

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MINUTES OF CABINET MEETINGS pdf icon PDF 294 KB

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    Any matters within the minutes of the Cabinet’s meetings, and not otherwise brought to the Council’s attention in the Cabinet’s report, may be the subject of questions and statements by Members upon notice being given to Democratic Services by 12 noon on Monday 9 October 2023.

     

     

     

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    Minutes:

    No notification had been received by the deadline from Members wishing to raise a question or make a statement on any matters in the minutes.