Councillor James Rathbone
Email: James.Rathbone@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
55 meetings · Page 9 of 11
Council - Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 7.30 pm
The most significant item included on the agenda for this meeting of the full council was a report on the final outturn position of the treasury management activities for the 2023/24 financial year, and the mid-year review of the 2024/25 financial year. In addition to this, the Mayor was scheduled to make a number of announcements. There were no petitions for debate, and no motions submitted by councillors.
Planning Committee B - Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 8.00 pm
The Planning Committee B of Lewisham Council met on 02 October 2024. The agenda for the meeting included the election of a new Vice Chair for the committee.
Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) - Tuesday, 1st October, 2024 7.00 pm
This meeting has been cancelled.
Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm
The most significant item scheduled to be discussed during this meeting of the Public Accounts Select Committee was the financial health of the council. Also scheduled for discussion were children’s social care spending, an update on commissioning and contracting arrangements for adult social care, and the committee’s work programme for the year.
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 7.00 pm
The meeting received the Head of Assurance's Annual Report and Opinion on the Council's governance, risk management and control, approved the 2024/25 Internal Audit Plan, received an update on the progress of the external audit, noted the management responses to the recommendations made in the 2022/23 Auditor's Annual Report and received the Corporate Risk Register Update. The meeting confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Decisions from Meetings
64 decisions · Page 1 of 13
Statement of Accounts 2024-25
From: Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 26, 2025
... to note the contents of the report, approve agreed audit adjustments to the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and Pension Fund Accounts, approve delegation to the Section 151 Officer to agree changes to audit adjustments, the final Statement of Accounts for publication, and changes to the Auditor’s Annual Report, and note the management representation letters and the Auditor’s Annual Report.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of interest
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note that no declarations of interest were made at the meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Income Collection
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note the Income Collection update.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Resources Risk Register
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note the Corporate Resources Directorate Risk Register and to discuss integrating it into the Committee's future work programme.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of previous meeting
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record, with the amendment to include Councillor Millbank in the list of members present.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 55
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 64