The report was moved by Councillor Allison and seconded by Councillor Alambritis.

The Conservative amendment as set out in agenda item 29 of Supplementary Agenda 3 was moved by Councillor Williams and seconded by Councillor Grocott.

The Monitoring Officer advised that, in accordance with Part 4A, paragraph 10.4 of the Constitution, a recorded vote would be taken.

The Conservative amendment was then put to a vote and was lost –

Votes in favour: Councillors Badenoch, Bowcott, Bull, Bush, Chirico, Crowe, Dean, Grocott, Holden, Holmes, Howard, Abdul Latif, Najeeb Latif, Brian Lewis-Lavender, Gilli Lewis-Lavender, Moulton, Simpson, West and Williams (19)

Votes against: Councillors Akyigyina, Alambritis, Allison, Anderson, Attawar, Brunt, Byers, Chung, Cooper-Marbiah, Cowper, Curtin, Dehaney, Draper, Foley, Fraser, Garrod, Hanna, Henry, Jeanes, Abigail Jones, Philip Jones, Judge, Kenny, Kirby, Macauley, Makin, McCabe, Munn, Neep, Pearce, Sargeant, Saunders, Skeete, Southgate, Stanford, Udeh and Whelton (37)

Not voting: (0)

The substantive motion was then put to a vote and was carried –

Votes in favour: Councillors Akyigyina, Alambritis, Allison, Anderson, Attawar, Brunt, Byers, Chung, Cooper-Marbiah, Cowper, Curtin, Dehaney, Draper, Foley, Fraser, Garrod, Hanna, Henry, Jeanes, Abigail Jones, Philip Jones, Judge, Kenny, Kirby, Macauley, Makin, McCabe, Munn, Neep, Pearce, Sargeant, Saunders, Skeete, Southgate, Stanford, Udeh and Whelton (37)

Votes against: (0)

Not voting: Councillors Badenoch, Bowcott, Bull, Bush, Chirico, Crowe, Dean, Grocott, Holden, Holmes, Howard, Abdul Latif, Najeeb Latif, Brian Lewis-Lavender, Gilli Lewis-Lavender, Moulton, Simpson, West and Williams (19)

RESOLVED:

1.    That the uprating changes for the 2018/19 council tax support scheme detailed in the report be agreed, in order to maintain low council tax charges for those on lower incomes and other vulnerable residents including not to implement restricting personal allowances for households with more than two children; and

2.    That Council adopts the new 2018/19 scheme.