Anthony Okereke - Councillor for Greenwich (Woolwich Common)

Councillor Anthony Okereke

Labour and Co-operative Woolwich Common Leader of the Council

Email: anthony.okereke@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Council: Greenwich

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Appointments Panel (Chair, Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Chair) Council Special Meeting (Committee Member) Cabinet (Chair) Council (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny Call-in Sub-Committee (Guest) Council Annual Meeting (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 6 of 15

Appointments Panel Chair

Appointments Panel - Monday, 1st September, 2025 11.00 am

The Greenwich Council Appointments Panel met to determine the shortlist of applicants for the position of Director of Communications and Community Engagement. The panel agreed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of the meeting. They also approved a one-off payment of £1,200 to Global Fusion Music & Arts to support a Family Fun Day at Kidbrooke Park on 13 July.

September 01, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 7.00 pm

The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council met to discuss a range of issues, including responses to petitions, public questions, treasury management, and motions on banking hubs and HMOs[^1]. The council approved the Treasury Management and Capital Outturn 2024-25, appointed Thomas Tyson to the Audit and Risk Management Panel, and supported a motion calling for a banking hub in Eltham. A motion on HMOs was also approved with amendments.

July 23, 2025
Appointments Panel Chair

Appointments Panel - Monday, 21st July, 2025 10.00 am

The Greenwich Council Appointments Panel met to determine a longlist of applicants for the role of Director of Communications and Community Engagement. The panel, consisting of five councillors, was scheduled to discuss apologies for absence and any urgent business, as well as declarations of interest. The majority of the meeting was expected to be held in closed session.

July 21, 2025
Appointments Panel Committee Member

Advisory Committee, Appointments Panel - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Advisory Appointments Committee (Appointments Panel) convened to discuss the recruitment of a new Director of Public Health for the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The panel was scheduled to agree on a preferred candidate for the role. The meeting was open to the press and public, and was scheduled to be recorded and broadcast on the internet.

July 10, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Royal Borough of Greenwich's cabinet met on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, to discuss several key issues, including safeguarding adults, treasury management, revenue outturn, and housing assistance. The cabinet noted the Royal Greenwich Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2024-25, the Treasury Management and Capital Outturn 2024-25, and the council's revenue position as of March 2025. They also agreed to a new Housing Assistance Policy.

July 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

187 decisions · Page 1 of 38

Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...to provide for £35m of investment, including £22m for increasing costs due to demand and inflation, £9m for capital investment financing, and £1m for Freedom Pass, while also agreeing the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a 2.00% adult social care precept and a 2.99% main council tax rate increase, and approving the allocation of £4.034m per year for the Department for Work and Pensions’ Crisis and Resilience Fund.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the council budget for 2026/27, agreed a 4.99% increase in the borough element of council tax (including a 2.99% increase for service delivery pressures and a 2% adult social care precept), and set the overall council tax levels, including a specific addition for taxpayers surrounding the Gloucester Circus garden.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management and Capital Strategy 2026/27

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...approved the Treasury Management Strategy, Capital Strategy, Prudential Indicators, and Minimum Revenue Provision arrangements for 2026/27.

Recommendations Approved

Statement of Accounts

From: Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm - February 26, 2026

...the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Royal Borough of Greenwich Statement of Accounts and the Royal Borough of Greenwich Pension Fund Statement of Accounts, were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 187