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Hampshire 2050, Corporate Services and Resources Select Committee - Hampshire

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 25th September 2023
10:00 AM
End:
Monday, 25th September 2023
2:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Monday, 25th September 2023
12:00 AM
Finished:
Monday, 25th September 2023
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
25 Sep 2023
Location:
Ashburton Hall, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Rod Cooper photo
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Rod Cooper

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Alex Crawford photo
Labour Spokesperson
Councillor Alex Crawford

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Tim Davies photo
Committee Member
Councillor Tim Davies

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Wayne Irish photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Wayne Irish

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Rob Mocatta photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rob Mocatta

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Neville Penman photo
Committee Member
Councillor Neville Penman

Independent

Present, as expected

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Councillor Andrew Joy photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Andrew Joy

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Stephen Parker photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Stephen Parker

Conservative

Present, as substitute

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Councillor Gavin James photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Gavin James

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Jackie Porter photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor Jackie Porter

Liberal Democrat

Present, as substitute

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Councillor Jacky Tustain photo
Labour Deputy
Councillor Jacky Tustain

Labour

Not required

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Councillor Keith House photo
Committee Member
Councillor Keith House

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Melville Kendal photo
Committee Member
Councillor Melville Kendal

Conservative

Absent

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Councillor Derek Mellor photo
Committee Member
Councillor Derek Mellor

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Tanya Park photo
Committee Member
Councillor Tanya Park

Liberal Democrat

Apologies, sent representative

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Councillor Christopher Donnelly photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Christopher Donnelly

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Stephen Reid photo
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Stephen Reid

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Prad Bains photo
Independent Group Deputy
Councillor Prad Bains

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Andy Tree photo
Independent Group Deputy
Councillor Andy Tree

Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

Not required

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Councillor Zoe Huggins photo
Committee Member
Councillor Zoe Huggins

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Sarah Pankhurst photo
Independent Group Deputy
Councillor Sarah Pankhurst

Independent

Not required

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Councillor Jonathan Glen photo
Chairman
Councillor Jonathan Glen

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Graham Burgess photo
Committee Member
Councillor Graham Burgess

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Peter Latham photo
Committee Member
Councillor Peter Latham

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Stephen Philpott photo
Committee Member
Councillor Stephen Philpott

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor David Harrison photo
Liberal Democrats Deputy
Councillor David Harrison

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Kim Taylor photo
Labour Deputy
Councillor Kim Taylor

Labour

Not required

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Councillor Louise Parker-Jones photo
Independent Group Spokesperson
Councillor Louise Parker-Jones

Independent

Present, as expected

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Councillor Bill Withers Lt Col (Retd) photo
Committee Member
Councillor Bill Withers Lt Col (Retd)

Conservative

Apologies, sent representative

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Agenda
1 Apologies for absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes Apologies were received from Councillors Tanya Park and Bill Withers. Councillors Jackie Porter and Stephen Parker respectively attended the meeting in their place.
2 Declarations of interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code.  Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

Councillor Crawford declared an interest as a Committee Member of the West End Centre and Councillor Parker declared an interest as a family member volunteers at one of the centres, both managed by the Hampshire Cultural Trust (Item 6 on the agenda).
3 Minutes of previous meeting
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting
Attachments:
Minutes The minutes of the last meeting held on 13 July 2023 were reviewed, agreed and subsequently signed by the Chairman.
4 Deputations
To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.
Minutes A deputation was received from Alan Lovell, Chairman of the Hampshire Cultural Trust regarding Item 6 on the agenda relating to future grant funding.
5 Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes The Chairman advised the Committee that due to a technical error in the original agenda publication, the Savings Programme for Corporate Services (Item 7) was not showing. He agreed that this item be included on the agenda for today’s meeting.
6 Savings Programme to 2025 – H2050 Revenue Savings Proposals
To pre-scrutinise a report from the Director of Hampshire 2050 regarding the detailed savings proposals that have been developed as part of the Savings Programme to 2025 (SP2025) Programme.
Attachments:
Minutes A deputation was heard from Alan Lovell, Chair of the Hampshire Cultural Trust on Item 6 relating to grant funding to the Trust.

The Committee then considered Items 6 and 7 on the agenda together, which was led by a joint presentation from the Directors of Corporate Operations, People and Organisation and Hampshire 2050.

Officers presented both reports and Members were informed that the County Council expected to face a budget gap of at least £132m after taking account of annual Council tax increases at the maximum permitted level of 4.99% and additional grant funding expected to be provided by the government in 2024/25.

The Committee acknowledged that the reduction in funding to the County Council presented a difficult set of circumstances. They were advised that both Members and Officers continued to lobby Government to seek a fairer funding formula and legislative change for some services to help to close the gap.

Members continued to recognise the importance of continuing the constructive relationship it has with the Hampshire Cultural Trust as it undertook the necessary transformation to be less reliant on local authority revenue funding.

In considering proposals regarding revenue grants and one-off competitive grants, the Committee suggested a proposal to ensure that officers look at grant funding in the round across both the County Council and its various grant streams as well as across the various tiers of government that operate in our area. Officers agreed that this scope was within the current proposals and recommendations as set out in the report for this to happen.

The Chairman put the recommendation to the vote and it was carried.

RESOLVED:

That the Hampshire 2050, Corporate Services and Resources Select Committee supports the recommendations being proposed to the Leader and Executive Member for Hampshire 2050 and Corporate Services in paragraph 2 of the attached report.
7 Savings Programme to 2025 - Corporate Services Revenue Savings Proposals
To pre-scrutinise a report from the Directors Corporate Operations and  People and Organisation regarding the detailed savings proposals that have been developed as part of the Savings Programme to 2025 (SP2025) Programme.
Minutes Discussion combined under Minute number 24.

The Chairman put the recommendation to the vote and it was carried.

RESOLVED:

That the Hampshire 2050, Corporate Services and Resources Select Committee supports the recommendations being proposed to the Leader and Executive Member for Hampshire 2050 and Corporate Services in paragraph 2 of the attached report.
8 Work Programme
Attachments:
Minutes The Committee considered the Work Programme (Item 8 in the Minute Book).

During discussion. Members noted that no slot had been identified for the budget monitoring reports. Timings would be identified with the Director of Corporate Operations and included in a future work programme.

RESOLVED:

That the work programme be agreed.
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