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10/23

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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    The Chair to report apologies for absence.

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    Apologies for absence were received from Paul Follows, Tim Hall, Nick Harrison, David Lewis (Camberley West), Scott Lewis, Julia McShane, Joanne Sexton, Hazel Watson, Fiona White.

     

    Members who attended remotely and had no voting rights were Paul Deach, Michaela Martin.

     

11/23

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 610 KB

12/23

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.

13/23

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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    Notices

     

    I start with the sad notices of the passing of past County Councillor Janet Maines, who died earlier in the year, and Eloise Appleby, CEO of The Grange. Our sympathies to the families on this sad news.

     

    Visiting Highlights

     

    Since we last met, I have carried out numerous visits to some of Surrey’s outstanding charities and organisations, such as Cherry Trees, which provides respite care for young people. We discussed options to hold an open-air concert in the grounds of Woodhatch Place later this year - more news of that to follow in due course.

     

    I met with the Head of the Yehudi Menuhin School and discussed their exciting plans for reaching out into the community.  

     

    At the invitation of the High Sheriff of Surrey, I attended the installation of the 'Knife Angel' at Guildford Cathedral - I found the sculpture both moving and intimidating.

     

    I attended a Fireside Chat on the genocide in Rwanda, given by a serving army officer who spent four months there in the aftermath, and I attended the Annual General Meeting of the Southeast Reservist and Cadets Association.

     

    On International Women's Day (IWD) I visited a local care home and gave a talk about women in the world of politics and the history of IWD.

     

    Together with the Leader of the Council, I attended a Royal Holloway Volunteering 20th Anniversary reception, celebrating the students who volunteer in the local community throughout their time at the university.

     

    Last month saw the one-year anniversary of the Newdigate Good Neighbours Scheme, where I learned how the community supports local people with the help of Surrey Community Action.

     

    I also attended a church service with the newly appointed Bishop of Croydon.

     

    Hosting Highlights

     

    In February, we held the first gathering of past Surrey County Council Members here at Woodhatch Place and committed to encouraging more past Members to sign up to receiving a twice-yearly newsletter and attend the annual meeting of the Surrey County Council Past Members Association.

     

    I hosted and spoke at a Surrey Hills Association event with His Honour Christopher Critchlow LLB DL and Sally Varah MBE DL, with a talk on restorative justice highlighting the work of preventative justice and HMP Send.

     

    We commemorated one year anniversary of Putin's war in Ukraine and re-raised the flag at the entrance to Woodhatch Place and video of remembrance for the families and victims of this dreadful war. 

     

    I met with the Surrey Youth Cabinet and Young Mayor, who also met with the Cabinet, and I am delighted to see that unspent funding from the Members’ Allocation Grant has been allocated to the Young Mayor for the coming year.

     

    Last week, I chaired our annual Surrey Armed Forces Covenant Conference (2023) at Pirbright, including a presentation to Surrey's longest serving Armed Forces Champion, and I hosted a meeting of the Surrey Military Appeals Committee at Woodhatch Place on Friday.

     

     

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    Buddhi Weerasinghe joined the meeting at 10.08 am.

     

    The Chair:

     

    ·         Informed Members of the deaths of former County Councillor Janet Maines and Eloise Appleby, former Chief Executive of the Grange in Bookham. She paid tribute to the contributions they had both made to the county of Surrey.

    ·         Thanked Robert Hughes for attending Eloise Appleby’s memorial on behalf of the Council and highlighted the letter of thanks and certificate of service awarded through the Chair’s Office before she died.

    ·         Invited Robert Hughes and David Harmer to speak, they paid personal tribute to Eloise Appleby and Janet Maines respectively.

    ·         Led the Council in a moment of reflection for Janet Maines and Eloise Appleby.

    ·         Noted that Tony Samuels had resigned as County Councillor for Walton South and Oatlands, and thanked him for his service to the Council as a divisional Member, past Cabinet Member and Chair of Council.

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

    ·         Highlighted her attendance at the recent Surrey Armed Forces Covenant Conference 2023, held at Pirbright. Over 150 delegates attended with many services represented, with a fantastic array of speakers on life in the services and their families’ experiences. She congratulated the organisers of the conference, the Armed Forces and her office.

     

14/23

LEADER'S STATEMENT pdf icon PDF 212 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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    The Leader of the Council made a detailed statement. A copy of the statement is attached as Appendix A.

     

    Members raised the following topics:

     

    ·         Noted that potholes were a major problem and there was a dangerous amount, it could no longer be said that Surrey’s roads were improving compared to a year ago.

