We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Basildon Borough Council in East of England across 44 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Members' pay rise rejected
The council rejected a proposed 3.2% uplift to members' allowances. This means no additional spending on councillor allowances, and the existing scheme remains in place for now.
“Speaker 5: Under the circumstances, I do not think it would be appropriate to accept an increase in councilor allowances whilst also increasing the ov…”
Political assistants funded
The council agreed in principle to create political assistant posts for the three largest political groups, with salaries around half the previous leader's office role. The proposal was deferred to Ov…
“Speaker 5: The three largest political groups on the authority qualify for a political assistant provided the membership makes up at least 10% of the …”
Annual Report to Council
Committee approved the format and content of the annual report to Council, to be presented in March 2024 by the chairman.
“the recommendation is that the committee approves the format and content of the annual report to the council as set out in enclosure one number one wh…”
Wickford Town Council setup
Proposal to create Wickford parish as Wickford Town Council; 20 councillors across three wards; elections planned for 2022; 10k budget for establishment; potential precept implications; co-ordination …
“ten thousand pounds into the budget to support the establishment of the wickford town council”
LGR team setup
A dedicated LGR transition team will be established to manage the transition, with weekly reporting to the executive director and a standing agenda item at all future council meetings from March 2026.
“under the stewardship of our new executive director for strategy, the council will take forward a new dedicated LGR team to work solely on the transit…”
Animal rescue review group
The council agreed a task-and-finish group to examine the Save A Poor animal rescue case, with the aim of identifying what happened, improving controls and informing future licensing and enforcement. …
“Speaker 5: So that's that's the alteration. Danny, do you support the contrarian? He does. Speaker 0: Is the council in agreement that this addition…”
Animal rescue licensing push
The council supported lobbying for mandatory licensing and regular inspection of rescue and rehoming centres. Members also noted a live consultation on the new animal activity licensing policy and ani…
“Speaker 15: At the moment in Basilan, we have the new animal activity licensing policy consultation and the animal charter. It started on the June 5, …”
Design/height concerns
The officer-led analysis argues the six-storey massing would be intrusive and harmful to local character, inconsistent with high-quality design expectations in the NPPF and the Basildon local plan.
“the massing of the building would be intrusive and harmful to the character and appearance of the local area”
Tilted balance due to housing supply
The council cannot demonstrate five-year housing land supply, triggering the tilted balance in planning decisions.
“the council is currently unable to demonstrate a supply of deliverable sites sufficient to provide five-year worth of housing land supply as such the …”
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