Agenda

Policy and Resources Committee - Thursday, 19th February, 2026 1.45 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall

Contact: Ben Dunleavy  Email: ben.dunleavy@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

NB: Certain items presented for information have been marked * and will be taken without discussion, unless the Committee Clerk has been informed that a Member has questions or comments prior to the start of the meeting.  These for information items have been collated into a supplementary agenda pack and circulated separately.

Part 1 - Public Agenda

1.

Apologies

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2.

Members Declarations Under the Code of Conduct in Respect of Items on the Agenda

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3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 166 KB

To agree the public minutes and non-public summary of the meeting held on 29 January 2026.

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4.

Terms of Reference Review pdf icon PDF 117 KB

Report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

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Additional documents:

5.

Governance Efficiencies and Prioritisation pdf icon PDF 319 KB

Report of the Assistant Town Clerk.

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6.

Appointment of Independent Persons pdf icon PDF 145 KB

Joint Report of the Deputy Town Clerk and the Comptroller and City Solicitor.

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7.

City of London Corporation Corporate Plan 2024-2029: Year 1 Report pdf icon PDF 152 KB

Report of the Chief Strategy Officer.

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Additional documents:

8.

*Policy and Resources Contingency/Discretionary Funds pdf icon PDF 234 KB

Report of the Chamberlain.

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Additional documents:

9.

QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

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10.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT

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11.

Exclusion of the Public

MOTION - That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act or relate to functions of the Court of Common Council that are not subject to the provisions of Part VA and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

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Part 2 - Non-Public Agenda

12.

Non-public minutes pdf icon PDF 138 KB

To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2026.

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13.

Future Funding of the Climate Action Strategy Post-2027

Report of the Executive Director, Innovation & Growth.

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14.

Natural Environment Charities

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14a

*Transformation of the Natural Environment Charities - Update on the Implementation of the Natural Environment Charities Review

Joint Report of the Chamberlain and the Executive Director, Environment.

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14b

Natural Environment Charities Review – Grant Funding Model Principles Proposal

Joint Report of the Chamberlain and the Executive Director, Environment.

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15.

City Fund & City's Estate Highway Disposal - Thavies Inn House, 1-6 Holborn Circus, London EC1

Report of the City Surveyor.

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16.

*City Fund Investment Strategy

Report of the City Surveyor.

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17.

*City’s Estate – Annual Strategy Update

Report of the City Surveyor.

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18.

QUESTIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE

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19.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT AND WHICH THE COMMITTEE AGREE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHILST THE PUBLIC ARE EXCLUDED

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Part 3 - Confidential Agenda

20.

Confidential minutes

To agree the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2026.

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21.

Enhancing Corporately Funded Freedoms (Resource)

Report of the Chamberlain.

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22.

P&R Away Day Outcomes

Report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

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