Councillor Marian James
Email: marian.james@sutton.gov.uk
Council: Sutton
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
41 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 7.00 pm
The Strategy and Resources Committee are scheduled to meet to discuss the council's financial performance, the progress of the Local Government Association Corporate Peer Challenge, and updates on the Sutton Civic and Town Centre Regeneration project. They will also review the annual report for Sutton College, the Resilience Standards for London self-assessment, and consider awarding a contract for cloud data centre services. Finally, they will look at the workplans for the Scrutiny and Audit and Governance Committees.
People Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm
At a meeting of the People Committee, Sutton Council members discussed the Sutton Youth Justice Plan 2025-2028, the Families First Partnership Programme, the Sutton Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2024-2025, and the Sutton Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2024-25. The committee approved the Youth Justice Plan, and noted the reports on the Families First Partnership Programme, and the Safeguarding Adults and Children.
Sutton Shareholdings Board - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 6.30 pm
The Sutton Shareholdings Board is scheduled to meet on 4 November 2025 to discuss the mid-year performance and finances of Sutton Decentralised Energy Network (SDEN), Cognus, and Sutton Living Ltd.
Council - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Sutton Council meeting scheduled for 3 November 2025 included discussion of Houses in Multiple Occupation, a motion to support diversity, and the annual report of the Audit and Governance Committee. Councillors were also expected to answer questions.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 20th October, 2025 6.30 pm
The Sutton Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss the Better Care Fund plan, the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, and the Sutton Health and Care plan. The board approved the Better Care Fund 2025-26 planning template, and noted both the BCF quarter one submission to NHS England, and the delivery updates on the Sutton Alliance for Supporting Home Programme. The board also approved and signed off the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025-28 for publication, and noted the contribution of community pharmacy to the Sutton Health and Care system.
Decisions from Meetings
67 decisions · Page 11 of 14
Local Government Association Corporate Peer Challenge Update
From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 16th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 16, 2024
...to approve the recommendations arising from the recent Local Government Association Corporate Peer Challenge.
Recommendations Approved
Digital and IT Strategy 2024-26
From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 16th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 16, 2024
...to approve the Digital and IT Strategy outlining priorities and focus for 2024-2026.
Recommendations Approved
Sutton Living Ltd Mid-Year Performance and Finances 2024-25
From: Sutton Shareholdings Board - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 05, 2024
...to note the mid-year progress against the business plan, the 2023/24 accounts for Sutton Living Limited and Sutton Living Design and Builds, and the updated Risk Register for Sutton Living Limited.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Company Directors
From: Sutton Shareholdings Board - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 05, 2024
...to confirm the appointments of Sam Barker as a non-executive director of SDEN, Firas Al-Sheikh as Managing Director of SLL, and Simon Latham and Darren Levy as non-executive directors of SLL.
Recommendations Approved
Cognus Mid-Year Performance and Finances 2024-25
From: Sutton Shareholdings Board - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 05, 2024
...to note the mid-year progress of Cognus against its 2024/25 business plan and the update on Cognus' financial position for the year ending 2023/24.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 41
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 67