Jeremy De Souza
Council: Wandsworth
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
28 meetings · Page 1 of 6
Cabinet - Monday, 23 February 2026 - 4.00 p.m.
The Cabinet meeting on Monday 23rd February 2026 focused heavily on the Council's financial position and future investments, with key decisions made regarding the budget and council tax for the upcoming year. The Council approved a balanced budget for the fourth consecutive year, freezing the main element of council tax while implementing a 2% increase for the adult social care precept. Significant capital investment was also approved, with over £52 million added to the capital programme for projects across various services, funded through a mix of grants, developer contributions, reserves, and borrowing.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 1.00 p.m.
The Health and Wellbeing Board met on 12 February 2026 to discuss progress on the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the establishment of neighbourhood health services, efforts to combat drug misuse, and the South West London Mental Health Strategy. Key decisions included noting progress on various health initiatives, agreeing to delegate the sign-off of the Neighbourhood Health Plan, and noting the progress of the Combating Drugs Partnership and the South West London Mental Health Strategy.
Wandsworth Council
The Wandsworth Health and Well-Being Board met to discuss a range of health and social care issues, including adult social care, safeguarding, pharmaceutical needs, and the health and well-being of children and young people. The board endorsed the development of an action plan to address the findings of the Adult Social Care Health Study and approved the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment report. The board also discussed opportunities for collaboration across different organisations to improve safeguarding practices.
Decisions from Meetings
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Minutes of the meeting held on 25th September 2025
From: Wandsworth Council - December 04, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the meeting held on September 25th, 2025, as a correct record.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Report of the Safeguarding Adults Board (Paper No. 25-429)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 04, 2025
... the Health and Wellbeing Board noted the Annual Report of the Safeguarding Adults Board, which provided assurance about multi-agency arrangements to prevent abuse and neglect of adults with care and support needs, and approved the recommendations to consider opportunities for collaboration and sharing insights in relation to safeguarding.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interests
From: Wandsworth Council - December 04, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for absence
From: Wandsworth Council - December 04, 2025
...to note apologies for absence from Mr. Jeremy DeSouza, Dr. Nicola Jones, Ms. Ana Popovici, Ms. Kate Slemeck, and Mr. Andrew Travers, and to approve the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Wandsworth Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 (Paper No. 25-432)
From: Wandsworth Council - December 04, 2025
... the Wandsworth Health and Wellbeing Board approved the recommendations of the Wandsworth Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 28
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 67