James Griggs - Councillor for Harlow ( Netteswell)

Councillor James Griggs

 Labour and Co-operative  Netteswell  Leader of the Opposition

Email: james.griggs@harlow.gov.uk

Council: Harlow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Cabinet (Spokesperson) Appointments Panel Scrutiny Committee Regulatory Sub Committee Personnel Committee Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Audit & Standards Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

CouncilThursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 18, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Spokesperson

CabinetThursday, 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 13, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

60 decisions · Page 3 of 12

Social Housing Regulatory and Compliance - Update

From: CabinetThursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...to manage social housing compliance responsibilities and improve performance, the Cabinet approved directly awarding contracts worth £3,315,381.47 to Chas Berger for fire risk assessment remedial works and associated external refurbishment at three sheltered housing schemes for a 12-month period.

Recommendations Approved

Referral from Cabinet - LGR Update

From: CouncilThursday, 18th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

... the Cabinet of Harlow endorsed the Creating a Local Future for Greater Essex (5UA) Business Case as their preferred model for local government reorganisation in Greater Essex and recommended it to the Council.

Recommendations approved

Hatfield Forest Mitigation Strategy and Development Tariff

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the Hatfield Forest Mitigation Strategy and Development Tariff, including a £146.59 per dwelling tariff for the East of Harlow Garden Community, and the draft Governance Agreement between local planning authorities and the National Trust.

Recommendations Approved

2024/25 Complaints Performance Overview

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to improve complaint handling, the Cabinet approved changes to the council's Complaints Policy to align with the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code, noted the 2024-25 complaints performance, acknowledged progress on lessons learned from 2023-24, and approved service delivery changes to address maladministration findings by the Housing Ombudsman.

Recommendations Approved

Social Housing Regulatory and Compliance - Update

From: CabinetThursday, 11th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...the Cabinet of Harlow noted progress on social housing compliance, approved the Damp and Mould Environments Policy, and noted progress aligning mandatory requirements with compliance policy.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 60