Councillor James Bryan

Standards Committee - Wednesday 9 July 2025 6.00 pm

The Lambeth Council Standards Committee met to discuss member training and standards. Councillors agreed to note the progress of the Member Learning Development programme and the annual member complaints report. They also agreed to recommend that the cross-party Member Learning and Development Working Group continue to facilitate the development and delivery of the Member Induction programme following the 2026 local elections, as well as the ongoing Member Learning and Development Programme.

Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday 8 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision, elective home education, and to receive an Ofsted update. The sub-committee agreed to receive an update on the results of the annual families survey and report back at the next milestone, to include awareness of the process of elective home education in the corporate safeguarding training, and to circulate a breakdown of the demographic data in relation to children who were electively home educated and the reasonings parents provided for electively home educating their children. The sub-committee also agreed to note the content of the Ofsted update report and that the pupil place planning report scheduled for October include an update on the lessons learned from the school adjudicators decision.

Annual Council, Council - Wednesday 23 April 2025 7.00 pm

The annual meeting of Lambeth Council saw Councillor Adrian Garden elected as Mayor and Councillor Christine Banton as Deputy Mayor for the 2025-26 municipal year, while also addressing committee appointments, the council's constitution, and member allowance schemes. The council voted to approve the recommendations in reports regarding the allocation of seats to political groups, the constitution, and the members allowances scheme, all despite some dissent.

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.

Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday 6 February 2025 7.00 pm

The Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting on 6 February 2025 saw the Sub-Committee note four reports.