Havant Borough Council
Councillors:
36
Wards:
17
Committees:
35
Meetings (2025):
89
Meetings (2024):
96
Meeting
Cabinet - Havant
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 20th March 2025
5:30 PM
Thursday, 20th March 2025
5:30 PM
End:
Thursday, 20th March 2025
9:30 PM
Thursday, 20th March 2025
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed; Extraordinary
Confirmed; Extraordinary
Date:
20 Mar 2025
20 Mar 2025
Location:
Hurstwood Room, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX
Hurstwood Room, Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2AX
Meeting Attendees
Public
Spare Copies
Expected
Committee Member
Chairman of Governance Committee
Committee Member
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Lead for Finance, Leader of Liberal Democratic Party
Committee Member
Cabinet Lead for Regeneration & Communities
Committee Member
Cabinet Lead for Housing
Secretary
Democratic & Electoral Services Manager
Jenni Harding
Expected
Secretary
Democratic Services Officer
Emma Carlyle
Expected
Secretary
Democratic Services Officer
Lauren Maidens
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Lead for Planning and Environment and Chairman of Planning Committee
Chairman
Leader of the Council - Cabinet Lead for Corporate Strategy. Performance, and External Relations, Chairman of Human Resources Committee
Committee Member
Cabinet Lead for Climate Emergency, Environment & Water Quality (Climate Change Champion)
Agenda
0
PART 1 (Items open for public attendance)
0
Leader of the Council
1
Apologies for Absence
To receive and record any apologies for absence.
Minutes
Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Philippa Gray for this meeting.
2
Declarations of Interests
To receive and record any declarations of interest from members present.
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda. Any councillor with a DPI must not participate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.
Councillors are further invited to disclose any personal or prejudicial interests which may be relevant to any matter on this agenda. Participation in the meeting and vote shall depend upon the nature of the interest.
Councillors should refer to the declaration of interest flowchart and raise any queries with the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.
Members are reminded that they should re-declare their interest before consideration of the item or as soon as the interest becomes apparent and if appropriate, withdraw from the room immediately thereafter.
In accordance with the Code of Conduct, a councillor is required to disclose at the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI) that they may have in respect of any matter for consideration on this agenda. Any councillor with a DPI must not participate in any discussion or vote regarding that matter and they must also withdraw from the meeting immediately before consideration of the matter.
Councillors are further invited to disclose any personal or prejudicial interests which may be relevant to any matter on this agenda. Participation in the meeting and vote shall depend upon the nature of the interest.
Councillors should refer to the declaration of interest flowchart and raise any queries with the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.
Members are reminded that they should re-declare their interest before consideration of the item or as soon as the interest becomes apparent and if appropriate, withdraw from the room immediately thereafter.
Minutes
Councillor Redsull joined the meeting at 17:42, at which point Councillor Redsull made a declaration of interest regarding item 5 of the published agenda, Local Government Reorganisation.
Following consultation with the Monitoring Officer, Councillor Redsull was permitted to remain in the meeting during that item and vote.
Councillor
Minute
No.
Item
Title
Nature of Interest
Redsull
97
Local Government Reorganisation
Councillor Redsull is an employee of a Hampshire local authority and therefore affected by the Local Government Review.
Following consultation with the Monitoring Officer, Councillor Redsull was permitted to remain in the meeting during that item and vote.
Councillor
Minute
No.
Item
Title
Nature of Interest
Redsull
97
Local Government Reorganisation
Councillor Redsull is an employee of a Hampshire local authority and therefore affected by the Local Government Review.
3
Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the last meeting of Cabinet held on 5 March 2025.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes of Previous Meeting 11 Mar 2025
Minutes
The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 05 March 2025 were approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.
4
Councillor Questions under Cabinet (Executive) Standing Order 9.3
In accordance with Cabinet (Executive) Standing Order (CESO) 9.3.1, to receive questions from the Chairman of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and CESO 9.3.3, a period of 20 minutes is permitted to receive questions put to Cabinet by Councillors.
Minutes
There were no questions from Councillors under the provision of Standing Order 9.3.
5
Local Government Reorganisation
Attachments:
- Document Local Government Reorganisation - Interim Submission 11 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - Ministerial letter 16 Dec 24 11 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - Ministerial letter 5 Feb 2025 11 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 3 - Interim Letter Submission HIOW_v0.4_07032025 11 Mar 2025
Minutes
Councillor Munday, as Leader of the Council introduced a report, thanking members of the Full Council for their consideration of this matter at their meeting held on 19 March 2025.
Councillor Munday introduced a report recommending Cabinet to approve the submission of the interim local government reorganisation proposal and confirmed a set of principles have been discussed with options based on 4 key economic areas, namely; Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and Basingstoke.
The Leader pledged to keep Cabinet informed of the progress of discussions and thanked the help and support of the Chief Executive.
Councillor Redsull joined the meeting at 17:42 and declared an interest regarding this matter, in that she is an employee of a Hampshire local authority and therefore impacted on the reorganisation of local government.
Following consultation with the Monitoring Officer, Councillor Redsull was permitted to remain in the room and take part in the matter for consideration.
The report and options available to Cabinet were discussed in detail with Cabinet pledging to engage fully with the residents of Havant and to keep the needs of Havant residents at the forefront of their thinking throughout the process.
Following a question and answer session, debate and vote in which there was 1 abstention to recommendation 1, Cabinet agreed the report’s recommendations for the reasons stated in the submitted report.
Cabinet therefore,
RESOLVED to
1. approve submissionof theinterim localgovernment reorganisationproposal that has been developed in Hampshire to the Government; and
2. delegate authority to the Leader of the Council in consultation with the Chief Executive, to negotiate the final business case for local government reorganisation, prior to approval by Council and submission to Government later in 2025.
3. agree to the development and delivery of a full engagement programme with our residents and communities.
Councillor Munday introduced a report recommending Cabinet to approve the submission of the interim local government reorganisation proposal and confirmed a set of principles have been discussed with options based on 4 key economic areas, namely; Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and Basingstoke.
The Leader pledged to keep Cabinet informed of the progress of discussions and thanked the help and support of the Chief Executive.
Councillor Redsull joined the meeting at 17:42 and declared an interest regarding this matter, in that she is an employee of a Hampshire local authority and therefore impacted on the reorganisation of local government.
Following consultation with the Monitoring Officer, Councillor Redsull was permitted to remain in the room and take part in the matter for consideration.
The report and options available to Cabinet were discussed in detail with Cabinet pledging to engage fully with the residents of Havant and to keep the needs of Havant residents at the forefront of their thinking throughout the process.
Following a question and answer session, debate and vote in which there was 1 abstention to recommendation 1, Cabinet agreed the report’s recommendations for the reasons stated in the submitted report.
Cabinet therefore,
RESOLVED to
1. approve submissionof theinterim localgovernment reorganisationproposal that has been developed in Hampshire to the Government; and
2. delegate authority to the Leader of the Council in consultation with the Chief Executive, to negotiate the final business case for local government reorganisation, prior to approval by Council and submission to Government later in 2025.
3. agree to the development and delivery of a full engagement programme with our residents and communities.
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