Councillor Selina Short

Rating Advisory Panel - Tuesday 11th March, 2025 10.00 am

The Rating Advisory Panel at Westminster Council met to consider a report about applications for hardship relief and discretionary relief from Non-Domestic Rates (business rates) in Westminster.

Council - Wednesday 5th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting was dominated by a debate about the council's proposed budget for 2025-26. The budget, which includes a 4.99% increase in council tax, was approved despite opposition amendments calling for a smaller council tax increase.

Vulnerable Adults, Health and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 4th March, 2025 6.30 pm

The Vulnerable Adults, Health and Communities Policy and Scrutiny Committee will be asking questions about a range of services that are provided to vulnerable adults by Westminster Council, including the ways the council supports people to continue to live in their homes, and the ways that the council supports people with drug and alcohol dependency. The committee has previously asked for, and will receive, an update on how the finances of the Community Hubs programme are being managed.

Rating Advisory Panel - Tuesday 28th January, 2025 9.45 am

This meeting was scheduled to include a closed session in which Councillors were to be provided with information about a number of applications for hardship relief from National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR).[^1]

Council - Wednesday 22nd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include a motion to approve the appointment of Janet Kealey as an independent person to the council’s standards committee, a debate on the opportunities and challenges faced by residents of Harrow Road ward, a series of reports on the City Plan, homelessness, and reform of planning committees, and a report on Council Tax.