David Harmer

Council - Tuesday, 9 July 2024 10.00 am

Surrey Council met to discuss, among other business, their relationship with the newly elected national government, the provision of special educational needs support, and performance issues with the Council’s highways contractor, Ringway Infrastructure Services. The Council voted, without dissent, to approve the content of the Cabinet meeting on 25 June 2024, the minutes of the meeting on 21 May 2024, and the Scrutiny Annual Report 2023-24. They also approved a plan to update the Member Development Strategy.

Surrey Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 21 June 2024 11.15 am

The meeting covered routine updates on the activities of the Surrey Pension Fund, including the performance of investment managers and the Local Pension Board, the recent change programme and the adoption of an updated responsible investment policy. Members also discussed the implications of a recent Supreme Court ruling on fossil fuel companies, the performance of equity investments and the forward programme of work.

AGM, Council - Tuesday, 21 May 2024 10.00 am

The meeting saw Councillor Saj Hussain and Councillor Tim Hall re-elected unopposed as Chair and Vice-Chair of the council respectively. It also saw the adoption of the scheme of proportionality for the coming year, approval of the appointment of various committees, chairmen and vice-chairmen, as well as the appointment of Michael Coughlin as Interim Head of Paid Service from 3 June 2024 to 18 August 2024. Matthew Woods was also appointed as the independent member of the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of four years.

Resources and Performance Select Committee - Wednesday, 15 May 2024 10.00 am

The Resources and Performance Select Committee meeting focused on two main topics, corporate health and safety, and an update on the work being undertaken by the Digital Business and Insights (DB&I) task group. The Committee accepted both reports and made four recommendations on health and safety. There was no decision on the DB&I report, as this is still in progress, but the Committee endorsed the group’s timetable for finalising its work and agreed to review the final report at a dedicated online meeting.

Adults and Health Select Committee - Friday, 10 May 2024 10.00 am

The meeting considered two main topics: an update on the provision of services to children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs, such as Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and an update on the Council's performance in relation to safeguarding adults. The committee made several recommendations on how services should be improved and asked the relevant officers to report back with progress on these at a later date.