Chris Barnham - Councillor for Lewisham (Crofton Park)

Councillor Chris Barnham

Labour Party Crofton Park

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)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

46 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Corporate Parenting Group Committee Member

Corporate Parenting Group - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 6:00 pm
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 05, 2026, 7:00 pm
Public Accounts Select Committee Committee Member

Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

The Public Accounts Select Committee is scheduled to discuss the council's budget for the upcoming financial year, 2026-27, which will involve a detailed review of proposed spending, savings, and income generation. The committee will also consider its work programme for the remainder of the municipal year, ensuring its scrutiny activities align with the council's strategic priorities.

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham Council met on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to discuss the council's financial management, the setting of the Council Tax base for the upcoming year, and proposed amendments to the council's governing documents. Key discussions were scheduled regarding the Treasury Management Outturn and Mid-Year Review, the Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) tax bases, and a review of the council's Constitution.

January 28, 2026, 7:30 pm
Appointments Committee Committee Member

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

The Lewisham Council Appointments Committee is scheduled to meet to elect a chair and vice chair, and to discuss the appointment of an Executive Director of Children and Young People. Members will also be asked to declare any personal interests they have in the items on the agenda.

December 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Fourteen87 7 Catford Broadway London SE6 4SP

From: Licensing Sub Committee D - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 14, 2025

...the Sub-Committee decided to grant the variation of the premises licence for Fourteen87, 7 Catford Broadway, with modified hours for alcohol sales, recorded music, late-night refreshment, and live music, including seasonal variations, and in accordance with the conditions offered in the application.

Recommendations Approved

Motions

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to support Labour's 30 Hours of Free Childcare and to bring Thames Water back into public ownership.

Recommendations Approved

Dispensation under Section 85 Local Government Act 1972

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to grant Councillor Coral Howard a dispensation from the meeting attendance requirements of Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 until May 7th, 2026, due to illness.

Recommendations Approved

Use of Substitutes

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to include the temporary arrangements for the use of substitutes in committees, previously approved on January 22nd, 2025, into the Committee Procedure Rules under Part 4 of the Constitution.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Independent Persons

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to appoint Kalwant Grewal and Katy Prestedge as two independent persons to the Standards Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 46

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 157