Extraordinary meeting, Council Assembly - Wednesday 19 March 2025 9.00 pm

March 19, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

The Council Assembly met to discuss the award of Freedoms of the Borough. The Council resolved to agree the recommendations for the award, although the names of the people or organisations to receive the honour were discussed in private and are not public knowledge. The meeting started at 9pm and finished at 10.30pm.

Freedoms of the Borough 2025

The Council considered a report on the nominations received for the Freedom of the Borough. The Freedom of the Borough is the highest award that Southwark Council can bestow. It is awarded to persons of distinction who have rendered eminent services to the borough , and can be awarded to individuals or organisations. The process for awarding the Freedom of the Borough is set out in the Council's constitution. Nominations are considered by the Constitutional Steering Panel, which then makes recommendations to a specially convened meeting of the full Council. The Council noted that it had received a number of nominations for the award of Freedom of the Borough, which were listed in a closed report. The Council also noted that the ceremony for the presentation of the Freedom of the Borough would take place at Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 17 May 2025. The Council resolved to agree the nominations for the award of Freedom of the Borough, as set out in the closed report.

Attendees

Councillor Suzanne Abachor (Labour and Co-operative) • Labour • Camberwell Green

Councillor Evelyn Akoto Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing • Labour • Old Kent Road

Councillor Jasmine Ali Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Refugees • Labour • Rye Lane

Councillor Naima Ali Labour • North Walworth

Councillor John Batteson Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business • Labour • Newington

Councillor Rachel Bentley Liberal Democrats • North Bermondsey

Oliver Bradfield

Councillor Cassandra Brown Labour • South Bermondsey

Councillor Maggie Browning Labour Group Whip • Labour • Dulwich Hill

Councillor Victor Chamberlain Leader of the Opposition • Liberal Democrats • Borough & Bankside

Councillor Sunil Chopra Labour • London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Councillor Stephanie Cryan (Labour and Co-operative) Cabinet Member for Equalities, Democracy and Finance • Labour • Rotherhithe

Councillor Ellie Cumbo Labour • St Giles

Councillor Sam Dalton Deputy Cabinet Member for Supported Housing • Labour • London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Councillor Mohamed Deen (Labour Party) • Labour • Faraday

Councillor Helen Dennis (Labour and Co-operative) Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development • Labour • Chaucer

Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle MBE (Labour and Co-operative) • Labour • Camberwell Green

Councillor Esme Dobson Labour • Rye Lane

Councillor Gavin Edwards Labour • Nunhead & Queen's Road

Councillor Sabina Emmanuel The Deputy Mayor of Southwark • Labour • Peckham

Councillor Natasha Ennin (Labour and Co-operative) Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhoods • Labour • Newington

Doreen Forrester-Brown

Councillor Sam Foster Independent • Faraday

Councillor Renata Hamvas Labour • Peckham Rye

Councillor Barrie Hargrove Labour • Peckham

Councillor Ketzia Harper Independent • Faraday

Councillor Jon Hartley Labour • Dulwich Hill

Councillor Youcef Hassaine Labour • Newington

Councillor Esme Hicks Labour • Champion Hill

Councillor Emily Hickson Labour • London Bridge & West Bermondsey

Councillor Adam Hood Liberal Democrats • Surrey Docks

Councillor Laura Johnson Independent • Chaucer

Councillor Nick Johnson Liberal Democrats • Surrey Docks

Councillor Sarah King Leader of the Council • Labour • Champion Hill

Councillor Sunny Lambe The Mayor of Southwark • Labour • South Bermondsey

Councillor Richard Leeming (Labour and Co-operative) • Labour • Dulwich Village

Councillor Maria Linforth-Hall Liberal Democrats • St George's

Councillor Richard Livingstone Labour • Old Kent Road

Maria Lugangira

Councillor James McAsh Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets and Waste • Labour • Goose Green

Councillor Hamish McCallum Liberal Democrats • North Bermondsey

Councillor Darren Merrill Labour • North Walworth

Councillor Victoria Mills Labour • Peckham Rye

Councillor Portia Mwangangye Cabinet Member for Leisure, Parks and Young People • Labour • Goose Green

Councillor Graham Neale Liberal Democrats • St George's

Councillor Margy Newens (Labour and Co-operative) Deputy Cabinet Member for a Cleaner Southwark • Labour • Dulwich Village

Councillor Jason Ochere Labour • St Giles

Councillor David Parton (Labour and Co-operative) • Labour • Rye Lane

Councillor Leo Pollak Labour • South Bermondsey

Councillor Reginald Popoola Deputy Cabinet Member for Landlord Services • Labour • Nunhead & Queen's Road

Councillor Sandra Rhule Labour • Nunhead & Queen's Road

Councillor Bethan Roberts (Labour and Co-operative) Labour Group Whip (parental leave cover) • Labour • Rotherhithe

Councillor Catherine Rose Labour • Dulwich Wood

Councillor Jane Salmon Liberal Democrats • Surrey Docks

Councillor Martin Seaton Labour • North Walworth

Councillor Andy Simmons Labour • Dulwich Wood

Councillor Michael Situ Labour • Old Kent Road

Councillor Charlie Smith Labour • Goose Green

Councillor Cleo Soanes Labour • Peckham

Councillor Emily Tester Liberal Democrats • North Bermondsey

Councillor Joseph Vambe Deputy Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods • Labour • Chaucer

Councillor Irina Von Wiese Liberal Democrats • Borough & Bankside

Councillor David Watson Liberal Democrats • Borough & Bankside

Councillor Kath Whittam Green • Rotherhithe

Councillor Kieron Williams (Labour and Co-operative) • Labour • Camberwell Green

Councillor Ian Wingfield Labour • St Giles

Virginia Wynn-Jones

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