Richard Tear

Council - Tuesday, 9 July 2024 10.00 am

Surrey Council met to discuss, among other business, their relationship with the newly elected national government, the provision of special educational needs support, and performance issues with the Council’s highways contractor, Ringway Infrastructure Services. The Council voted, without dissent, to approve the content of the Cabinet meeting on 25 June 2024, the minutes of the meeting on 21 May 2024, and the Scrutiny Annual Report 2023-24. They also approved a plan to update the Member Development Strategy.

Planning and Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 26 June 2024 10.30 am

Surrey Council's Planning and Regulatory Committee approved two applications for extra care housing developments at their meeting on 26 June 2024. They also agreed to a number of changes to their procedures, and to delegate new powers for the service of planning enforcement notices.

Surrey Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 21 June 2024 11.15 am

The meeting covered routine updates on the activities of the Surrey Pension Fund, including the performance of investment managers and the Local Pension Board, the recent change programme and the adoption of an updated responsible investment policy. Members also discussed the implications of a recent Supreme Court ruling on fossil fuel companies, the performance of equity investments and the forward programme of work.

the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee of Surrey Council

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 5 June 2024 10.00 am

The committee noted the Annual Complaints Performance Report, the 2023/24 Treasury Management Outturn Report, Internal Audit's Annual Report and Opinion, and the Counter Fraud Annual Report. They deferred a decision on the External Audit Plan for 2023/24 pending further information about the fees.