Councillor Matt Hartley
Email: matt.hartley@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
70 meetings · Page 1 of 14
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 6.30 pm
Audit and Risk Management Panel - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 6.30 pm
Standards Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 6.30 pm
The Standards Committee of Greenwich Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 14 January 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a review of the past year's activities and a discussion on declarations of interest.
Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 7.00 pm
Royal Greenwich Council met in December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including approving a draft local plan for consultation, adopting a revised licensing policy, and addressing community safety and road repairs through dedicated motions. Councillors also noted updates on treasury management and strategic risks.
General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.00 pm
The General Purposes Committee convened to discuss and approve the salary ranges for two key Chief Officer positions: the Interim Head of Procurement and the Director of Place and Growth. The committee agreed to the recommendations outlined in the reports, authorising the Chief Executive to establish appointment panels for these roles in consultation with party group leaders.
Decisions from Meetings
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Budget and Council Tax Setting 2025-26
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy & 2025-26 Budget and Rent Setting
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to approve the Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy and the 2025-26 budget, including rent increases for social homes, tenant service charges, and garages, alongside various measures to address financial pressures, such as rephasing capital program spending, extending the relet policy, reviewing tenant management organisation funding, converting planned council home builds to acquisitions, utilizing GLA grants, converting void homes for temporary accommodation, and funding a Hardship Fund.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Cabinet Member for Equality, Culture & Communities
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Local Council Tax Support Scheme
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to ensure the affordability of the Local Council Tax Support scheme for working-age claimants, the council agreed to reduce the maximum support level from 100% to 80%, increase the earnings taper from 15% to 25%, increase the non-dependant deduction charge from £5 to £10 per week, remove the exemption for non-dependants receiving passported benefits or not in work, abolish the second adult rebate for working-age claimants, allow DWP notifications of Universal Credit claims to serve as LCTS claims, and create a discretionary Council Tax Hardship Fund, while delegating the fund's details and implementation to the Cabinet member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports.
Recommendations Approved
Motion: Protecting leaseholders from excessive insurance and remortgage costs in buildings requiring fire remediation
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to urge the government to act on the Grenfell Inquiry findings, review leaseholder protections from excessive costs, accelerate fire remediation, clarify acceptable building standards, and support a risk-pooling reinsurance scheme to lower leaseholder costs.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 70
Average per Month: 3.5
Decisions Recorded: 87