David Hamilton - Councillor for Fareham (Wallington & Downend)

Councillor David Hamilton

Liberal Democrats Wallington & Downend

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

77 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 14th May, 2026 10.30 am

May 14, 2026, 10:30 am
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 16th April, 2026 6.00 pm

April 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Economic Development & Regeneration Advisory Panel MOVED Committee Member

Economic Development & Regeneration Advisory Panel - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 6.00 pm

March 25, 2026, 6:00 pm
Economic Development & Regeneration Advisory Panel Committee Member

Economic Development & Regeneration Advisory Panel - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 6.00 pm

March 19, 2026, 6:00 pm
Audit and Governance Committee Committee Member

Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 12 March 2026 - 6.00 pm

March 12, 2026, 6:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

50 decisions · Page 4 of 10

Motion referred from Council - Protection of Disability Benefits and addressing tax burdens for Fareham Residents

From: from 2 June 2025, Executive - Tuesday, 3rd June, 2025 6.00 pm, - June 03, 2025

To consider the motion presented to Council at its meeting on 17 April 2025 by Councillor C Bainbridge in respect of protecting disability benefits and addressing tax burdens for Fareham residents.   The detail of the motion is set out in full in the report, along with commentary provided as background.

Recommendations Approved

Battery Powered Mobility Aids (draft for Consultation)

From: from 2 June 2025, Executive - Tuesday, 3rd June, 2025 6.00 pm, - June 03, 2025

To approve the draft Fareham Housing Battery Powered Mobility Aids Policy for consultation and approve delegated authority to the Director of Housing, following consultation with the Executive Member for Housing, to make any minor changes to the Policy prior to public consultation.   The new Policy provides comprehensive information on the safe storage, charging and use of battery powered mobility aids.  It also details the process for obtaining permission for one.  The Policy outlines the relevant legislation and fire safety guidance, furthering the context for the procedures.  

Recommendations Approved

The Draft Fareham Housing Allocations Policy

From: from 12/05/25, Executive - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 6.00 pm, - May 20, 2025

To seek Executive approval for the Draft Fareham Housing Allocations Policy to go forward for a period of public consultation.   Under Part VI of the 1996 Housing Act, all Local Authorities must have an allocations policy outlining how priorities are determined and the procedure to be followed when allocating accommodation.   The Draft Fareham Housing Allocations Policy (the Policy) provides comprehensive information regarding eligibility and the allocations process, the background and the relevant legislation.  This includes the most up to date position from Government on the Allocation of Social Housing within England.   An ‘easy read’ version and process chart have also now been produced as part of our compliance with the Transparency, Infludence and Accountability standard set by the Regulator of Social Housing.   This updates the information already outlined on the Council’s webpages.   A period of 6 weeks public consultation will be undertaken on the draft policy before it returns to the Executive for formal adoption.   A period of 6 weeks public a consultation will be undertaken on the draft policy before it returns to Executive for formal adoption.   At its meeting on 3 April 2025, the Housing Scrutiny Panel considered the Policy and a number of comments and suggestions were made.  In the main these were regarding the future impact of the policy on the waiting list and how the Policy compared to other local authorities.  Clarification on these points was provided at the meeting.  Members were also pleased to see a greater focus on inclusion and suggested some minor formatting improvements.  Further details are outlined in the report.    

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Simpler Recycling - Recycling Collection Services

From: from 12/05/25, Executive - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 6.00 pm, - May 20, 2025

To consider the introduction of new recycling collection services across the Borough in March 2026.   The Environment Act 2021 and its associated Regulations, known as Simpler Recycling, requires the Council to collect household food waste weekly, collect glass from the kerbside and extend the range of dry missed recyclables collected from households by 31 March 2026.   In November, Members approved the proposals for introducing food waste collection services from 30 March 2026.  This report considers what dry recycling collection services will be offered to Fareham’s households.   Hampshire County Council, as Waste Disposal Authority, has advised that the current waste disposal infrastructure cannot currently process paper, card, metal, glass and plastics in a way that is compliant with the new Simpler Recycling requirements.  As such, Fareham Borough Council has four options to consider for dry recycling collections.  The recommended option is to make no changes to the dry recycling collections until the new waste disposal infrastructure is operational in Winter 2027.  This is supported by Defra, has minimal impact on the Borough’s potential to improve recycling performance and incurs no additional costs.    

Recommendations Approved

Fareham Housing Decant Policy - Adoption

From: from 12/05/25, Executive - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 6.00 pm, - May 20, 2025

To update the Executive on the outcome of the Fareham Housing Decant Policy and seek approval for adoption.   The Fareham Housing Decant Policy details the legislation and process for when occupants are required to move accommodation in an emergency or to enable repairs, major works and development.  The policy applies to Council tenants, leaseholders, and in rare instances, private residents.   At its meeting on 3 February 2025, the Executive approved the policy for six weeks of public consultation.  This was undertaken from 21 February to 4 April 2025.  This report summarises the outcome of the consultation and details the changes made in response.  

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 77

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 50