Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea Council is addressing significant financial pressures and reviewing community service provision following recent disruptions.
In July 2026, the Licensing Sub-Committee issued a counter notice for a Temporary Event Notice at 30 Cambridge Gardens, preventing alcohol sales. Kensington and Chelsea Council's Schools Forum addressed errors in early years deprivation funding in November 2025, leading to a clawback of overpayments from providers. The Leadership Team discussed draft budget reduction proposals for 2026-27 in November 2025.
The council is addressing challenges in community equipment services following the liquidation of NRS Healthcare Ltd in August 2025, as discussed by the Joint Health & Wellbeing Board in September 2025. In October 2025, the Overview & Scrutiny Committee reviewed the Grenfell Recovery Programme, a £50 million initiative that ran from 2019 to 2024, to assess its impact and lessons learned.
Kensington and Chelsea Council faces significant funding cuts requiring radical savings, according to a September 2025 report to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, and is considering a voluntary redundancy scheme. The Full Council is scheduled to consider changes to meeting question time on 22 October 2025.
Key facts
- Kensington and Chelsea's Schools Forum addressed errors in early years deprivation funding in November 2025. Source
- Kensington and Chelsea's Leadership Team discussed draft budget reduction proposals for 2026-27 in November 2025. Source
- NRS Healthcare Ltd went into liquidation on 1 August 2025, affecting community equipment services. Source
- The Grenfell Recovery Programme, a £50 million initiative, ran from 2019 to 2024. Source
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