Councillor Norman Marshall

Agenda

The Council meeting began with tributes to recently deceased former Councillors Neville Daniels, Shawn Creighton, Lois Lee, and tributes were also read out on behalf of Councillor Ravi Govindia who could not be present. Councillor Peter Graham proposed an adjournment to highlight the Alton Renewal Plan, which the Council voted for. The Conservative group proposed a motion of no confidence in the Labour administration, arguing that it was incompetent, secretive, and unresponsive to residents’ concerns, particularly regarding waste collection and alleged changes to the constitution to avoid scrutiny. This motion was defeated. Councillor Cassidy proposed a second adjournment, this time to highlight the impact of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. This motion was defeated too. The Council voted to approve changes to the constitution, and to approve the Housing and Annual Resources report. Finally, a Labour group motion stating that the Council will work with the national government to deliver on shared policy objectives was passed.

Meeting

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The Licensing Sub-Committee met to discuss an application for a new premises licence for Ground Coffee Society at 79 Lower Richmond Road, Putney. The application was granted with reduced hours.

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The committee approved both the draft Statement of Principles and Policy under the Gambling Act 2005[^1] and the proposal to consult on the reinstating of the no-casino policy. They also approved a proposal to conduct a Cumulative Impact Assessment on the borough’s licensed premises.

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The Committee heard reports from external auditors, EY, about the 2022-23 and 2023-24 audits. They then discussed the Council's risk management and governance arrangements for the year 2023-24, and noted the Annual Review of Risk Management and the Annual Governance Report 2023-24.