We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Thurrock Council in East of England across 37 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy Adoption
Thurrock Council's Licensing Committee approved the revised Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy, which comes into effect on 1 December 2025. Key changes include: removal of minimum vehi…
“This report brings back to the Committee for approval the revised or the final revised Hackney carriage private hire licence and policy. The revisions…”
Licensing Act 2003 Fees - £45,000 Annual Deficit
Thurrock Council reported a £45,000 annual deficit in Licensing Act 2003 services (covering premises licenses under the 2003 Act). The statutory fees have remained unchanged since 2005 (20 years) desp…
“The fees for licences under the Licencing Act 2003 came into effect in 2005 when the Act came into effect and they haven't changed now for 20 years, s…”
Policy Typographical Error Correction - Brentwood Vehicle Reference
A page 116 clause stated 'Driving a Brentwood licenced vehicle whilst not in possession of a valid Brentwood driving licence,' which was identified as a cut-and-paste error from a template shared with…
“Driving a Brentwood licenced vehicle whilst not in possession of a valid Brentwood driving licence. Apologies, yeah, that is a cut and paste error, it…”
Assistance Dog Access - No Religious Exemption
The policy clarifies that assistance dogs must be carried in licensed vehicles without exemption based on religious beliefs. The only exemption available is medical (certified medical condition preven…
“The religious belief wouldn't be sufficient to refuse an assistance dog from a HATME carriage or a private hire vehicle.”
Appointment of Colin Ansell as Combined County Authority Returning Officer
Appointment approved by the committee. Colin Ansell, Chief Executive of Southend-on-Sea Council, has been appointed as the Returning Officer for the proposed Greater Essex Combined County Authority ma…
“to appoint the appointment of Colin Ansell, chief executive of Sappend on Sea County Council as the combined county authority returning officer for th…”
Appointment of Dave Smith as Thurrock Local Returning Officer
Dave Smith, Thurrock Council's existing Returning Officer for other elections, has been appointed as the local returning officer responsible for conducting the mayor election within Thurrock and repor…
“to a point dr. Dave Smith has Returning Office said the Thoreau Council for the proposed election of the Mayor of Greater Essex Combined County Author…”
Mayoral Booklet Print Contract Procurement
Urgent procurement required for a print contract to produce the mayoral booklet - a statutory requirement containing candidate information and photographs. This is a time-critical procurement that mus…
“the immediate issue why appointment needs to be laid now is because there needs to be procurement of a print contract for what's called the, well, the…”
Finance improvement plan due
Finance officers said they are finalising a finance improvement plan once the accounts are out of the way. It will include CIPFA self-assessment work, tidying finance and grants risk registers, and tr…
“So what we've got to do is we have, as part of the ongoing recovery of the council's finances, we have to work on a finance improvement plan. So we've…”
Q1 2025-26 General Fund Revenue Underspend
Council forecasting an underspend of £2.269 million on General Fund Revenue Budget of £240.7 million. Operating budget of £176.4 million and treasury costs of £64.3 million. Council remains reliant on…
“At Quarter 1 we are forecasting an underspend of $2.269 million on the General Fund Revenue Budget. As the Commissioners have said, it's still early d…”
General Fund Reserves Position
Council maintaining general fund reserves in excess of £80 million, with £69.497 million classified as earmarked reserves. Council conducting regular reviews of earmarked reserves to determine if cont…
“we've still got our general fund reserves in excess of 80 million, of which 69 .497 has classed as earmarked reserves. But once again, we're not sitti…”
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