Councillor Rowena Bass
Email: rowena.bass@kingston.gov.uk
Council: Kingston upon Thames
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
63 meetings · Page 1 of 13
Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 27 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Corporate and Resources Committee convened to discuss and make decisions on a range of strategic and financial matters, including approving a new four-year Inclusive Kingston Strategy, establishing a Special Purpose Vehicle for temporary accommodation, and awarding contracts for cloud data centre services and CCTV upgrades. The committee also reviewed the revenue and capital budget monitoring reports and considered a motion regarding the council's governance structure.
Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 18 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee met on Tuesday 18 November 2025, and discussed traffic calming measures, planning applications, and community infrastructure levy funds. The committee approved recommendations for the allocation of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funds, but deferred a decision on the Tudor Library Mindful Garden supplementary request.
Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Audit, Governance and Standards Committee were scheduled to meet on Thursday 13 November 2025 to discuss treasury management, external and internal audits, fraud prevention, and the appointment of independent advisors. The committee was also scheduled to discuss the extension of terms for existing independent members.
Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
125 decisions · Page 4 of 25
Community Grants Programme
From: Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 2 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 02, 2025
...to approve Neighbourhood Community Grant funding of £3,000 each for applications from Kingston Giving and Oxygen.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Peer Challenge Report and Action Plan
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Tuesday 30 September 2025 7:30 pm - September 30, 2025
...to note the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge report and endorse the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan.
Recommendations Approved
Approval to award contract(s) for security guarding and CCTV monitoring
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Tuesday 30 September 2025 7:30 pm - September 30, 2025
...to endorse the award of contracts for security guarding and CCTV monitoring services to the named bidders in Exempt Annex 1, delegating authority to the Executive Director of Place for a contract period of 3 years with a possible 2-year extension, with maximum contract values of £2,204,162 and £2,263,343 respectively, inclusive of VAT.
Recommendations Approved
Urgent Decision Taken under Procedure Rule 30 - Manned Guarding and CCTV Monitoring Contract Procurement Strategy
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Tuesday 30 September 2025 7:30 pm - September 30, 2025
...it approved the GW1 Procurement Strategy for the Manned Guarding and CCTV Monitoring Services contract, commencing December 1, 2025, for five years with a potential two-year extension, offering the procurement as two lots to the market.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Corporate Complaints Report 2024/25
From: Corporate and Resources Committee - Tuesday 30 September 2025 7:30 pm - September 30, 2025
...the Committee approved the Annual Corporate Complaints & Compliments Report 2024/25, the annual Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Code self-assessment 2025/2026, and the updated complaint handling policy.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 63
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 125