    ·         Noted that the Highways service was overwhelmed and Surrey’s roads were disintegrating, sufficient money was needed for repairs to ensure public safety.

    ·         Noted that highways were a major concern for residents, and residents were entitled to expect the delivery and timely repair of potholes and to be kept informed.  

    ·         Provided examples of roads potholed to a dangerous extent in Elmbridge, loose stones, incomplete work and resurfacing not carried out, bridge replacement delayed, cars swerving to avoid potholes, residents facing poor lighting, broken suspension and significant costs; in line with encouraging cycling, Surrey’s roads must be safe.

    ·         Noted sadness at Tony Samuels’ resignation and thanked him for the immense amount of hard work and help given to Members.

    ·         Noted surprise that the Leader praised the recent national Budget which signalled the worst decline in living standards in living memory and offered no new support on the cost of living; residents would continue to struggle due to the lack of help from the Government and the Council needed to lobby the Government to help the most vulnerable.

    ·         Noted that the Leader stated that a key priority for the Council was improving health outcomes, yet residents were suffering worse outcomes due to insufficient funding; the national Budget signalled no extra money for the NHS despite hospitals having costly repairs backlogs and NHS services were struggling.

    ·         Welcomed the announcement of Government funding for a special needs school in the north of Surrey but noted that more special educational needs places in Surrey were needed; asked the Leader to confirm when a site selection and planning application would be done for this school.

    ·         Residents were frustrated with the state of Surrey’s roads and things were going to get worse as next year's 2024/25 Highways budget would be reduced by £51.8 million with Members losing their £100,000 divisional allowance; asked whether the Leader would reverse those cuts.

    ·         Highlighted that Lime Tree Primary School in Redhill, approved by the Planning and Regulatory Committee in 2014, was built on a green urban site by claiming special circumstances, despite the alternative site assessment which proposed that housing could be built on that site.

    ·         Regarding new school delivery, noted that the Planning and Regulatory Committee had rejected plans to move Reigate Priory Junior School to Woodhatch Place, asked whether the Council would apply its new transport policy and place the new school in the middle of a 20-minute neighbourhood.

    ·         Asked whether the Council would properly assess the site options for the Reigate Priory Junior School, and for the Leader to confirm that the same scheme would not go back to a Planning and Regulatory Committee primed to approve it, instead asking for a commitment to realign the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14/23

15/23

CHANGES TO CABINET PORTFOLIOS pdf icon PDF 224 KB

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

     

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    The Leader introduced the report noting that the Cabinet Member for Environment’s portfolio would now include responsibility for all issues relating to flooding, with all aspects of waste (including oversight of future waste strategy the re-procurement of the waste contract) becoming the responsibility of the Cabinet Member for Property and Waste. The Deputy Cabinet Member for Levelling Up would have a greater focus on assisting with the work underway regarding the integration of health and social care, particularly following the publication of the Hewitt Review next week.

     

    In response to a comment made by a Member regarding the frequent nature of changes to Cabinet Portfolios, the Leader explained that these were updated on a regular basis in order to reflect the demands of the priority focus at the time.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the Council noted the Leader's changes to Cabinet Portfolios.

     

16/23

MEMBERS' QUESTION TIME pdf icon PDF 371 KB

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    1.      The Leader of the Council 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 15 March 2023).

     

    2.       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 twenty-five questions had been received. The questions and replies were published in the supplementary agenda on 20 March 2023.

     

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

     

    (Q2) Colin Cross concerning the 114 new houses to be built in Effingham, he noted that response stated that there was no consultation process because consultation had already taken place, yet that was prior to the decision and there had been over 900 objections to the previous application. He asked why Wisley Airfield was included in the response as a reason for the new school expansion, as the Wisley Airfield application in the Local Plan already included plans for a new school with 400 places.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Education and Learning reiterated that the response did not state that there would be no consultation carried out - it stated that the consultation was to be carried out by the Trust and not by the Council. She highlighted that the Trust had previously consulted widely across the area. She noted that the reference to the proposed development in Wisley Airfield was to underline the reasons why the school place planning team felt that there was sufficient growth in the population in the vicinity of the school to justify additional places at that school. The Wisley Airfield site would include an additional primary school; the school being referenced was a secondary school.

     

    (Q3) John Beckett had no supplementary question.

