Open Council Network - Sutton - Council - 29/09/2025

Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Monday, 29th September, 2025 7.00 pm

September 29, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

The Council of the London Borough of Sutton is holding an extraordinary meeting on Monday, 29 September 2025. Councillors will be asked to designate a permanent Monitoring Officer, and to note the interim arrangements in place until that officer starts in post.

Designation of a Monitoring Officer

The council is being asked to designate Siraj Choudhury as Monitoring Officer from 3 November 2025. According to the Public Reports Pack, this is per the recommendation of the Senior Officer Appointment Committee.

The council is required under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to designate an officer to act as Monitoring Officer. The report pack states that the functions of the Monitoring Officer are set out in Article 11 of the Constitution and include:

oversight and reporting of the operation of the council's constitutional arrangements and decision-making practices

contributing to the promotion and maintenance of high standards of conduct

investigating allegations of breaches of the Code of Conduct

maintaining a register of interests

The Monitoring Officer works with the Head of Paid Service and Section 151 Officer¹ to ensure effective decision-making, legal compliance, and ethical conduct.

The report pack notes that Alexa Coates, Deputy Monitoring Officer, has been acting as interim Monitoring Officer since August and will continue to do so until 3 November 2025.

In local government, the Section 151 Officer is a statutory role with responsibility for the proper administration of the council's financial affairs. ↩

Attendees

Councillor Eric Allen Local Conservatives • Cheam

Councillor Martina Allen Chair: Cheam North and Worcester Park Local Committee • Local Conservatives • Worcester Park South

Councillor Steve Alvarez Local Conservatives • St Helier West

Councillor Isabel Araujo Vice Chair: Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee; Vice Chair: Carshalton and Clockhouse Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • Carshalton Central

Councillor Rob Beck Vice Chair: People Committee • Liberal Democrat • Stonecot

Councillor Moira Butt Local Conservatives • Carshalton South and Clockhouse

Councillor Richard Choi Liberal Democrat • Sutton Central

Imran Choudhury

Councillor Wendy Clark Local Conservatives • St Helier West

Councillor Richard Clifton Vice Chair: Planning Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton South

Councillor Paul Cole Vice Chair: People Committee • Liberal Democrat • St Helier East

Councillor Tim Crowley Local Conservatives • Carshalton South and Clockhouse

Councillor Sam Cumber Chair: Sutton Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton North

Councillor Bobby Dean Liberal Democrat • The Wrythe

Councillor Ruth Dombey Vice Chair: Sutton Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton North

Councillor Tom Drummond Leader of the Opposition • Local Conservatives • Worcester Park North

Councillor Mike Dwyer Local Conservatives • North Cheam

Councillor Qasim Esak Vice Chair: Scrutiny Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton West and East Cheam

Councillor Trish Fivey Chair: Licensing Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton South

Councillor Tim Foster Leader of the Sutton Independent Residents Group • Sutton Independent Residents • Beddington

Councillor Neil Garratt Local Conservatives • Belmont

Councillor James McDermott-Hill Deputy Leader of the Opposition • Local Conservatives • North Cheam

Councillor Cryss Mennaceur Chair: Pension Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton Central

Councillor Gemma Munday Liberal Democrat • St Helier East

Councillor Param Nandha Vice Chair: North Cheam, Stonecot and Worcester Park Local Committee • Local Conservatives • North Cheam

Councillor Peter Geiringer Local Conservatives • Worcester Park South

Councillor Sunita Gordon Lead Member for Resources • Liberal Democrat • Wallington North

Councillor Catherine Gray Local Conservatives • St Helier West

Councillor Jillian Green Sutton Independent Residents • Beddington

Councillor David Hicks Local Conservatives • Belmont

Councillor Marian James Chair: People Committee • Liberal Democrat • Wallington North

Councillor Andrew Jenner Chair: Carshalton and Clockhouse Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • Carshalton Central

Councillor Edward Joyce Chair: Scrutiny Committee, Vice Chair: Beddington and Wallington Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • South Beddington and Roundshaw

Councillor Barry Lewis Leader of the Council • Liberal Democrat • Wallington North

Councillor Bryony Lindsay-Charlton Local Conservatives • Sutton North

Councillor Patrick Magnus Local Conservatives • South Beddington and Roundshaw

Councillor Sam Martin Deputy Leader of the Council • Liberal Democrat • Wallington South

Councillor Nick Mattey Sutton Independent Residents • Beddington

Councillor Jayne McCoy Chair: Planning Committee • Liberal Democrat • Wallington South

Councillor Patrick Ogbonna Chair: Hackbridge, St Helier and the Wrythe Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • The Wrythe

Councillor Ed Parsley Vice Chair: Housing, Economy and Business Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton Central

Councillor Jane Pascoe Vice Chair: Sutton South, Cheam and Belmont Local Committee • Local Conservatives • Belmont

Councillor Jonathan Pearce Local Conservatives • South Beddington and Roundshaw

Councillor Louise Phelan Mayor • Liberal Democrat • Sutton South

Councillor Joe Quick Local Conservatives • Worcester Park North

Councillor Muhammad Sadiq Chair: Beddington and Wallington Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • Wallington South

Councillor Cumar Sahathevan Deputy Mayor, Vice Chair: Licensing Committee • Liberal Democrat • Stonecot

Councillor Tony Shields Chair: Sutton South, Cheam and Belmont Local Committee • Local Conservatives • Cheam

Councillor Jake Short Chair: Housing, Economy and Business Committee • Liberal Democrat • Carshalton Central

Richard Simpson

Councillor Colin Stears Chair, Audit and Governance Committee; Vice Chair, Hackbridge, St Helier and the Wrythe Local Committee • Liberal Democrat • The Wrythe

Councillor Luke Taylor Liberal Democrat • Sutton West and East Cheam

Councillor Dave Tchil Leader of the Labour Group • Labour • Hackbridge

Councillor Vanessa Udall Local Conservatives • Cheam

Councillor Sheldon Vestey Labour • Hackbridge

Councillor Lisa Webster Liberal Democrat • Carshalton South and Clockhouse

Councillor Christopher Woolmer Chair: Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee • Liberal Democrat • Sutton West and East Cheam

Topics

No topics have been identified for this meeting yet.

Meeting Documents

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Reports Pack

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