The Cabinet meeting’s papers have been posted to the London Borough of Hillingdon’s website this afternoon.
The first item on the agenda, as feared and expected, is “Closure of Retail Operations and Review of Support Services from the Rural Activities Garden Centre”
There is an attached PDF report spreading over twelve pages:
There is also a supporting document, an Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment, which spans a further nine pages:
Who will be at the Cabinet meeting, and who can vote on Cllr Lavery’s recommendation?
The Cabinet is the Council’s leadership team, working closely with Officers. It is chaired by the Leader of the Council and comprises 6 other Councillors (known as Cabinet Members) who are responsible and accountable for a range of Council services or a ‘portfolio’, e.g. finance, planning, family services etc
The current Cabinet is made up of councillors from Eastcote, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip, Northwood Hills, Harefield Village and two from Ickenham & South Harefield. We encourage residents from across the borough, but especially residents in these boroughs to contact their councillors and make their views known.
The councillors of the Cabinet who will be deciding on RAGC’s future on Thursday 26th June are:
Cllr Ian Edwards
Eastcote
Cllr Eddie Lavery
Ickenham & South Harefield
Cllr Susan O’Brien
Ruislip Manor
Cllr Martin Goddard
Ickenham & South Harefield
Cllr Steve Tuckwell
South Ruislip
Cllr Jane Palmer
Harefield Village
Cllr Jonathan Bianco
Northwood Hills
Can you explain why there is no representation for Uxbridge in making this decision for their own residents? Shameful proposal made in seeming haste and without adequate thought for the future of these vulnerable adults for whom any change is distressing and upsetting. Shame on all of you for not following the correct and moral procedures. Do any of you have people with challenges in your families? I rather think not.