     

    Ernest Mallett MBE referring to part (f) of the response, asked whether the Cabinet Member recognised that resurfacing concrete roads had been a traditionally neglected area. Considering that fine milling had been accepted as a possible solution, he asked what alternative technology there was for dealing with concrete roads that were not suitable for fine milling.

     

    Catherine Powell referred to the response that stated that footways to large schools with more than 500 pupils were defined as Category 3 link footways rather than primary or secondary walking routes. With the increased emphasis on Active Travel and the priorities set out in the fourth Local Transport Plan (LTP4), she asked whether the Cabinet Member would consider increasing the category of footways that serve schools, particularly in areas where schools have populations more than 1,000 pupils. She asked how many of the temporary repairs undertaken during that winter had already failed.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Highways and Community Resilience noted that he would provide written responses to both Members, and asked them if they could confirm the details of their questions outside the meeting.

     

    (Q4) Catherine Powellnoted that the planning system focused on one application at a time where the use of infiltration and impact on recharging the aquifer was compounded; she sought reassurance from the Cabinet Member that it would be addressed in the forthcoming Climate Change Adaption Strategy. Referring to the response around the categorisation of flood risk that was only used for fluvial flood risk, she asked what categorisations of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16/23

17/23

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 20 March 2023).

     

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    Buddhi Weerasinghe(Lower Sunbury and Halliford)made a statement on a campaign to bring rail stations in Spelthorne into the Transport for London (TfL) zoning system. The campaigners carried out an extensive feasibility study to prove there would be an increase of footfall which would benefit the local communities. The Department for Transport required a feasible business case to open talks with South Western Railway and that had recently been provided by Shepperton Studios. He asked the Council to lobby the Government on Shepperton Studios’ letter.

     

    Jonathan Hulley(Foxhills, Thorpe & Virginia Water)made a statement on the Thorpe Green Community Project for £68,000 approved in July 2022 by the Your Fund Surrey (YFS) Advisory Panel. The applicant, the Core Judo Academy would use the funding to provide a new community use car park and outdoor gym facility. It had been discovered that the earmarked land was common land so an application had to be made to the Secretary of State. He praised the joint working between Runnymede Borough Council and the Council to agree a solution and welcomed Runnymede Borough Council’s additional allocation of £25,000. He thanked the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities and Community Safety, and YFS officers.  

     

    Rachael Lake(Walton)made a statement on the newly opened Heathside Walton-on-Thames free school, further to her statement a year ago noting her residents’ concerns. The small roundabout at the junction of Terrace Road and Waterside Drive was becoming a hub for significant environmental impact. Within less than 500 metres on Waterside Drive there were several leisure and sporting facilities, many other sites, private dwellings and the new free school which led to more traffic problems from only one year’s intake. The roundabout connecting Waterside Drive and Terrace Road was near a school and a nursery; a further school to follow. She stressed to the Leader that an in-depth environmental assessment was needed.

     

    Mark Sugden(Hinchley Wood, Claygate and Oxshott)made a statement on Network Rail’s refurbishment to three local railway bridges, two in his Division and the other in Esher. He noted that significant road diversions were in place which inconvenienced the local community, there had been a delay to the completion of Claygate bridge and the footbridge at Claygate Station had closed to carry out emergency work. He recognised the need for those works, however there were adverse impacts to local businesses, commuters and roads. He asked the relevant Cabinet Member to reinforce to Network Rail the need to complete those works with urgency.

     

    The Chair suggested that those Members could circulate their written statement to all Members after the meeting if they overran their time limit.

     

    Eber Kington rejoined the meeting at 11.40 am.

     

18/23

ORIGINAL MOTIONS

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    Item 9 (i)

     

    John O’Reilly (Hersham) to move under standing order 11 as follows:

    This Council notes that:

    Surrey County Council has a significant role in the design and implementation of new development, particularly in respect of streets and transportation in general. As such, the County Council as the local Highway Authority advises the county’s district and borough councils on the transportation implications of applications for planning permission.

     

    The Healthy Streets for Surrey guide, adopted by the Cabinet on 25 October 2022, established the standards that the County Council would expect newly designed streets to meet.

     

    It builds on national guidance but is more detailed and takes into account the existing policies of the County Council. Such policies enable the creation of places that improve the physical and mental health of Surrey residents and reduce their environmental footprint by encouraging cycling and walking more often; streets in which children can play safely; improved air quality; re-greened streets and public spaces; a reduction in residents’ transport carbon footprint; and the creation of beautiful, resilient and popular streets that will ultimately require less long-term maintenance.

