Councillor Maria Gatland
Email: maria.gatland@croydon.gov.uk
Council: Croydon
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
53 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 29 April 2026 - 5.15 pm
Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 5.15 pm
The Corporate Parenting Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, to review progress on housing for care-experienced young people and receive updates on various performance indicators. The meeting will also cover the board's terms of reference and an update from the Children's Participation Team and Children in Care Council.
Budget Council, Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 6.30 pm
The Croydon Council meeting on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, focused heavily on the approval of the Council's budget for 2026-27 and the associated Council Tax increase. Key decisions included the approval of a 4.99% increase in Council Tax, the establishment of a special Council Tax Setting Committee to finalise calculations after the GLA precept is confirmed, and the adoption of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement, and Annual Investment Strategy for 2026/27. The meeting also saw the approval of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget and business plan, along with the General Fund Capital Programme and Capital Strategy for 2025-31.
Decisions from Meetings
122 decisions · Page 17 of 25
Period 7 Financial Performance Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 22, 2025
...to note the Period 7 financial performance report, including the projected overspends in both the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account, progress on savings targets, and the ongoing need for financial recovery measures and government support due to the Council's debt burden.
Recommendations Approved
Education Estates Strategy Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2024, changes to the Partnership Early Years Strategy, admission arrangements for community schools for the 2026/27 academic year, a reduction of the PAN for Beulah Junior School and Winterbourne Infants School, the Pan London scheme for co-ordination of admissions, the Education Capital Budget, and the Schools’ Maintenance Plan, while delegating authority to the Corporate Director to vary the Schools’ Maintenance Plan as needed.
Recommendations Approved
New NHS GP Health Centre Coulsdon (Part A)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 22, 2025
...to partner with the NHS to dispose of the Coulsdon Centre car park site for the development of a new GP Health Centre, delegating authority to the Corporate Director of Resources and s151 Officer to finalize agreements.
Recommendations Approved
Education Estates SEND Sufficiency Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 22, 2025
...to approve the proposed SEND Capital Programme and budget, delegating authority to the Corporate Director to vary the plan as needed.
Recommendations Approved
Stage 1 Scrutiny Recommendations
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 22, 2025
...to receive recommendations from Homes Sub-Committee meetings on September 11, 2024, and October 28, 2024, and to provide a substantive response to these recommendations in a Scrutiny Stage 2 Report at the Cabinet meeting on March 26, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 53
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 122