Councillor Annamarie Critchard

Agenda and decisions

At the meeting, the Finance Committee agreed to a request to delegate all decisions relating to the London Borough of Culture 2025 to the Executive Director of Children's Services, Anna Popovici, who will act as Senior Responsible Officer in delivering the bid. A total funding envelope of £5.7 million was also agreed for the project, with £2.8 million coming from secured grant funding, and the remainder to be raised through fundraising.

Meeting

Agenda

The Committee heard reports from external auditors, EY, about the 2022-23 and 2023-24 audits. They then discussed the Council's risk management and governance arrangements for the year 2023-24, and noted the Annual Review of Risk Management and the Annual Governance Report 2023-24.

Agenda

Agenda

The meeting focused on the political proportionality and allocations to committees. The main discussion revolved around ensuring the committee seats reflect the political balance of the council. An amendment was proposed and accepted to adjust the size of the General Purposes Committee to include Councillor Malcolm Grimston.