Katherine Kerswell
Council: Croydon
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
47 meetings · Page 1 of 10
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 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, including its outcome monitoring framework, and initiatives focused on creating healthier neighbourhoods. 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.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 6.30 pm
The Cabinet of Croydon Council met on Wednesday 28 January 2026, approving new strategies for Adult Social Care and Health, and for Education Estates, alongside a significant shift in children's services to a Family Hubs model. The meeting also saw the endorsement of responses to scrutiny recommendations and a detailed update on the council's financial performance and environmental enforcement efforts.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 pm
At a meeting on 3 December 2025, Croydon Council's Cabinet approved recommendations concerning financial performance, environmental enforcement, transport, and potential new conservation areas. Councillor Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon, highlighted the importance of these initiatives in making Croydon a safer, healthier, and more prosperous borough.
Appointments & Disciplinary Committee - Monday, 1st December, 2025 2.30 pm, NEW
The Appointments & Disciplinary Committee agreed to recommend that Croydon Council appoint Elaine Jackson as Interim Chief Executive for a 12-month period, from 10 December 2025 to 9 December 2026. The committee heard that informal consultation with the Executive, Commissioners, and Opposition had been undertaken, and that all supported the recommendation. The recommended option also presented the overall best cost option.
Decisions from Meetings
113 decisions · Page 23 of 23
Scrutiny Stage Two
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 6.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to approve responses and action plans, delegate authority to officers for reporting progress, and approve executive responses regarding Libraries Review recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Scrutiny Stage One
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 6.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to receive recommendations from two sub-committees and provide a substantive response to them at the Cabinet meeting on November 20, 2024.
Recommendations Approved
Libraries Review
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 6.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to adopt a new Library Service model that keeps nine libraries open with increased hours, expands services like outreach and digital access, and closes four libraries (Bradmore Green, Broad Green, Sanderstead and Shirley) effective November 8th, 2024, while implementing mitigation measures for the closures.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 47
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 113