Agenda

People, Performance and Development Committee - Monday, 7 April 2025 10.30 am

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

Contact: Joss Butler  Email: joss.butler@surreycc.gov.uk

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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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2.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING - 18 February 2025 pdf icon PDF 111 KB

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    To agree the minutes as a true record of the meeting.

3.

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.

4.

QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS

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    To receive any questions or petitions.

     

    Notes:

     

    1.  The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting – 1 April 2025

    2.  The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting – 31 March 2025

    3.  The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.

     

     

5.

ACTION REVIEW pdf icon PDF 95 KB

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Forward Work Programme pdf icon PDF 104 KB

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Surrey County Council Officer Code of Conduct pdf icon PDF 105 KB

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    To seek the Committee’s endorsement for the updated Officer Code of Conduct, which forms part of the Constitution of the Council, before it is presented to Council for approval in May 2025.

     

    This report is being brought to People, Performance and Development Committee (PPDC) under its delegated powers in accordance with Section 2, para 6.13 (a) of the Constitution:

     

    “determine policy on pay and contractual terms and conditions of employment of all staff”

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Career Development Update pdf icon PDF 136 KB

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    The purpose of this report is to update the committee on the progress of the Career Development programme which has taken place for all employees of Surrey County Council (SCC) over the last 12 months, as well as planned future activity to support the careers and development of our employees.

     

    This report is being brought to the People, Performance and Development Committee under its delegated powers in accordance with Section 2, para 6.13(g) of the Constitution:

     

    “Consider strategic workforce planning.”

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Voluntary Redundancy Payments and Severance Pay Approvals pdf icon PDF 115 KB

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    To seek approval from the Committee to

     

    1. Make changes to the Council’s Redundancy Payments scheme to simplify the payments in respect of voluntary redundancy. 

     

    2. To amend the severance policy (and associated policies) with regards to approvals of severance payments to bring them in line with legal requirements. 

     

    This report is being brought to the People, Performance and Development Committee under its delegated powers in accordance with Section 2, para 6.13(a) of the Constitution:

     

    “Determine policy on pay, terms and conditions of employment of all staff.”

     

10.

Pay Policy Statement 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 107 KB

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    To recommend to the Committee a Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26, for approval by Full Council on 7 May 2025  .

     

    This report is being brought to the People, Performance and Development Committee under its delegated powers in accordance with Section 2, para 6.13(a) of the Constitution:

     

    “Determine policy on pay, terms and conditions of employment of all staff.”

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DATE OF NEXT MEETING

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    The next meeting of People, Performance and Development Committee will be on 14 July 2025.