Councillor Deepak Sardiwal

Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday 16 April 2025 6.00 pm

The Lambeth Council Corporate Parenting Board met to discuss updates on services for children in care and care leavers, including health, education, and support programmes. Key discussion points included promoting sibling contact, health summaries, mentoring schemes, and support for care leavers who are parents. The board also addressed challenges such as placement stability and educational attainment, and explored ways to improve communication and engagement with children in care and foster carers.

Planning Applications Committee - Tuesday 18 March 2025 7.00 pm

The committee voted to approve all four planning applications that were presented to them. This included approval for the change of use of a derelict stable block in Ruskin Park to a cafe, the redevelopment of Walker House in Vauxhall, permission to run the annual Between the Bridges event at Hungerford Coach Park on the South Bank, and the extension of a Holiday Inn Express on South Lambeth Road.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 11 March 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting discussed and agreed to recommendations on three key issues: a review of library services; how the Council supports cultural and performing arts; and the night-time economy in the borough. There was concern that plans to cut £1 million from the libraries' revenue budget would affect staffing, the range of books available and opening hours. In relation to the Council's support for culture and performing arts, the Committee recommended that it should do more to promote the borough's cultural provision, especially to raise the profile of grassroots organisations. Finally, the Committee recommended that the Council do more to increase the police presence and develop security partnerships to address safety concerns in key night-life areas and on public transport at night.

Budget Council, Council - Wednesday 5 March 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting approved the Revenue and Capital Budget 2025/26, the External Auditor Recommendations and the Pay Policy Statement 2025/26. Both the Green and Liberal Democrat groups presented alternative budgets that were not carried.

Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday 13 February 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to discuss two licensing applications. One was for a new premises licence for a Tesco at 349 - 351 Norwood Road and the other was for a variation of an existing premises licence for No 32 The Old Town. It is important to note that these were only the topics scheduled for discussion. We do not know what was actually discussed, or what decisions were made.