Dear Managers,
October's edition of your manager's e-bulletin includes a range of updates and reminders to help you support your teams and keep colleagues informed.
You'll find information about the additional wellbeing support recently made available to colleagues, guidance on annual Data Protection training requirements, and how colleagues can get involved in celebrating Black History Month throughout October.
We're also asking managers to encourage colleagues to take part in the consultation on the future priorities of the new East Surrey and West Surrey Councils.
There's a reminder to complete mid-year appraisals with all members of your team, ideally by the end of November, and we've included an update confirming that pay arrangements will remain unchanged after 1 April 2027.
Thank you for taking the time to read these updates and share the relevant information with your teams.
If there is anything you would like included in future editions, please let us know by emailing yourfeedback@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.
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We wanted to make sure managers are aware of the wellbeing support available at this time. You may be supporting colleagues affected by the information recently shared about former RBBC employees, while also processing it yourself. If you need support, or advice on supporting others, a range of wellbeing resources is available.
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RBBC is celebrating Black History Month throughout October, and we're inviting colleagues to tell us about individuals who inspire them through their resilience, strength, and positive impact, whether from history, our communities, or their own lives. Please encourage colleagues to send their nominations to theknowledge@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.
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Please remind your teams that those who have not completed the Data Protection training within the last 12 months must complete the refresher course by 30 October 2026. Colleagues who have completed the training within the last 12 months do not need to complete the refresher at this time and will receive a notification when their next annual refresher is due.
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Please complete mid-year appraisals with all members of your team and ensure they are fully recorded, ideally by the end of November. This will be particularly important as we prepare for Vesting Day and the transition to the new East Surrey Council.
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Residents, businesses, local organisations and staff are being asked to have their say on the East and West Surrey Councils’ priorities as they shape their future councils. The strategies for the new East Surrey Council and West Surrey Council will set out each council's vision, priorities and what they want to achieve for their communities.
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If you have team members who work with local community groups, charities or voluntary organisations, please encourage them to share information about the Community Asset Support Scheme (CASS) grants 2026/27.
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It's been confirmed that after 1 April 2027 (Vesting Day), current pay arrangements will stay the same. All colleagues will continue to be paid through their current existing council payroll system.
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Please make your teams aware that the council is taking part in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) 2026, a nationwide data matching exercise that helps public bodies prevent and detect fraud.
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The East Surrey Shadow Executive has approved a new logo and visual identity for East Surrey Council. The new logo was created by in-house designers from across the existing councils, following an engagement exercise that received more than 2,000 responses.
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Future Surrey staff newsletter
Please remind your teams that colleagues across the 12 Surrey councils are emailed Future Surrey newsletters with the latest LGR updates.
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