Councillor David Watson
Executive Member for Community Safety and Engagement
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
46 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Executive - Tuesday, 13 October 2026 - 11.00 am
Executive - Tuesday, 15 September 2026 - 11.00 am
Executive - Monday, 20 July 2026 - 3.00 pm
The Executive of Southwark Council met on Monday 20 July 2026 to discuss a range of important issues, including the future of vital mental health services for young people and the continuation of support for residents living with dementia. The council also approved a new policy to enhance standards in the private rented sector and noted reports on the council's financial outturn for the previous year.
Executive - Monday, 22 June 2026 - 3.00 pm
Annual and Mayor Making, Council Assembly - Thursday 28 May 2026 7.00 pm
The Council Assembly met for its Annual and Mayor Making meeting, where Councillor Sabina Emmanuel was elected as the new Mayor of Southwark. The meeting also saw the election of Councillor Sarah King as Leader of the Council and the appointment of various committees and roles for the upcoming municipal year.
Decisions from Meetings
1 decision
Governance arrangements for the monitoring of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and Section 106 Projects
From: Executive - Monday, 20 July 2026 - 3.00 pm - July 20, 2026
The Executive of Southwark Council approved recommendations regarding governance arrangements for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and Section 106 projects on 20 July 2026. They adopted a unified governance framework for capital projects funded by CIL and noted the reporting of Section 106 funded projects through the same capital governance process. The Executive also approved the capital project flowchart as the standard route for project identification, assessment, reporting, approval, and monitoring for CIL and Section 106 funded projects.
Councillor James McAsh, Leader of the Council, approved a variation to the contract with Matrix SCM Ltd for the supply of agency workers on 30 June 2026. This variation extends the contract by two one-year increments until 30 June 2028, at an estimated cost of up to £45m per annum. The decision also noted the transfer of contract spend to agencies in Matrix SCM Ltd's supply chain and the establishment of an agency worker reduction programme.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
- Meetings attended
- 46
- Average per month
- 0.9
- Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
- 1