     

    This Council resolves to:

     

           I.        Request that the Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth writes to all district and borough councillors to request they adopt the Healthy Streets Guide, in order to give the guidance additional weight in the planning process. The County Council will support them to adopt it as a supplementary planning document or to incorporate it into their own design guidance/design codes.

     

         II.        Renew its regular offer of transportation development planning training to district and borough councils’ planning committee members and this will be expanded to include training on the Healthy Streets guidance and approach.

     

     

    Item 9 (ii)

     

    Will Forster (Woking South) to move under standing order 11 as follows:

    This Council notes that:

    • Road collision statistics in Surrey have hardly changed over the last ten years.
    • In 2021 24 people were killed and 647 were seriously injured.
    • The effects of a road traffic collision can have a physical, emotional, social and economic impact on everyone involved.
    • In financial terms the cost of road collisions in Surrey was approximately £250 million in 2021.

       

    This Council further notes that:

     

    • Vision Zero is a set of principles and policies aimed at eliminating serious injuries and fatalities involving road traffic. It shifts responsibility for crashes from road users to the designers of the road system - if one occurs, it is up to authorities to ensure that it does not happen again.
    • Vision Zero ambition has already been adopted by comparable authorities such as Essex, Kent and Oxfordshire County Councils.

     

    This Council calls on the Cabinet to:

     

         I.         Adopt a Vision Zero “Safe System” approach to road danger reduction.

        II.         Work closely with partners and stakeholders to take a whole system approach, working together on infrastructure, behaviour, technology and legislation to achieve this change.

      III.         Set a target date for there to be zero fatalities and severe injuries on Surrey’s roads.

      IV.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 18/23

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    Item 9 (i)

     

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

     

    Under Standing Order 12.1 John O’Reilly moved:

    This Council notes that:

    Surrey County Council has a significant role in the design and implementation of new development, particularly in respect of streets and transportation in general. As such, the County Council as the local Highway Authority advises the county’s district and borough councils on the transportation implications of applications for planning permission.

     

    The Healthy Streets for Surrey guide, adopted by the Cabinet on 25 October 2022, established the standards that the County Council would expect newly designed streets to meet.

     

    It builds on national guidance but is more detailed and takes into account the existing policies of the County Council. Such policies enable the creation of places that improve the physical and mental health of Surrey residents and reduce their environmental footprint by encouraging cycling and walking more often; streets in which children can play safely; improved air quality; re-greened streets and public spaces; a reduction in residents’ transport carbon footprint; and the creation of beautiful, resilient and popular streets that will ultimately require less long-term maintenance.

     

    This Council resolves to:

     

      I.        Request that the Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth writes to all district and borough councillors to request they adopt the Healthy Streets Guide, in order to give the guidance additional weight in the planning process. The County Council will support them to adopt it as a supplementary planning document or to incorporate it into their own design guidance/design codes.

     

     II.        Renew its regular offer of transportation development planning training to district and borough councils’ planning committee members and this will be expanded to include training on the Healthy Streets guidance and approach.

     

    John O’Reilly made the following points:

     

    ·         Thanked the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities and Community Safety and Liz Townsend for agreeing to amalgamate some parts of the amendment to the motion.

    ·         Quoted from the introduction of the new Healthy Streets for Surrey design guide which encapsulated the need for change and why the new guide was a step forward, regarding streets as places as opposed to simply facilitating movement between places.

    ·         Highlighted the frustration of those who served on a planning committee at borough and district council level when the Council as the highways authority expressed no objection to some planning applications, not taking into account the issues that the revised Guide stipulated.

    ·         Summarised what the Guide intended to achieve: streets in which it was easy for everyone to move, streets in which it was safe, enjoyable and easy to walk for everyone, green streets that enriched Surrey's diverse biodiversity, enhanced environment and improved air quality, Streets that connected seamlessly to existing places, allowing natural movement, streets that were beautiful, and streets that supported happy, healthy and sustainable lives for all.

    ·         Noted that the new Guide expanded the information to be considered by the Council when it commented on planning applications and by the planning authorities when  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18/23

19/23

SELECT COMMITTEES' REPORT TO COUNCIL pdf icon PDF 291 KB

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    For Members to note the headline activity of the Council’s overview and scrutiny function in the period December 2022 to February 2023 asking questions of Scrutiny Chairs as necessary.

     

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    The Chairman of the Select Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs’ Group introduced the report and thanked the select committee chairmen and Task Group Leads and others for their work over the last two years, improving the scrutiny undertaken by the select committees. He noted that there was more to do and hoped that his work would be carried on by another Member in May onwards, presenting the scrutiny annual report.   

