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 Licensing Sub Committee D (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

51 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

AGM, Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 7.30 pm

May 20, 2026, 7:30 pm
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Monday, 23rd March, 2026 9.30 am

The Appointments Committee is scheduled to convene on Monday 23 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes the election of a Chair, consideration of apologies for absence, and declarations of interest. A key item for discussion is the appointment of a Director of Family Quality and Commissioning, which is expected to be considered in private.

March 23, 2026, 9:30 am
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 1.00 pm

The Appointments Committee of Lewisham Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday 18 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes the appointment of an Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health, alongside procedural items such as the election of a chair and declarations of interest.

March 18, 2026, 1:00 pm
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Monday, 16 March 2026 - 9.30 am

March 16, 2026, 9:30 am
Public Accounts Select Committee Committee Member

Public Accounts Select Committee - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 7.30 pm

The Public Accounts Select Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 10 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a review of the council's financial monitoring for Period 9, an update on the IT and Digital Programme, and a look back at the committee's scrutiny activities and change work from 2022 to 2026. The committee will also discuss the end of the administration's work programme.

March 10, 2026, 7:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

157 decisions · Page 4 of 32

Members' Allowances

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

...to increase the basic allowance for members by 3.2% to £13,201 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 3.2%, both effective from 1st April 2025, and to instruct the Monitoring Officer to review the Council's current allowances and implement the decision.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of previous meeting

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...the minutes of the meeting held on 25 June 2025 were agreed as an accurate record.

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Responses from Mayor and Cabinet

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Period 4 Monitoring Report

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to note the Period 4 Monitoring Report, which detailed the council's financial forecasts as of July 31, 2025, projecting to the year ending March 31, 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 51

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 157