Pauline Ham - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Pauline Ham

Liberal Democrat

Email: pauline.ham@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Planning Committee - North (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Communities (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families (Committee Member) Officer Appeals Committee Local Community Network - Cheddar and Axbridge

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

62 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Scrutiny Committee - Communities Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 05, 2026, 10:00 am
Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - North - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 13, 2026
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 12.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Planning Committee - North Committee Member

Planning Committee - North - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

194 decisions · Page 11 of 39

Motions

From: Full Council - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 1.00 pm - September 25, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Use of HRA Underspends 24-25

From: Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to support recommendations being presented to Full Council on 25th September, including increasing the HRA capital programme by £3.377m for property acquisitions to be used temporarily for general fund temporary accommodation purposes, delegating property acquisition decisions, and tasking officers with preparing a business case for further temporary accommodation acquisitions.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes from the Previous Meeting held on 7 August 2025

From: Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...the committee confirmed the minutes of the Scrutiny Committee – Communities meeting held on 7 August 2025 as a correct record.

Recommendations Approved

National Policy/Regulatory Changes in Social Housing Sector and Housing Development Programme

From: Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025

...to note the update on national policy and regulatory changes in the social housing sector and the Housing Development Programme, including key announcements such as the 10-year rent settlement, funding for new housing, implementation of Awaab's law, changes to Right to Buy, and various consultations, as well as preparations for Awaab's Law and an overview of the current development programme.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 62

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 194