County Council - Thursday 6 November 2025, 10:00am - Kent County Council Webcasting
County Council
Thursday, 6th November 2025 at 10:00am
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Start of webcast
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Richard Palmer
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1 Apologies for Absence
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Joel Cook
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Richard Palmer
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2 Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in items on the agenda
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Ben Watts
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Richard Palmer
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3 Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2025 and, if in order, to be approved as a correct record
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4 Corporate Parenting Panel - Minutes for noting
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5 Chairman's Announcements
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6 Questions
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Trudy Dean, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Mark Hood
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Harry Rayner
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Diane Morton
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Alister Brady
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Diane Morton
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Thomas
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Peter Osborne
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Paul Thomas
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Richard Palmer
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Harry Rayner
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Brian Collins
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Harry Rayner
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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Andrew Kennedy
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Andrew Kennedy
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Andrew Kennedy
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Nick Wibberley
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Beverley Fordham
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Stepto
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Brian Collins
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Paul Stepto
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Beverley Fordham
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Mike Sole
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Richard Palmer
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Beverley Fordham
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Mike Sole
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Beverley Fordham
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Peter Osborne
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Peter Osborne
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Richard Palmer
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Stuart Heaver
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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Stuart Heaver
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Richard Palmer
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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7 Report by Leader of the Council
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Hood
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Richard Palmer
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Harry Rayner
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Hood
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Richard Palmer
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8 Strategic Statement - Reforming Kent
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Maxine Fothergill
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Richard Palmer
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Ben Watts
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Hood
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Richard Palmer
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Stuart Heaver
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Stuart Jeffery
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Colin Sefton
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Tim Prater
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Thomas
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Stepto
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Richard Palmer
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Christopher Hespe
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Chris Burwash
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Richard Palmer
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Dean Burns
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Richard Palmer
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Mike Sole
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Richard Palmer
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Bill Barrett
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Vote Count Screen
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Richard Palmer
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8 Strategic Statement - Reforming Kent
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Richard Palmer
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9 KCC's Strategic Business Case for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway
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- Cover Paper - KCC’s Draft Strategic Business Case for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway
- Appendix 1 - Timeline of LGR Process
- Appendix 2 - KCC LGR Strategic Business Case DRAFT for County Council 06.11.25
- Appendix 3 - LGR Resident Survey - Interim Report 2025-10-17 - PARTIAL RESULTS
- Appendix 4 - Draft EqIA - LGR Business Case
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Mike Sole
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Richard Palmer
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Alex Ricketts
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Ellis
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Richard Palmer
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Tim Prater
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Richard Palmer
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Luke Evans
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Richard Palmer
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Trevor Shonk
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Richard Palmer
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Garry Sturley
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Richard Palmer
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Wayne Chapman
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Richard Palmer
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Spencer Dixon
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Hood
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Maxine Fothergill
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Thomas
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Robert Ford
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Richard Palmer
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Dean Burns
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Richard Palmer
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David Wimble
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Richard Palmer
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Jamie Henderson
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Richard Palmer
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Ryan Waters
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Richard Palmer
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Stuart Jeffery
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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Stuart Jeffery
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Richard Palmer
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Maxwell Harrison
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Richard Palmer
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Pamela Williams
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Christopher Hespe
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Chris Burwash
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Richard Palmer
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Diane Morton
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Richard Palmer
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Christopher Hespe
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Richard Palmer
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Chris Palmer
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Richard Palmer
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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Linden Kemkaran
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Richard Palmer
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9 KCC's Strategic Business Case for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway
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- Cover Paper - KCC’s Draft Strategic Business Case for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway
- Appendix 1 - Timeline of LGR Process
- Appendix 2 - KCC LGR Strategic Business Case DRAFT for County Council 06.11.25
- Appendix 3 - LGR Resident Survey - Interim Report 2025-10-17 - PARTIAL RESULTS
- Appendix 4 - Draft EqIA - LGR Business Case
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Richard Palmer
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10 External Audit Annual Report
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Dossett
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Richard Palmer
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Harry Rayner
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Richard Palmer
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Harry Rayner
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Richard Palmer
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Geoffrey Samme
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Hood
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Dossett
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Richard Palmer
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11 Motions for Time Limited Debate
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Presentation Screen
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Alex Ricketts
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Richard Palmer
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Diane Morton
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Richard Palmer
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Chris Palmer
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Richard Palmer
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Georgia Foster
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Mulvihill
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Richard Palmer
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Chris Burwash
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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John Baker
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Richard Palmer
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John Baker
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Richard Palmer
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John Baker
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Vote Count Screen
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Richard Palmer
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Vote Count Screen
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Stepto
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Richard Palmer
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Brian Collins
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Richard Streatfeild, MBE
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Richard Palmer
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Luke Evans
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Spencer Dixon
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Chamberlain
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Richard Palmer
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Christopher Hespe
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Richard Palmer
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Stuart Heaver
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Richard Palmer
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Antony Hook
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Richard Palmer
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Alister Brady
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Richard Palmer
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Tim Prater
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Richard Palmer
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Mark Hood
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Jeremy Eustace
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Richard Palmer
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Paul Stepto
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Richard Palmer
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Vote Count Screen
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Richard Palmer
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Webcast Finished
- Minutes of Previous Meeting, opens in new tab
- Minutes (CPP) 29.07.25, opens in new tab
- Questions put and answers given, opens in new tab
- County Council report Strategic Statement, opens in new tab
- Reforming Kent - Draft Statement - Nov 2025, opens in new tab
- Cover Paper - KCC’s Draft Strategic Business Case for Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Timeline of LGR Process, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - KCC LGR Strategic Business Case DRAFT for County Council 06.11.25, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - LGR Resident Survey - Interim Report 2025-10-17 - PARTIAL RESULTS, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 - Draft EqIA - LGR Business Case, opens in new tab
- External Audit Annual Report - Covering Report - CC 6 November 2025, opens in new tab
- 20242025 External Auditors Annual Report, opens in new tab
- MTLDs Covering report, opens in new tab
- Motion 1 - Liberal Democrat MTLD - NHS and Social Care Crisis, opens in new tab
- Motion 2 - Green MTLD - Treasury Management, opens in new tab
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