Councillor Lorraine Dean

Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel - Tuesday 15th October, 2024 10.30 am

The Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel met to consider three review requests relating to applications for Discretionary Housing Payments. These cases were discussed during a part of the meeting that was not open to the public.

Young People, Learning and Employment Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 1st October, 2024 6.30 pm

The committee received and discussed reports on Shaping Services for Children with Disabilities, and on the work carried out by the Care Leavers Task Group, and approved the recommendations in both reports. The committee also discussed its work programme for 2024-2025, and agreed that an update on schools and falling school rolls, as well as on the results of a recent Youth Offending Team inspection would be provided to the committee. Additionally the committee agreed that the unallocated item on Free School Meals would be included as a substantive item on a future work programme. The committee then moved into a closed session to discuss The Future of Leisure Management in Westminster.

Health & Wellbeing Board - Thursday 26th September, 2024 4.00 pm

Council - Wednesday 18th September, 2024 7.00 pm

At this meeting of the full council, a number of petitions and questions were presented by members of the public, two topics were debated by Councillors, a new Instrument of Governance for the Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) was approved, and a motion was passed relating to supporting pensioners struggling with the cost of living.

Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel - Tuesday 17th September, 2024 10.00 am

The Discretionary Housing Payments Review Advisory Panel was scheduled to review two requests for reviews of decisions to refuse to grant discretionary housing payments. The meeting was also scheduled to include a closed session where information relating to any individual was to be discussed.