Emma Campbell Smith

Governance Committee

Governance Committee - Wednesday, 23rd April, 2025 7.00 pm

The Governance Committee of Lewisham Council met on 23 April 2025 to discuss apologies for absence, the minutes of the previous meeting, declarations of interest, and a constitutional update report. The bulk of the meeting was scheduled to be dedicated to the constitutional update report. This report covered feedback from a workshop and recommendations for approval and adoption at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the council on 7 May 2025.

Standards Committee

Standards Committee - Wednesday, 9th April, 2025 7.00 pm

The Standards Committee met to discuss and recommend the adoption of a new Member Code of Conduct to the Full Council, replacing the current code. The proposed code is based on the Local Government Association (LGA) Model Code of Conduct, with minor amendments. The committee also reviewed declarations of interest from members.

Brent, Lewisham and Southwark IT Committee

Brent, Lewisham and Southwark IT Committee - Tuesday, 18th March, 2025 6.00 pm

This meeting of the shared IT service of three London boroughs was scheduled to include a report on the service's performance, and another on its cyber security status. The performance of the Shared Technology Service was scheduled to be discussed by the committee. In addition, Councillors were scheduled to receive a report on the cyber security status of the Shared Technology Services. This report was also scheduled to cover the threats and mitigations identified in relation to the Shared Technology Services. The risk register for the shared ICT service was scheduled to be considered in private, as this was considered to be commercially sensitive information.

Governance Committee

Governance Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting on 13 March 2025 was the second Governance Committee meeting about the Council's ongoing review of its constitution. The meeting included a discussion of proposed changes to the powers of the council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee, how Councillors should work with council officers, and the rules that should govern how councillors use council technology. It also included the proposed adoption of a new code of conduct for council employees.

Council

BUDGET, Council - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 7.30 pm

This meeting was about setting Lewisham Council's budget for 2025/26. It included discussion of the council's overall financial position, a proposed increase to council tax, and the setting of housing rents.