Jessica Hammersley-Rich - Councillor for Croydon (Woodside)

Councillor Jessica Hammersley-Rich

Labour Woodside Shadow Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture

Email: Jessica.Hammersley-Rich@croydon.gov.uk

Council: Croydon

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Scrutiny Homes Sub-Committee Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Health & Wellbeing Board (Board Member) Corporate Parenting Board Scrutiny Streets & Environment Sub-Committee Planning Committee (Reserve)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Monday, 2nd February, 2026 6.30 pm

The Licensing Committee of Croydon Council is scheduled to consider a review of the borough's cumulative impact areas. The committee will also receive minutes from previous meetings.

February 02, 2026, 6:30 pm
Health & Wellbeing Board Board Member

Health & Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 2.00 pm

The Health & Wellbeing Board meeting scheduled for 28 January 2026 was set to cover a broad range of topics aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of Croydon residents. Key discussions were planned around the delivery of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, with a focus on monitoring outcomes and implementing new neighbourhood health initiatives. The board was also scheduled to review updates on creative health programmes, an anti-racism work programme, and the Better Care Fund, alongside the annual reports from Healthwatch Croydon and future plans for patient engagement.

January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 10.30 am

The Licensing Sub-Committee is scheduled to convene remotely to address licensing matters within the borough. The main item for consideration is an application for a premises licence at a shop on London Road. The sub-committee will also discuss any urgent business and consider excluding the press and public from the meeting for certain items.

December 15, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.30 pm

The Croydon Council meeting on 10 December 2025 addressed several key issues, including fair funding for the borough, the Equality Strategy, and the appointment of an interim chief executive. The council voted to support fair funding for Croydon and approved the appointment of Elaine Jackson as Interim Chief Executive. An amendment to the Equality Strategy annual report was approved, with Councillor Rhea Patel of the Green Party, successfully arguing that the council can do better .

December 10, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 6.30 pm

The Licensing Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss street designation orders and street trading licences, as well as minutes from previous meetings. The committee was to consider whether to designate two sites for street trading and grant licences for those sites. They were also scheduled to discuss a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting for certain items.

December 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

Statutory Officers' Report

From: Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 6.30 pm - July 10, 2025

...to note the Statutory Officers' report regarding the Secretary of State's minded to letter concerning potential statutory intervention and the appointment of Commissioners due to best value duty concerns.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 1