Hannah Cretney
Council: Croydon
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 pm
At a meeting of Croydon Council's cabinet, the allocation of funds for transport projects and potential new conservation areas were among the key items discussed and approved, while updates were presented on environmental enforcement and the council's financial performance. The cabinet also agreed to move to quarterly financial performance reports, with a summary published in the intervening months.
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.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm
At a meeting on 15 October 2025, the Croydon Council Cabinet reviewed the Adult Social Care and Health Directorate's 'Good' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), approved recommendations from the Scrutiny and Overview Committee, and endorsed the Annual Treasury Management Review for 2024-25. The cabinet also approved a series of measures designed to address a fault relating to a homelessness case, and approved the 2025-26 Period 3 Financial Performance Report, including changes to the capital programme.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 6.30 pm
The Croydon Council Cabinet met to discuss financial performance, community safety, regeneration, and support for young people and families in the borough. They approved the renewal and expansion of the Public Space Protection Order for Croydon Town Centre, and also approved a Youth Justice Plan for 2025-26. The cabinet also discussed and approved the Period 2 Financial Performance Report, which showed a forecast underspend, and agreed to accept funding from the Mayor of London to continue providing free school meals to all primary school pupils.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 6.30 pm
The Croydon Council Cabinet met on 23 July 2025, approving responses to scrutiny recommendations, noting the provisional financial performance report for 2024-25, and approving the publication of the Adult Social Care and Health Local Account. The Cabinet reviewed the council's financial performance, highlighting both overspends and underspends in various departments, and discussed strategies for financial recovery and sustainability.
Decisions from Meetings
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Croydon Companies Supervision and Monitoring Panel - Update Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
1.1 The report provides an update to Cabinet from the Croydon Companies Supervision and Monitoring Panel (CCSMP), established by Cabinet on 26 July 2021, as a response to the governance failings identified in Grant Thornton’s Report in the Public Interest, issued in October 2020. The Council had created a series of complicated company structures but did not have the right control or oversight in place to ensure the effective management of them. This had led to a situation where relationships were not understood, and regulatory failings resulted in the strike-off of one of the Council’s subsidiaries. 1.2 Amongst the recommendations accepted by Cabinet on 26 July 2021 was a requirement that the Council review arrangements to govern its interest in subsidiaries and ultimately ensure the Council’s and taxpayers’ interests are safeguarded. The work of the panel ensures that the Council’s strategic objectives are met, the financial impact of Council companies is understood, and regulatory failings such as strike offs are avoided. 1.3 The report provides an update on the status of Council companies that exist but excludes Brick by Brick (Croydon) Limited. 1.3 This is monitored in accordance with the powers delegated by the Cabinet to the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive Mayor, at the meeting held on 14 February 2024.
Recommendations Approved
Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman Decision Finding of Fault Causing Injustice and Actions to prevent re-occurrence
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
On the 27th June, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) service issued a public report under the Local Government Act 1974 s30(1)) in respect of significant stress and upset caused to an applicant (to be known as Mr Y and his two sisters X and Z) as a result of the failure of the Housing Needs Service to properly administer a homelessness application submitted by Mr Y. The purpose of this report is to advise Cabinet of the LGSCO findings and recommendations, and to set out the actions taken to date and that the service propose to take to address the issues identified in the report. 1.3 The report also emphasises the full apology made to Mr Y and his sisters (Ms X and Z) for the stress and injustice this poor service caused.
Recommendations Approved
ANNUAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
The report reviews the Council’s Treasury Management activities for the year 2024/25. It is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) codes of practice in respect of capital finance and treasury management. The codes recommend that Members are advised of the treasury management activities for the whole of each financial year and of compliance with the various strategies and policies agreed by the Council. The report: • Reviews compliance with the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Capital Strategy and Annual Investment Strategy as agreed by full Council (Budget Council) on 6 March 2024 (Minute 106/24 applies) and updated on 11 December 2024 (Minute 164/24 applies); • Reviews treasury borrowing and investment activity for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025; • Demonstrates compliance with the CIPFA Code on Treasury Management and Treasury Management in the Public Services Guidance notes for Local authorities to which the Council must have regard in exercising these functions; and • Demonstrates compliance with agreed Treasury and Prudential Indicators and the CIPFA 2021 Prudential Code for Capital Finance.
Recommendations Approved
Adult Social Care and Health - Outcome of our Care Quality Commission Inspection
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
This report provides an update on Croydon Council’s Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection and outcome, where Adult Social Care and Health (ASCH) received an overall rating of “Good”. This is an excellent result in the context of significant financial challenges relating to increasing demand for Adult Social Care services. We have continued to deliver our Adults Living Independently (ALI) Programme throughout, transforming how we deliver services, without compromising the quality of our offer. The report reflects our commitment to learning and innovation. The report also recognises the strength of our partnership working with health partners and the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS), reflecting by the Executive Mayor’s commitment and involvement for joint-working across Croydon This is further demonstrated by our recent success as one of 43 areas (of 141 applications), to join the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme.
Recommendations Approved
STAGE 1: RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM SCRUTINY
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to receive recommendations from the Homes, Streets & Environment, and Children & Young People Sub-Committees and to provide a substantive response to those recommendations at the Cabinet meeting on 19 November 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 7
Average per Month: 0.4
Decisions Recorded: 45