Southwark

Committees

Cabinet

The main decision-making body of the council

Cabinet › Cabinet (Livesey Trust) Committee ›

Overview & Scrutiny

Holds the cabinet and council to account

Education and Local Economy Scrutiny Commission › Environment, Community Safety and Engagement Scrutiny Commission › Health and Social Care Scrutiny Commission › Housing Scrutiny Commission › Overview & Scrutiny Committee › South East London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee ›

Planning

Decides planning applications and development policy

Planning Committee (Major Applications) A › Planning Committee (Major Applications) B › Planning Committee (Smaller Applications) ›

Licensing

Considers licensing applications and policy

Licensing Committee › Licensing Sub-Committee ›

Standards

Upholds standards of conduct for councillors

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee ›

Pensions

Manages the council's pension fund

Pensions Advisory Panel ›

Health & Wellbeing

Oversees health strategy and wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing Board ›
▸ Show 36 other committees (working groups, internal bodies)
› › Appointments Committee › Audit, Governance and Standards (Civic Awards) Sub-Committee › Audit, Governance and Standards (Standards) Sub-Committee › Audit, Governance and Standards (Standards) Sub-Committee › Bermondsey Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Bermondsey Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Borough and London Bridge Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Borough and London Bridge Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Camberwell Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Camberwell Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Constitution › Constitutional Steering Panel › Corporate Parenting Committee › Council Assembly › Council Assembly Business Panel › Council Tax Setting Committee 2026 › Dulwich Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Dulwich Neighbourhood Community Meeting › East Dulwich Neighbourhood Community Meeting › East Dulwich Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Joint IT Committee (Brent, Lewisham and Southwark) › Nunhead and Peckham Rye Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Nunhead and Peckham Rye Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Old Kent Road Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Old Kent Road Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Peckham Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Peckham Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Rotherhithe Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Rotherhithe Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Southwark Brexit Panel › Southwark Child and Adolescent Mental Health Commission › Southwark Maternity Commission › Walworth Neighbourhood Community Meeting › Walworth Neighbourhood Community Meeting ›