Neil Wood
Council: Fareham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
33 meetings · Page 1 of 7
SPECIAL, Executive - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 4.30 pm, NEW
14 attendees, 10 documents, 0 media files
Executive - Monday, 1st September, 2025 6.00 pm
15 attendees, 26 documents, 0 media files
Decisions from Meetings
97 decisions · Page 12 of 20
Draft Air Quality Strategy 2025-2030 for Consultation
From: Executive - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 03, 2025
To approve the draft Air Quality Strategy 2025 – 2030 for consultation prior ro final consideration and adoption. Air pollution can have a serious effect on people’s health. The Environment Act 2021 requires all local authorities to have either an active Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) if the authority has declared an Air Quality Management Area or to produce an Air Quality Strategy. In 2024, Fareham revoked both of its AQMAs and is therefore no longer required to have an AQAP. As such, an Air Quality Strategy is required. A 12-week public consultation process on the draft Air Quality Strategy is proposed and the final Strategy will be brought back to the Executive for decision later in the year.
Recommendations Approved
Insurance Services Contract
From: Executive - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 03, 2025
This report considers the tenders received for the provision of Insurance Services for Fareham Borough Council. The report recommends an award of contract for the services. Ten Borough and District councils in Hampshire have worked collaboratively to procure insurance services from 1 April 2025 using an Open Procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The current cost of insurance across the 10 borough and district councils in Hampshire is £4.7 million a year and for Fareham Borough Council £531,000. This report provides the Executive with information regarding the tenders received and seeks an award of contract for a 3-year long term agreement with the option to extend for a further 2 years for the provision of insurance services.
Recommendations Approved
Sale of Land at Faraday North
From: Executive - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 03, 2025
As outlined in the confidential report.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Peer Challenge Position Statement
From: Executive - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 03, 2025
To present and seek approval of the Positioning Statement for the Corporate Peer Challenge to support the LGA peer team to provide feedback. As part of the Council’s commitment to continuous improvement and to meet its Best Value Duty, Fareham Borough Council is participating in the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge. The aim of the challenge is to provide assurance, share good practice with the wider sector, as well as receive valuable challenge and advice to support improved service provision. The peer team will be made up of a lead Councillor and senior officers from other local authorities around the country. Preceding an on-site visit by the peer team to make their own assessments, the Council will be providing a data pack and positioning statement with relevant information including requests for guidance on specific topics. If approved, the positioning statement will be submitted to the LGA peer team to review before the on-site visit.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Revenue Account Budgets, Fees & Charges 2025/26
From: Executive - Monday, 3rd February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 03, 2025
The report seeks agreement from the Executive to recommend to Council the approval of the revised budget for the Housing Revenue account for 2024/25, plus the base budgets, fees and charges and rent increases for 2025/26. The Executive recommended, and the Council approved, in February 2024 the base budget and rent increase for 2024/25 for Housing Revenue Account (HRA) services. The report sets out some revisions to the Housing Revenue Account revised budget for 2024/25 and base budget for 2025/26. The housing capital programme and financing for the years 2024/25 to 2028/29 is also included for information as this impacts on the revenue budget. The report also proposes the increases in rents and fees and charges for 2025/26. The report highlights the issues affecting the Housing Revenue Account. In particular it highlights the increased expenditure needed to maintain the Council’s housing stock in the next 2 years. This will mean that we will not be able to continue with our debt repayment put aside in these years. However, any surpluses that do arise will be considered for this purpose. Due to these pressures, increased budget monitoring has been introduced for this period and a specific HRA Opportunities Plan has been drawn up which contains actions that have been identified to help reduce net expenditure. Council budgets are susceptible to change in the level of expenditure and income caused by factors inside and outside the Council’s control. Scenario analysis has been carried out to indicate the effect on housing balances of changes in the level of expenditure and income. This has been included to support the need to maintain a prudent level of reserves and a working balance.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 33
Average per Month: 1.5
Decisions Recorded: 97