David Padfield

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 6.30 pm

March 25, 2026, 6:30 pm
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 6.30 pm

The Croydon Council Cabinet meeting on 11 February 2026 confirmed the Community Safety Strategy for 2026-2029, which aims to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour through a focus on violence against women and girls, youth safety, and targeted neighbourhood interventions. The Cabinet also approved the continuation of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme until 2029, backed by nearly £4.84 million in government funding, ensuring continued support for disadvantaged children and young people through enriching activities and meals.

February 11, 2026, 6:30 pm
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm

The Cabinet meeting on 28 January 2026 saw the approval of several key strategies and plans, including the Adult Social Care and Health Strategy 2026-30, the Education Estates Strategy, and the Family Hubs Model. The Cabinet also noted the Corporate Risk Register and approved responses to scrutiny recommendations.

January 28, 2026, 6:30 pm
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 pm

At a meeting on 3 December 2025, Croydon Council's Cabinet approved recommendations concerning financial performance, environmental enforcement, transport, and potential new conservation areas. Councillor Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon, highlighted the importance of these initiatives in making Croydon a safer, healthier, and more prosperous borough.

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm

The Croydon Council cabinet met to discuss the 2026-30 medium term financial strategy, safeguarding, social care, housing and financial performance, and agreed to implement recommendations regarding scrutiny, safeguarding, social work and housing. The cabinet approved recommendations to keep the Council Tax Support scheme unchanged, and to review it in 2026-27. They also approved the Regina Road regeneration project, and noted progress on the housing strategy.

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Corporate Risk Management (PART A)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026

As part of Cabinet’s role overseeing delivery of the Executive Mayor’s Business Plan this report set out details of the current corporate risks related to the 5 strategic outcomes of the plan. Good practice is that Cabinet should by sighted on the Corporate Risk Register on an annual basis.   The Corporate Risk Register and the risk management framework is overseen in detail by the Audit & Governance Committee on a quarterly basis, most recently on 27 November 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Family Hubs Model and Children’s Centre

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026

...approve the transition of Children's Centres to a 0-19 (25 with SEND) Family Hubs model, accepting £6.2m in grant funding for its development and delivery from April 2026 to March 2029, while ensuring early years provision is protected and services are accessible across the borough.

Recommendations Approved

Education Estates Strategy

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026

... approved the draft Education Estates Strategy for 2025-2028, including the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment, proposed admission arrangements for community schools for the 2027/28 academic year, the Pan London scheme for admissions coordination, the Education Capital Budget, and the Schools' Maintenance Plan.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Stage 2 Responses to Recommendations arising from: Streets & Environment Sub-Committee on 16 September 2025 and the Scrutiny & Overview Committee on 23 September 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026

This report invites the Cabinet to approve its response to the Scrutiny recommendations originally presented in the Stage 1 report to the Cabinet meeting held on the 19 November 2025. This response includes: - Action plans for the implementation of agreed recommendations, or; - Indicating where a recommendation is already in progress, or; - Reasons for rejecting the recommendations.   Following approval by Cabinet, the response to the scrutiny recommendations will be reported back to the next meeting of either the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or the relevant Sub-Committees.   The Constitution requires that in accepting a recommendation, with or without amendment, from a Scrutiny and Overview Committee or Sub-Committee, Cabinet shall agree an action plan for the implementation of the agreed recommendations and shall delegate responsibility to an identified officer to report back to the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or Sub-Committee, within a specified period, on the progress made in implementing the action plan.   Scrutiny’s recommendations highlight potential opportunities for reinforcing performance management, strengthening governance, and increasing transparency for residents. They are presented for consideration, focusing on options that may improve oversight of performance, and service delivery.   Should these recommendations be taken forward, they could help deliver the priorities in the Mayor’s Business Plan - embedding good governance (Outcome 1, Priorities 1 & 4), and ensuring that Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier (Outcome 4, Priority 1).

Recommendations Approved

Potential Future Conservation Area designations

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 03, 2025

...to comply with statutory obligations and preserve the borough's historic environment, the Cabinet agreed to a list of potential new conservation areas and an indicative program for their designation, delegating approval for consultation on draft statements to the Corporate Director for Sustainable Communities, Regeneration and Economic Recovery, in consultation with the Executive Mayor and Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 21

Average per Month: 1.0

Decisions Recorded: 121