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 16 of 32

Contract extension for Lewisham's Substance Misuse and Sexual Health Service for Young People (Insight Lewisham)

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

...to extend the contract with WayThrough for Lewisham's Substance Misuse and Sexual Health Service for Young People (Insight Lewisham) for two years, from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027, at a cost of £916,096.

Recommendations Approved

Council budget 2025-26

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 28, 2025

...to note the report on the council budget for 2025-26, endorse bringing forward the medium-term financial strategy and savings proposals, and share their views on the difficult financial situation with the Mayor and Cabinet.

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 28, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Responses from Mayor and Cabinet

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 28, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the meeting held on 28 November 2024

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 28, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 43

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 157