This is a meeting of the Full Council of Portsmouth City Borough Council held on the 14th May 2024.
The last meeting was on 18th Mar 2025. The next meeting is scheduled for 13th May 2025.
The Main Auditorium - Portsmouth Guildhall
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| Item | Title |
| 1 | To elect the Lord Mayor for the ensuing Municipal Year |
| 2 | To appoint the Deputy Lord Mayor for the ensuing Municipal Year |
| 3 | Declaration of Members' Interests |
| 4 | To approve as a correct record the minutes of the extraordinary and ordinary Council meetings held on 19 March 2024 |
| 5 | Apologies for Absence |
| 6 | To receive such communications as the Lord Mayor may desire to lay before the Council |
| 7 | Deputations from the Public under Standing Order No 24. |
| 8 | Leader |
| 9 | Cabinet - In accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, to formally receive details from the Leader of the Council regarding Cabinet Members (including Deputy Leader) and portfolios for the ensuing Municipal Year |
| 10 | Proportional Representation on Panels and Committees |
| 11 | To appoint Members to the following Committees and Panels for the 2024/25 Municipal Year:- |
| 12 | To appoint Standing Deputies (up to three named Members for each Group on each Committee or Panel and five in respect of the Planning Committee) |
| 13 | To appoint the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees and the Scrutiny Management and Scrutiny Panels for the 2024/25 Municipal Year |
| 14 | Appointments |
| 15 | Other Appointments |
| 16 | Urgent Business - To receive and consider any urgent and important business from Members of the Cabinet in accordance with Standing Order No 26. |
| 17 | Questions from Members under Standing Order No 17. |
| 18 | To approve the following dates for meetings of the Council during 2024/25 municipal year to commence at 2pm unless otherwise indicated |
Committee Member
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Group Leader
Councillor George Madgwick
Portsmouth Independents Party
Expected
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Deputy Group Leader
Councillor Russell Simpson
Portsmouth Independents Party
Expected
Committee Member
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Central Services
Councillor Chris Attwell
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Housing and Tackling Homelessness
Councillor Darren Sanders
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Councillor Dave Ashmore
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Deputy Lord Mayor
Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Planning Policy & City Development
Councillor Hugh Mason
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Safety in the Community
Councillor Ian Holder
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Vice-Chair
Lord Mayor
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Greening the City
Councillor Kimberly Barrett
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Leisure & Sport
Councillor Lee Hunt
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing, Health & Care
Councillor Matthew Winnington
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Transport
Councillor Peter Candlish
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Leader of the Council (with portfolio responsibility for Culture, Regeneration & Economic Development)
Councillor Steve Pitt
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Committee Member
Deputy Group Leader; Cabinet Member for Children, Families & Education
Councillor Suzy Horton
Liberal Democrat
Expected
Committee Member
Committee Member
Leader of the Labour Group
Councillor Charlotte Gerada
Labour
Expected
Committee Member
Committee Member
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Councillor Graham Heaney
Labour
Expected
Committee Member
Committee Member
Chair
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Deputy Group Leader
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
Committee Member
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Committee Member
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Councillor Ryan Brent
Conservative
Expected
Committee Member
Leader of the Conservative Group
Councillor Simon Bosher
Conservative
Expected
14th Jan 2025 Cancelled
Full Council