Agenda item

At this juncture the clerk explained that the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which had come into force on 25 February 2014, required a recorded vote on key budget decisions by local authorities. The regulations required a recorded vote on decisions only.  Therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.16(4) (a roll call recorded vote), an announcement was made at the beginning and end of one minute, after which the vote was taken.

The substantive motion was put to the vote, and the votes having been recorded, the Mayor declared the result as follows:

In favour of the substantive motion (45):

Councillors Suzanne Abachor, Evelyn Akoto, Jasmine Ali, Naima Ali, John Batteson, Cassandra Brown, Maggie Browning, Sunil Chopra, Stephanie Cryan, Ellie Cumbo, Sam Dalton, Helen Dennis, Dora Dixon-Fyle, Gavin Edwards, Sabina Emmanuel, Natasha Ennin, Sam Foster, Renata Hamvas, Barrie Hargrove, Jon Hartley, Youcef Hassaine, Esme Hicks, Sarah King, Sunny Lambe, Richard Leeming, Richard Livingstone, James McAsh, Darren Merrill, Portia Mwangangye, Margy Newens, Jason Ochere, David Parton, Reginald Popoola, Sandra Rhule, Bethan Roberts, Catherine Rose, Martin Seaton, Andy Simmons, Michael Situ, Charlie Smith, Cleo Soanes, Joseph Vambe, Kath Whittam, Kieron Williams, and Ian Wingfield.

Against (0):

Abstained (10):

Councillors Victor Chamberlain, Adam Hood, Nick Johnson, Maria Linforth-Hall, Hamish McCallum, Graham Neale, Jane Salmon, Emily Tester, Irina von Weise and David Watson.

Absent (8):

Councillors Rachel Bentley, Mohamed Deen, Esme Dobson, Ketzia Harper, Emily Hickson, Laura Johnson, Victoria Mills, and Leo Pollak.

The Mayor declared that the substantive motion was carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That Council Assembly approved:

a)  the 2025-26 Southwark element of the council tax for band D properties in Southwark, including an increase of 2.99% for the council and 2.00% for the ASC precept, be set at £1,387.52 (Appendix B of the report).

b)   the formal resolution for Southwark council taxes in 2025-26 (Appendix A of the report).

c)  That no discount be applied to properties in the former parish of St Mary Newington for 2025-26.

d)   the Greater London Authority (GLA) precept level which will be set on 25 February 2025 and expected to be £490.38 for band D, (Paragraph 4 and Appendix C of the report).

e)  the existing local war disability and war widow/widowers’ schemes for housing benefit be continued in 2025-26.