     

    RESOLVED:

     

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

    2.    That the next scrutiny report to Council will be the annual report.

     

20/23

MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT pdf icon PDF 289 KB

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    To agree the annual adjustment to Members’ Allowances for the financial year 2023-2024.

     

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    The Leader introduced the report reminding Members that nearly three years ago the Council agreed to adopt the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel that included a provision for a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase from 1 April annually. Due to the current high level of inflation, the increase would be 8.8% based on CPI which was unacceptable. He thanked Group Leaders for their support in agreeing the proposal of a capped increase of 3%.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the Council approved the proposed 3% increase in Members’ Allowances for the 2023 - 2024 financial year.

     

21/23

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL - ELECTORAL REVIEW PHASE TWO (DIVISION BOUNDARIES) SUBMISSION pdf icon PDF 289 KB

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    To endorse the process for approving Surrey County Council’s (SCC) submission regarding future division boundaries, as part of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England’s (LGBCE) electoral review process.

     

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    The Leader introduced the report noting that the review was comprised of two parts, the first phase was to agree the number of Members of the Council, following that review the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) in February had accepted the Council’s recommendation to retain 81 Members. The second phase was to consider any need to redraw the divisional boundaries within the existing district and borough boundaries. Members had been invited to meetings to discuss the second phase and their comments would be fed back to the cross-party Electoral Review Task Group to ensure consensus across the Council, with a single Surrey County Council response sent to the LGBCE. The submission must be made by 8 May, which was prior to the next Council meeting. Members and political groups could submit their individual recommendations and suggestions to the LGBCE.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    That the Council endorsed the suggestion that the Electoral Review Task Group agree Surrey County Council’s response to phase two of the Electoral Review.

     

22/23

CHANGES TO BORDER TO COAST PENSION PARTNERSHIP GOVERNANCE pdf icon PDF 200 KB

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    A review of the governance of Border to Coast Pension Partnership (BCPP) has been undertaken to understand whether there are any changes that may be recommended for consideration by Partner Funds (as customers and shareholders) and the BCPP Board. This paper seeks approval from Surrey County Council regarding proposed changes resulting from this review and that future decisions in respect of BCPP matters be delegated to the Surrey Pension Fund Committee and Shareholder representative where appropriate. These recommendations have been reviewed by the Surrey Local Pension Board and are commended by the Surrey Pension Fund Committee.

     

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    The Vice-Chairman of the Surrey Pension Fund Committeeintroduced the report noting that it sought approval from the Council on the changes identified from the review of the governance of the Border to Coast Pension Partnership (BCPP), and that future decisions in respect to BCPP matters be delegated to the Surrey Pension Fund Committee and Shareholder representative where appropriate. The recommendations were reviewed by the Surrey Local Pension Board and commended by the Surrey Pension Fund Committee.He asked Members to note that the latest UK Government budget included measures aimed at increasing the extent and pace of pooling pensions investments, making it even more necessary for the funds to be able to respond promptly to changes in the regulatory environment.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.    Approved the proposed changes to the Stakeholder agreement, Articles of Association and Inter Authority Agreement outlined in this report.

     

    2.    Approved for all future decisions in respect of BCPP matters to be delegated in the following way:

     

    a)      Inter authority agreement matters (BCPP Joint Committee) – to the Surrey Pension Fund Committee;

    b)      Articles of Association and shareholder agreement matters – to the shareholder representative (the Section 151 officer or their delegate, in consultation with the Chairman of the Surrey Pension Fund Committee).

     

    3.   Approved for authority be delegated to the Section 151 officer and the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Chairman of the Surrey Pension Fund Committee to update the Council’s Constitution to reflect the above approvals and to approve for execution by the Council the final versions of any documents necessary to put these decisions into effect.

     

23/23

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION pdf icon PDF 203 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 Officer Scheme of Delegation Scheme of Delegation (Part 3, Section 3, Part 3A) in relation to the delegation of Council functions, and proposed changes to the Financial Regulations (Part 5(2)). 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 Leader introduced the report noting that it was important that the Constitution was updated to reflect any change of practices. He noted that the report contained minor amendments to the Financial Regulations which had been through an extensive consultation and thechanges were approved by the People, Performance and Development Committee on 27 February 2023 and the Audit and Governance Committee on 8 March 2023.

     

    RESOLVED:

     

    1.      Approved the amendments to the Financial Regulations and Scheme of Delegation, as set out, in Annexes 1 and 2.