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

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

September 29, 2025 Council View on council website

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Summary

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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. ↩

Delegated decisions linked to this meeting

Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.

Designation of a Monitoring Officer
Recommendations Approved

The Council of Sutton Council decided to approve recommendations regarding the designation of a Monitoring Officer on 29 September 2025. Siraj Choudhury was designated as Monitoring Officer from 3 November 2025, and Alexa Coates was noted as the interim Monitoring Officer until that date.

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Attendees

Eric Allen Local Conservatives Cheam

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

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

Moira Butt Local Conservatives Carshalton South and Clockhouse

Councillor Richard Choi Liberal Democrat Sutton Central

Imran Choudhury

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

Tim Crowley Local Conservatives Carshalton South and Clockhouse

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

Bobby Dean Liberal Democrat The Wrythe

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

Tom Drummond Leader of the Opposition Local Conservatives Worcester Park North

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

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

Neil Garratt Local Conservatives Belmont

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

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

Peter Geiringer Local Conservatives Worcester Park South

Councillor Sunita Gordon Lead Member for Resources Liberal Democrat Wallington North

Catherine Gray Local Conservatives St Helier West

Jillian Green Sutton Independent Residents Beddington

David Hicks Local Conservatives Belmont

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

Bryony Lindsay-Charlton Local Conservatives Sutton North

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

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

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

Jonathan Pearce Local Conservatives South Beddington and Roundshaw

Councillor Louise Phelan Mayor Liberal Democrat Sutton South

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

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

Luke Taylor Liberal Democrat Sutton West and East Cheam

Councillor Dave Tchil Leader of the Labour Group Labour Hackbridge

Vanessa Udall Local Conservatives Cheam

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

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