Councillor Richard Cotton

Council - Monday, 3rd March, 2025 7.00 pm

The Council meeting on 3 March 2025 was scheduled to consider several financial matters including proposed amendments to the Council’s constitution, adoption of a pay policy for 2025/26, agreement of members’ allowances for 2025/26, and the setting of the budget and council tax for 2025/26. The meeting was also due to receive the annual reports of the scrutiny committee chairs, a follow up report to the January themed debate on ‘working with partners’, and to debate three motions from councillors.

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to consider the performance of the Council's house building programme, and other social housing providers. It was also scheduled to consider a report on the Housing Ombudsman's investigation into the Council's handling of housing complaints.

Audit and Corporate Governance Committee - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Corporate Governance Committee's meeting on Thursday 20 February 2025 included a wide-ranging discussion of the Council's financial affairs including the adoption of its Statement of Accounts, its Pay Policy Statement and the Members' Allowances Scheme. It also reviewed the audited accounts of Camden Living and Camden Learning, two companies in which the Council has a financial stake. The Committee also considered the Annual Governance Statement and the External Auditor's Annual Report.

Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the first of 2025 for the full Council of Camden Council. It was scheduled to include a petition presented by the Camden Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a themed debate about how Camden Council works with partners and institutions, an update on the Council’s response to the Government’s consultation on the 10 Year Health Plan for England, a report on the proposed Council Tax Support scheme, the proposed Contract Standing Orders, the Council Tax and Business rates bases, and the responses to written questions submitted by Councillors for the previous Council meeting.

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting covered a range of topics including the Council’s proposed new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licensing scheme, its proposed housing stock investment strategy for the next five years and a report on the work taking place in the housing service to address domestic abuse. The meeting also considered the latest performance information and an update on proposed changes to the Housing Allocation Scheme[^2].