Chris Barnham - Councillor for Lewisham ( Crofton Park)

Councillor Chris Barnham

 Labour Party  Crofton Park  Cabinet Member for Children and Young People

Email: chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Mayor and Cabinet Public Accounts Select Committee (Committee Member) Crofton Park Assembly Children and Young People Select Committee Corporate Parenting Group (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board Works Council (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

43 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Friday, 19th December, 2025 9.30 am

December 19, 2025
Corporate Parenting Group Committee Member

Corporate Parenting Group - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Lewisham Council Appointments Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025 to elect a chair and appoint a Director of Housing Strategy. The committee will also review the minutes from previous meetings and consider any declarations of interest. Finally, the committee will consider a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

November 26, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to discuss the statement of accounts for 2024-25, consider several motions, and address questions from both the public and council members.

November 26, 2025
Public Accounts Select Committee Committee Member

Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Public Accounts Select Committee met to discuss the council's financial performance, income collection strategies, and risk management. Councillors reviewed the period six monthly monitoring report, focusing on areas of overspend and potential risks, and they also discussed strategies for improving income collection and managing corporate resources risks. The committee agreed to note the reports presented, and decided against making a recommendation to Mayor and Cabinet regarding the council tax collection rate target, pending further review.

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

157 decisions · Page 13 of 32

Matters Raised by Scrutiny and other Constitutional Bodies

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 6.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to note the responses to the Public Accounts Select Committee referral regarding the Housing Revenue Account and the recommendations of the Private Rented Sector in Lewisham Task and Finish Group.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 6.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to approve the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Young Mayor and Advisors - annual report

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 6.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to approve the Lewisham Young Mayor's budget proposals as detailed in section 8 of the presented report.

Recommendations Approved

Adopt the Local Development Scheme Update

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 6.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to formally adopt and publish the revised Local Development Scheme (January 2025) with the content and timetable set out in Appendix 1, effective February 2025.

For Determination

Investment in Council Housing Using Warm Homes Social Housing Fund Wave 3

From: Mayor and Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 6.00 pm - January 29, 2025

...to approve a £11,441,176 funding application for retrofitting council housing and delegate grant agreement approval to the Executive Directors of Housing and Corporate Services.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 43

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 157