Councillor Margy Newens

Budget and council tax setting meeting, Council Assembly - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm

The Council Assembly approved the proposed budget for 2025-26 as amended by the Liberal Democrat group. It also approved the associated council tax increase of 4.99% and agreed to continue existing local schemes for war disability and war widow/widower housing benefit. In addition, the Capital Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy were approved without amendment.

Licensing Sub-Committee - Thursday 13 February 2025 10.00 am

This meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee had three applications for new premises licences on the agenda. The applications were for a Caribbean Restaurant in Peckham, an exhibition and events space in Surrey Quays and a bar in East Dulwich.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 12 February 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include a review of the Southwark Community Safety Partnership, and updates to the council's Statement of Community Involvement. It also included an update on how the council's scrutiny function was being improved.

Licensing Committee - Tuesday 11 February 2025 6.00 pm

The Licensing Committee of Southwark Council had two substantive items on the agenda for their meeting. Firstly they were scheduled to decide whether to adopt the council's new statement of gambling policy, which would set out the council's approach to the licensing of gambling premises between 2025 and 2028. Secondly, they were scheduled to decide on a protocol for whether or not the committee's licensing sub-committee hearings should continue to take place remotely, or whether they should return to being held in person.

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 14 January 2025 10.00 am

This meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee included the consideration of one application for a new premises licence and one application for the review of an existing licence.