Denise Turner-Stewart

Strategic Investment Board - Monday, 14 April 2025 10.30 am

The Strategic Investment Board (SIB) met to approve the annual report for the financial year 2023/24, covering investments and property. The board approved the Strategic Investment Board Annual Report for 2023/24. Discussions focused on re-establishing governance controls, reviewing company performance, and future business planning.

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

The People, Performance and Development Committee met to discuss updates to the officer code of conduct, career development programmes, voluntary redundancy payments and the council's pay policy. The committee endorsed the updated Officer Code of Conduct, approved changes to the council’s redundancy payments scheme, and approved the Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26, recommending its adoption by the Full Council. They also received an update on the progress of the Career Development programme.

Extraordinary Meeting, Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 2.30 pm

The Cabinet of Surrey County Council voted to approve an interim plan for local government reorganisation in Surrey, based around the creation of two new unitary authorities to replace the existing two-tier system of a county council and 11 district and borough councils. The Council's preferred model of two unitary authorities will now be submitted to the government for consideration, alongside an alternative proposal for a three-unitary model put forward by the boroughs and districts.

Council - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 10.00 am

The meeting began with a discussion of the future of local government in Surrey, with Councillor Tim Oliver, the Leader of the Council, and Councillor Catherine Powell, the Leader of the Opposition, outlining their differing perspectives. Councillor Oliver strongly advocated for the creation of two new Unitary Councils for Surrey, arguing that it would bring greater clarity, efficiency, and financial savings. Councillor Powell favoured three Unitary Councils, believing that it would deliver more localism and better reflect existing collaborations between boroughs. The meeting also touched on the growing debt issues in Woking and Spellthorne, prompting calls for government intervention. The Council then voted to submit its interim proposal on Local Government Reorganisation to the government.

Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm

The Cabinet of Surrey County Council met on Tuesday 25 February 2025. The meeting included updates on the Council's Alternative Provision programme, its ongoing Customer Transformation Programme, and the Unit4/MySurrey system. The Cabinet also agreed to the creation of a new Surrey Materials Recycling Facility at Trumps Farm, as well as the adoption of new policies on economic growth and land management.