Robert King

AGM, Council - Tuesday, 21 May 2024 10.00 am

The meeting saw Councillor Saj Hussain and Councillor Tim Hall re-elected unopposed as Chair and Vice-Chair of the council respectively. It also saw the adoption of the scheme of proportionality for the coming year, approval of the appointment of various committees, chairmen and vice-chairmen, as well as the appointment of Michael Coughlin as Interim Head of Paid Service from 3 June 2024 to 18 August 2024. Matthew Woods was also appointed as the independent member of the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of four years.

Resources and Performance Select Committee - Wednesday, 15 May 2024 10.00 am

The Resources and Performance Select Committee meeting focused on two main topics, corporate health and safety, and an update on the work being undertaken by the Digital Business and Insights (DB&I) task group. The Committee accepted both reports and made four recommendations on health and safety. There was no decision on the DB&I report, as this is still in progress, but the Committee endorsed the group’s timetable for finalising its work and agreed to review the final report at a dedicated online meeting.

Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Tuesday, 9 April 2024 10.00 am

The meeting approved the appointments of a new Chief Executive and an interim Monitoring Officer for Surrey County Council. Councillors also received apologies from absent Councillors.

Surrey Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 22 March 2024 11.15 am

The Surrey Pension Fund Committee approved the Surrey Pensions Team's strategic plan for 2024-2025, a new training policy, and the budget for 2024/25. It also agreed to delegate to the Chair the final approval of the Fund’s application to become a signatory of the UK Stewardship Code, and noted a report on the Fund’s investment performance.

Council - Tuesday, 19 March 2024 10.00 am

At this meeting of Surrey County Council, a motion was passed calling on the next government to reform local government finance, and the Council agreed to set up a Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee with Hampshire County Council and Bracknell Forest Council to scrutinise the plans for the rebuilding of Frimley Park Hospital.