The Minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2025 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

It was requested that the expected timescale for the delegated decision to be made be added to all the decisions.  

To receive any petitions from the public and any questions from the public and Councillors.

Questions on the following matters were submitted by members of the public:

(The full text of the questions and responses was made available on the Reading Borough Council website).  ...  view the full minutes text for item 76.

Matthew Barber, Thames Valley Police (TVP) Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC), Jason Hogg, TVP Chief Constable and Chief Superintendent Felicity Parker attended the meeting to give presentations and answer questions from members of the Committee.

The PCC summarised his areas of focus for 2025 which included information on funding, policing numbers,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 77.

This report is to authorise the Rough Sleeping Initiatives Team to award a 12-month extension to St Mungo’s to deliver a Flexible Response Service for Rough Sleeping support contract and a Housing First and Couples Move-on Accommodation support contract.

The Committee received a report seeking approval for the Rough Sleeping Initiatives Team to award a 12-month extension to St Mungo’s to deliver a Flexible Response Service for Rough Sleeping support contract and a Housing First and Couples Move-on Accommodation support contract.

The report explained that contracts continued to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 78.

This report is to authorise the disposal of Yeomanry House.

The Committee considered a report on the outcome of a marketing exercise to dispose of the Yeomanry House and to dispose of the freehold interest on the terms set out in the associated report.  The site was shown on a plan attached to the report at Appendix 1.

Yeomanry House  ...  view the full minutes text for item 79.

The following motion will be moved by the Chair:

“That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following items on the agenda, as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of that Act”

Resolved –

That pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of items 81 and 82 below as it was likely that there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs  ...  view the full minutes text for item 80.

The Committee received a confidential report and appendices on the proposed disposal of Yeomanry House (Minute 79 above refers). The report and appendices contained exempt information and were therefore submitted separately from the main report which had been considered in the public session.

The Committee received a report on the proposed disposal of 16 Bennet Road and to seek authority to dispose of the freehold interest on the terms set out in the associated exempt report.

Resolved –

(1)         That the freehold interest in 16 Bennet Road be sold as set out in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 82.