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  Declarations by Members of Statutory Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Compulsory Registerable Non-Pecuniary Interests and Voluntary Registerable Non-Pecuniary Interests in Matters on this Agenda

  

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  Announcements

  

  Broadcast of the meeting

   

  The Chair to announce the following: ‘In addition to the rights by law that the public and press have to record this meeting, I would like to remind everyone that this meeting is being broadcast live by the Council to the Internet and can be viewed on our website for twelve months after the meeting. After that time, webcasts are archived and can be made available upon request.

   

  If you have asked to address the meeting, you are deemed to be consenting to having your contributions recorded and broadcast, including video when switched on, and to the use of those sound recordings and images for webcasting and/or training purposes.’

   

  Any other announcements

   

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  Deputations (If Any)

  

  Requests to speak at the Committee on a matter within its terms of reference must be made in writing to the clerk named on the front of this agenda by 5pm two working days before the meeting.

   

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  Notification of any Items of Business That The Chair Considers Urgent

  

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  2024/25 Revenue Estimates and Council Tax Setting

  

  Report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Cost of Living.

   

  The Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) agreed by Cabinet in January 2023 not only took steps to ensure that the Council could continue to operate on a sound financial footing over the medium term, but also to align the Council’s limited resources to achieving the ambition for our borough, residents and communities.

   

  The recommendations in this report build on the Council’s new Medium Term Financial Strategy and will support the vision of We Make Camden to make Camden a place where everyone has a chance to succeed, where nobody gets left behind, and where everybody has a voice.

   

  In summary this report:

   

  • Presents budget and funding proposals that will enable the Council to balance its budget in 2024/25 and utilise available resources towards the achievement of We Make Camden outcomes, including investment in key areas of support for residents across the borough.

   

  • Provides an update on the overall medium-term financial position for the Council, including detail from the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2024/25, and updates on other government announcements and the main areas of financial risk.

   

  • Recommends a council tax increase of 4.99%, made up of:

  A rise of 2.99% in the 2024/25 core council tax level to support council funding at large, and;

   A rise of 2% from the levying of an Adult Social Care Precept to support the Council in its response to the unprecedented demographic and demand pressures facing adult social care.

   

  • Sets out the required level of council tax income to balance the budget as: o £141,130,750 which equates to a proposed Camden element of council tax of £1,539.17 at the Band D level for residents not in garden squares.

   

  • Sets out the Garden Squares Levies for 2024/25.

   

  • Sets out the proposed Greater London Authority precept at £471.40, for Band D properties, an increase of 8.58% on last year (subject to Greater London Authority approval of the budget), making the total council tax charge at Band D £2,010.57.

   

  • Includes the Executive Director Corporate Services’ assessment of the adequacy of general balances available to manage financial risk and the robustness of the budget.

   

  • Recommends fees and charges for approval by Cabinet and by Council where required. • Recommends that the Council implement the 100% Council Tax premium for second homes.

  2024-25 Council Tax Report

  Appendix A - THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING THE COUNCIL TAX

  Appendix B STATUTORY DETERMINATION OF COUNCIL TAX 2425

  Appendix C - Directorate and Departmental Budgets and Levies

  Appendix D - Fees and Charges

  Appendix E - Camden Climate Budget

  Appendix F Second Homes council tax premium charge

  Appendix F1 Second Homes Premium Equalities Impact Assessment

  Appendix G CTax Proposal 24.25- EQIA Assessment form

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  Community Investment Programme (CIP) – CIP Annual Report 2023

  

  Report of the Director of Development.

   

  Camden’s Community Investment Programme (CIP) is one of the largest and most successful municipal housebuilding programmes in the UK. Since it’s inception CIP has completed nearly 1,500 homes and is continuing to deliver more affordable housing in the borough as quickly as possible to better support the needs of local communities. The 2023 CIP Annual report contains an update on progress on CIP schemes and an overview of the market.

  2024 Annual Report

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  Cost of Living Winter Interventions and Debt Alleviations

  

  Report of the Director of Equalities and Community Strength and the Director of Finance

   

  As part of the Council’s update to the Committee in July 2023, there was a commitment to report back on the operation of programmes receiving Family Crisis Fund support. This report updates and further outlines the work of the Council to tackle the cost-of-living crisis over the winter, demonstrating how we have allocated funds and resources to support both our ongoing emergency response and long-term approach, aligned with our strategic work.

   

  The update covers the following topics:

  •                  Tackling poverty: winter cost of living update

  •                  Voluntary Community Sector’s partnership initiatives

  •                  Debt Transformation Project – long-term ambitions

   

   

   

  Cost of Living Winter Interventions and Debt Alleviations

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  Improving citizen experience

  

  Report of the Chief Experience & Information Officer.

   

  This report sets out the Council’s ambitious vision to become a more relational organisation, our progress to date and the steps being undertaken to achieve this from a lens of citizen experience. It shows some of the challenges currently being faced in our Customer Service delivery and lays out our road map to addressing these through the development of our digital and analogue customer journeys and through the development of tools to standardise experience across the council.

   

   

   

  Customer Services update

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  Camden Council: Data Strategy 2023-2025

  

  Report of the Chief Experience and Information Officer.

  Our vision for data in Camden is “to be the pioneering leader in the use of data that measurably improves citizens’ lives”. This ambitious vision is based on pragmatic approach to the management of our resource and capability. We will strive to partner with external collaborators to test new methods and tools utilising external expertise and skill and combining it with Council’s subject matter expertise.

  To achieve this vision, we will need “to fix foundations, manage data capability, foster data excellence, embed research and innovation to empower frontline services and provide novel insights”.

  The new data strategy sets out 6 key objectives to achieving our vision. These are:

  ·       Objective 1: Build Solid Foundations and fix key problems.

  ·       Objective 2: Unlock the power of data by maximising data use and accessibility.

  ·       Objective 3: Empower Camden’s Frontline Service Delivery

  ·       Objective 4. Be bold and innovative in data use.

  ·       Objective 5: Foster data professions, leadership, and capability

  ·       Objective 6: Transparency and accountability to residents.

   

  Data Strategy

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  Work Programme 2023/24 and Action Tracker

  

  Report of the Executive Director Corporate Service.

   

  This paper provides an outline of the 2023/24 work programme and provides an update on actions requested at previous meetings of the Committee in the Action Tracker.

  RCP Work Programme February 24

  Action Tracker 2023-24

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  Any Other Business That the Chair Considers Urgent

  

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  2024-25 Council Tax Report

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  Appendix A - THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING THE COUNCIL TAX

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  Appendix B STATUTORY DETERMINATION OF COUNCIL TAX 2425

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  Appendix C - Directorate and Departmental Budgets and Levies

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  Appendix D - Fees and Charges

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  Appendix E - Camden Climate Budget

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  Appendix F Second Homes council tax premium charge

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  Appendix F1 Second Homes Premium Equalities Impact Assessment

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  Appendix G CTax Proposal 24.25- EQIA Assessment form

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  2024 Annual Report

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  Cost of Living Winter Interventions and Debt Alleviations

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  Customer Services update

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  Data Strategy

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  RCP Work Programme February 24

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  Action Tracker 2023-24

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