Amy Dumitrescu
Council: Merton
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
19 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 7.15 pm
At a recent meeting, Merton Council's cabinet addressed key issues including housing, financial monitoring, and adult learning services, and also approved an action plan responding to a planning peer challenge. The cabinet approved measures to address the housing crisis, including becoming a stock holding authority and re-opening the housing revenue account, and also approved the procurement approach for a new contract for the Merton Adult Learning Main Delivery Service. Additionally, the cabinet noted the financial reporting data for period 6, and approved the proposed actions in the Planning Peer Challenge Action Plan.
Cabinet - Monday 20 October 2025 7.15 pm
Here's a summary of the Merton Council Cabinet meeting held on 20 October 2025.
Licensing Committee - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7.15 pm
The Licensing Committee of Merton Council met on 14 October 2025 to discuss a report on the five yearly review of the council's statement of licensing policy. The committee was scheduled to consider feedback from a public consultation, and to consider approving a draft statement of licensing policy for recommendation to the full council. The meeting was scheduled to be followed by a meeting of the Licensing Committee (miscellaneous) to deal with any licensing matters which are not within the scope of the Licensing Act 2003[^2].
Licensing Committee - Tuesday 10 June 2025 7.15 pm
The Merton Council Licensing Committee met to discuss the draft Statement of Licensing Policy 2026-2031, and to review the minutes of their previous meeting. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the Merton Civic Centre.
Decisions from Meetings
28 decisions · Page 5 of 6
Affordable Housing Programme First 93 Units across 4 Sites
From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 7.15 pm - October 14, 2024
...to approve the total project expenditure for delivering the first 93 social rent homes across four sites, recommend that Full Council approve a £27.87m increase to the capital programme, note the upcoming procurement process, and delegate contract approval authority to specified officers.
Recommendations Approved
BCF - entry into s75 agreement with SWL ICB for 23-25 BCF Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 17 September 2024 7.15 pm - September 17, 2024
This report is to ask Cabinet to agree to enter into a S75 Legal Agreement in order to pool and receive the Better Care Fund Monies for the current financial year. It is a national planning requirement of the BCF that a s75 underpins the BCF plan between local authorities and their ICB.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Report Period 4
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 17 September 2024 7.15 pm - September 17, 2024
To review the financial position of the authority and adjust financial information as appropriate
Recommendations Approved
Budget 2025/26 and MTFS 2025-29
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 17 September 2024 7.15 pm - September 17, 2024
...to progress towards setting a balanced budget and council tax for 2025/26, the Cabinet noted the approach to rolling forward the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2025-29 and agreed the timetable for the Financial Management cycle 2025-29, including the revenue budget 2025/26 and the Capital Programme for 2025-29.
Recommendations Approved
Proposal to pilot Employ Merton: a job brokerage and finding service for the borough
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 17 September 2024 7.15 pm - September 17, 2024
A report seeking approval to progress a pilot Job Brokerage and Finding service and to allocate up to £500,000 of funding from the Strategic Priorities Reserve to enable delivery of the pilot.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 0.9
Decisions Recorded: 28