Decisions

This is where you can find the reports for decisions made by the Council. To view the minutes of meetings please go to the relevant meeting page by navigating from the Meeting Calendar tab or the Committees tab.

This includes decisions taken at Committee meetings as well as decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders from May 2014 onwards.

For individual Portfolio Holder decisions before 2014, please use the connected sub tab labelled Portfolio Holder Decisions before 2014

Structure of the Council

 

Following the introduction of the Local Government Act 2000 a new political structure was adopted in Colchester. The old Committee system was replaced by a new system . Under this system, a Council leader is appointed who is responsible for forming a Cabinet. The Cabinet is responsible for most decision making on day to day matters, although it must operate within the policy framework set by the full Council.

 

A number of Panels are in place to scrutinise decisions and review and develop policy. The Planning and Licensing Committees and the Governance and Audit Committee are responsible for the regulatory functions of the Council.

 

The Leader of the Council and the Cabinet

 

The Leader of the Council is elected at the Council’s Annual meeting. The Council is currently run by a Liberal Democrat administration. The Council Leader is Councillor David King.

The Cabinet is made up of eight Councillors, each of whom is responsible for a specific area, known as a Portfolio. Further information about the membership of the Cabinet is available from the Committees tab in the list on the right of the screen.

 

Decisions

TitleDetailsDecision TypeDecision MakerImplementation DateStatus
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Housing Revenue Account Fees and Charges 2025-2026 PortfolioCouncillor Paul Smith3 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
DEFRA Update for Business Waste Recycling Collections PortfolioCouncillor Martin Goss9 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Update to the Colchester Events Policy PortfolioCouncillor Alison Jay13 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Work Programme 2024-2025The Committee will consider a report setting out its work programme for the current municipal year. CommitteeLicensing Committee15 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy Revision - ConsultationThe Committee will receive a report requesting that it consider the results of the consultation on the temporary suspension of the requirement for all licensed hackney carriage and private hire vehicles to meet the Eurocap 4 (petrol) and Eurocap 6 (diesel) emissions standards as contained within the current Policy.CommitteeLicensing Committee15 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Scrap Metal Dealer Policy ReviewThe Committee will consider a report detailing proposed changes to the Council’s Scrap Metal Policy and which recommends the approval of this draft Policy to enable a formal consultation process to take place.  The proposed changes are intended to improve the clarity of the Policy; no substantial content changes have been made.CommitteeLicensing Committee15 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Supply of clear recycling bags for recycling collections in Colchester (Ref: 0413)

The report accompanying this decision is not for publication as it contains exempt information.  Members can access the report by logging into CMIS.

PortfolioCouncillor Martin Goss15 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Update on the Governance and Audit Committee reviewThe Committee will consider a report requesting that it note that the work which has been undertaken in respect of adopting The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)'s published revised guidance for the operation of local authority audit committees in 2022, and to approve an updated Action Plan in respect of this work.CommitteeGovernance and Audit Committee21 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Health and Safety Annual Report 2024The Committee will consider a report providing it with an overview of the Council’s Health and Safety activity during the period 01 October 2023 to 31 December 2024 and requesting that it approve the Health and Safety Policy for 2025.CommitteeGovernance and Audit Committee21 Jan 2025Decision Proposed
Annual Review of Business ContinuityThe Committee will consider a report providing it with an overview of the of the Council’s business continuity activity for the period from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.CommitteeGovernance and Audit Committee21 Jan 2025Decision Proposed