Liz Johnston-Franklin - Councillor for Lewisham ( Ladywell)

Councillor Liz Johnston-Franklin

 Labour Party  Ladywell

Email: liz.johnston-franklin@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Select Committee Ladywell Assembly (Committee Member) Housing Select Committee (Committee Member) Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE) (Committee Member) Anti-Social Behaviour Task and Finish Group Planning Committee A (Committee Member) Standards Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 5 of 9

Council

EGM, Council - Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 7.30 pm

The Lewisham Council meeting on 11 February 2025 was scheduled to include discussions about a range of topics in the council’s draft local plan, including a proposed increase in the target for new housing delivery. Proposed changes to the plan included a series of modifications to the “Lewisham Local Plan: Proposed Submission Document”, an addendum to the “Integrated Impact Assessment”, and a schedule of policy map changes. These documents were provided to the attendees for the meeting, but no information is available about what was actually discussed during the meeting.

February 11, 2025
Ladywell Assembly

Ladywell Assembly - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm

January 30, 2025
Children and Young People Select Committee

Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was a broad overview of Children and Young People services in Lewisham. It considered reports on the performance of services for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), the performance of children's social care and Lewisham's Safeguarding Children Partnership, as well as looking at what Lewisham's young people are doing after the age of 16. Please note, this summary only reflects what was scheduled to be discussed in the meeting, and does not describe any of the discussions or decisions that were actually made.

January 23, 2025
Council

Council - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council approved the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and Annual Report 2023/24. The Council also approved a number of amendments to the Council’s Constitution and, as part of its statutory duty, approved changes to the polling scheme for elections and referendums. Finally, the Council adopted a motion declaring Lewisham a “Right to Food Borough”.

January 22, 2025
Standards Committee

Standards Committee - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to involve the Standards Committee considering a number of different matters relating to the conduct of councillors. This included appointments to subcommittees, an update on complaints about councillors, and consideration of training needs. The committee was also scheduled to consider a report about a new Model Code of Conduct published by the Local Government Association, and to begin developing a programme of future work.

December 11, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

82 decisions · Page 1 of 17

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

LG&SC Ombudsman Report

From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to note the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman report and the council's response, express extreme disappointment at repeated failings and serious concern regarding accommodation practices, and indicate a willingness to refer the matter to Mayor and Cabinet if not for upcoming legislative changes, while committing to closely monitor future cases.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Ombudsman Special Investigation report

From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to note the Housing Ombudsman Special Investigation report and request an updated report on compliance with Awaab's Law, including progress on damp and mould cases, for the January meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of interest

From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...the committee noted the declarations of interest from Councillors Harding, Dall, Atkinson, Johnston-Franklin, and Penfold regarding their various affiliations and connections to organizations and individuals potentially relevant to housing matters in Lewisham.

Recommendations Approved

Antisocial Behaviour

From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to note the report and information provided by officers on antisocial behaviour casework, mediation, noise nuisance, and partnership working.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 82