Jeremy Smalley

Council: Merton

Committees: Cabinet (Officer) Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

11 meetings · Page 1 of 3

Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 19 January 2026 7.15 pm

January 19, 2026, 7:15 pm
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 7.15 pm

The Merton Council Cabinet met on Monday 15 December 2025 and approved updates to the Treasury Management Strategy, the Council Tax Support scheme, the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, and changes to various fees and charges for 2026/27. All decisions were approved subject to call-in[^2].

December 15, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 7.15 pm

At a recent meeting, Merton Council's cabinet addressed key issues including housing, financial monitoring, and adult learning services, and also approved an action plan responding to a planning peer challenge. The cabinet approved measures to address the housing crisis, including becoming a stock holding authority and re-opening the housing revenue account, and also approved the procurement approach for a new contract for the Merton Adult Learning Main Delivery Service. Additionally, the cabinet noted the financial reporting data for period 6, and approved the proposed actions in the Planning Peer Challenge Action Plan.

November 24, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 20 October 2025 7.15 pm

Here's a summary of the Merton Council Cabinet meeting held on 20 October 2025.

October 20, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 22 September 2025 7.15 pm

The Merton Council cabinet met to discuss financial monitoring, regeneration projects, and strategies for electric vehicle charging and sexual health services. They approved recommendations for the 2026-30 budget, the Morden regeneration programme, and the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy, among other items. The cabinet also considered a recommendation from the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel regarding Clarion Housing[^2] and addressed concerns about land use at Cannizaro Park.

September 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

39 decisions · Page 6 of 8

Budget 2026/27 and MTFS 2026-30

From: Cabinet - Monday 22 September 2025 7.15 pm - September 22, 2025

...that Cabinet noted the approach to rolling forward the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026-30, agreed the timetable for the Financial Management cycle 2026-30 including the revenue budget 2025627, the MTFS 2026-30 and the Capital Programme for 2026-30, and noted the council’s response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation paper.

Recommendations Approved

Procurement of the London Sexual & Reproductive Health E-service SHL.UK

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 22 April 2025 7.15 pm - April 22, 2025

...to participate in the City of London's procurement of a new contract for the London Sexual & Reproductive Health E-service SHL.UK, Merton approved delegated authority to award the contract and committed financially to the service for its residents.

Recommendations Approved

Approval to Award the recommended partners a place on to the Approved Partners List (APL) for Merton Adult Learning services

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 March 2025 7.15 pm - March 24, 2025

...to approve awarding successful tenderers a place on the Merton Adult Learning Approved Partner List and delegate authority for contract extensions or variations to the Executive Director of Children Lifelong Learning and Families Department in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills and Education.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Monitoring Report Period 10

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 March 2025 7.15 pm - March 24, 2025

...to address a forecast net adverse variance of £7.602m, the Cabinet noted the financial reporting data for period 10 and approved proposed adjustments to the 2024-25 budget, including changes to schools capital maintenance and cycle route improvements, resulting in an overall increase of £14,300.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 11

Average per Month: 0.8

Decisions Recorded: 39