Agenda

To receive apologies for inability to attend the meeting (if any).

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 16 September 2025.

To receive an update on recommendations and actions following previous Committee meetings.

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

To consider any petitions requiring an Officer response.

Meeting in its capacity as West Berkshire Council’s Crime and Disorder Committee, to receive a presentation from the West Berkshire Community Safety Partnership.

To explore options that are available to the Council in order to deliver additional social housing and ensure that it achieves Members target of delivering 1,000 units of social housing by 2030.  Recently several issues have arisen which are directly impacting the traditional mode of delivery for affordable housing locally and nationally.

To agree the terms of reference and membership for any task and finish groups that the Resources and Place Scrutiny Committee may wish to appoint to undertake in-depth scrutiny reviews.

To receive updates from the chairmen of task and finish groups appointed by the Resources and Place Scrutiny Committee.

To advise the Committee of items to be considered by West Berkshire Council’s Executive, and for Members to decide whether to review any of the proposed items prior to the meeting indicated in the Plan.

To advise the Committee of the current Corporate Programme.

To receive new items and agree and prioritise the work programme of the Committee.