Councillor Mark Ingleby

Council - Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 7.30 pm

The most significant item included on the agenda for this meeting of the full council was a report on the final outturn position of the treasury management activities for the 2023/24 financial year, and the mid-year review of the 2024/25 financial year. In addition to this, the Mayor was scheduled to make a number of announcements. There were no petitions for debate, and no motions submitted by councillors.

Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The most significant item scheduled to be discussed during this meeting of the Public Accounts Select Committee was the financial health of the council. Also scheduled for discussion were children’s social care spending, an update on commissioning and contracting arrangements for adult social care, and the committee’s work programme for the year.

Pensions Investment Committee - Thursday, 19th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The Committee discussed a number of issues in a closed session, including a quarterly investment monitoring report, a general report, and reports on pooling considerations, climate risk and net zero, and engagement policy. The committee also noted the minutes of the previous meeting on the 16th of November 2023.

Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting received the Head of Assurance's Annual Report and Opinion on the Council's governance, risk management and control, approved the 2024/25 Internal Audit Plan, received an update on the progress of the external audit, noted the management responses to the recommendations made in the 2022/23 Auditor's Annual Report and received the Corporate Risk Register Update. The meeting confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.

Sustainable Development Select Committee - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee discussed progress with the Air Quality Action Plan 2022-2027, the Lewisham Town Centre Improvements Programme and the committee's future work programme. The committee made several recommendations relating to these issues, including that officers discuss with private businesses raising awareness of car idling, that the accessibility of air quality data on the council website should be improved, that discussions be held with Transport for London (TfL) to consider if bus movements can be altered to support sustainable transport in the town centre, and that the committee receive further information about a licensing review.