Councillor Christine St. Matthew-Daniel
Email: christine.stmatthew-daniel2@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
34 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Council Annual Meeting - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 7.00 pm
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 16th April, 2026 6.30 pm
Council - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 7.00 pm
The Council is scheduled to convene for a meeting where a range of important topics are set to be presented for consideration. Key items on the agenda include the review of the Standards Committee Annual Report, the Pay Policy Statement, and proposed changes to the Council's Constitution. Additionally, the Council is expected to consider motions regarding national gambling legislation, the Freedom Pass scheme, and bus timetable changes.
Council Special Meeting - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm
The Council Special Meeting of Greenwich Council, held on Thursday 26 February 2026, focused primarily on the setting of the Council's budget and council tax for the 2026-27 financial year. Key decisions included approving a 4.99% increase in council tax, comprising a 2.99% rise for general service delivery and a 2% precept for adult social care, alongside the adoption of the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Housing Revenue Account budget.
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.30 pm
The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel of Greenwich Council met on Thursday, 29 January 2026, to discuss the borough's approach to mental health and its progress towards becoming an age-friendly community. The panel also reviewed the council's food response strategy and the Director of Public Health's annual report on health inequalities.
Decisions from Meetings
76 decisions · Page 14 of 16
Statement of Accounts
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to approve the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024, delegate its signing to the Corporate Director of Resources, and note the Audit Completion Report and the Audit and Risk Management Panel's view on general reserves.
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Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy & 2025-26 Budget and Rent Setting
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to approve the Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Strategy and the 2025-26 budget, including rent increases for social homes, tenant service charges, and garages, alongside various measures to address financial pressures, such as rephasing capital program spending, extending the relet policy, reviewing tenant management organisation funding, converting planned council home builds to acquisitions, utilizing GLA grants, converting void homes for temporary accommodation, and funding a Hardship Fund.
Recommendations Approved
Budget and Council Tax Setting 2025-26
From: Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Motion: Economic impact assessment of sale of council car parks
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Local Council Tax Support Scheme
From: Council - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to ensure the affordability of the Local Council Tax Support scheme for working-age claimants, the council agreed to reduce the maximum support level from 100% to 80%, increase the earnings taper from 15% to 25%, increase the non-dependant deduction charge from £5 to £10 per week, remove the exemption for non-dependants receiving passported benefits or not in work, abolish the second adult rebate for working-age claimants, allow DWP notifications of Universal Credit claims to serve as LCTS claims, and create a discretionary Council Tax Hardship Fund, while delegating the fund's details and implementation to the Cabinet member for Inclusive Economy, Business, Skills and Greenwich Supports.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 34
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 76