Councillor Ola Kolade
Email: Ola.Kolade@croydon.gov.uk
Council: Croydon
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
31 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 6.30 pm
Cabinet - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 6.30 pm
The Cabinet meeting on 28 January 2026 saw the approval of environmental enforcement updates, potential new conservation areas, and funding for transport projects. Significant financial reports were presented, including the Period 6 Financial Performance Report and the Treasury Management Strategy Statement, alongside a review of fees and charges for 2026-27. The meeting also addressed the Equality Strategy's annual report and the progress of the Target Operating Model.
Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 6.30 pm
The Croydon Council meeting on 10 December 2025 addressed several key issues, including fair funding for the borough, the Equality Strategy, and the appointment of an interim chief executive. The council voted to support fair funding for Croydon and approved the appointment of Elaine Jackson as Interim Chief Executive. An amendment to the Equality Strategy annual report was approved, with Councillor Rhea Patel of the Green Party, successfully arguing that the council can do better
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Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 pm
At a meeting on 3 December 2025, Croydon Council's Cabinet approved recommendations concerning financial performance, environmental enforcement, transport, and potential new conservation areas. Councillor Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon, highlighted the importance of these initiatives in making Croydon a safer, healthier, and more prosperous borough.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 6.30 pm
The Croydon Council cabinet met to discuss the 2026-30 medium term financial strategy, safeguarding, social care, housing and financial performance, and agreed to implement recommendations regarding scrutiny, safeguarding, social work and housing. The cabinet approved recommendations to keep the Council Tax Support scheme unchanged, and to review it in 2026-27. They also approved the Regina Road regeneration project, and noted progress on the housing strategy.
Decisions from Meetings
108 decisions · Page 5 of 22
Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman Decision Finding of Fault Causing Injustice and Actions to prevent re-occurrence
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
On the 27th June, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) service issued a public report under the Local Government Act 1974 s30(1)) in respect of significant stress and upset caused to an applicant (to be known as Mr Y and his two sisters X and Z) as a result of the failure of the Housing Needs Service to properly administer a homelessness application submitted by Mr Y. The purpose of this report is to advise Cabinet of the LGSCO findings and recommendations, and to set out the actions taken to date and that the service propose to take to address the issues identified in the report. 1.3 The report also emphasises the full apology made to Mr Y and his sisters (Ms X and Z) for the stress and injustice this poor service caused.
Recommendations Approved
STAGE 1: RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM SCRUTINY
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
...to receive recommendations from the Scrutiny & Overview Committee meeting on 22 July 2025 and provide a substantive response at the Cabinet meeting on 3 December 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Croydon Companies Supervision and Monitoring Panel - Update Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
1.1 The report provides an update to Cabinet from the Croydon Companies Supervision and Monitoring Panel (CCSMP), established by Cabinet on 26 July 2021, as a response to the governance failings identified in Grant Thornton’s Report in the Public Interest, issued in October 2020. The Council had created a series of complicated company structures but did not have the right control or oversight in place to ensure the effective management of them. This had led to a situation where relationships were not understood, and regulatory failings resulted in the strike-off of one of the Council’s subsidiaries. 1.2 Amongst the recommendations accepted by Cabinet on 26 July 2021 was a requirement that the Council review arrangements to govern its interest in subsidiaries and ultimately ensure the Council’s and taxpayers’ interests are safeguarded. The work of the panel ensures that the Council’s strategic objectives are met, the financial impact of Council companies is understood, and regulatory failings such as strike offs are avoided. 1.3 The report provides an update on the status of Council companies that exist but excludes Brick by Brick (Croydon) Limited. 1.3 This is monitored in accordance with the powers delegated by the Cabinet to the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the Executive Mayor, at the meeting held on 14 February 2024.
Recommendations Approved
2025-26 Period 3 Financial Performance Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 15, 2025
...to note the Period 3 financial performance for 2025-26, including a forecast £21.8m underspend in the General Fund, a breakeven position for the Housing Revenue Account, and approval of changes to the capital programme resulting in a net budget decrease of £6.035m, as well as the removal of two financial performance reports from the Cabinet reporting cycle.
Recommendations Approved
Scrutiny Stage 2 Responses to Recommendations arising from: Children & Young People Sub-Committee on 18 March 2025, the Scrutiny & Overview Committee on 25 March 2025 and the Streets & Environment Sub-Committee on 1 April 2025
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to approve responses and action plans related to scrutiny recommendations from the Children & Young People Sub-Committee, the Scrutiny & Overview Committee, and the Streets & Environment Sub-Committee, and to delegate authority to identified officers to report back on the progress of implementing those plans.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 31
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 108