Paul Cole - Councillor for Sutton (St Helier East)

Councillor Paul Cole

Liberal Democrat St Helier East Vice Chair: People Committee

Email: paul.cole@sutton.gov.uk

Council: Sutton

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: People Committee (Vice-Chair) Council (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Hackbridge, St Helier and The Wrythe Local Committee (Committee Member) Senior Officer Appointment Committee Pension Committee (Committee Member) Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee (Substitute)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Hackbridge, St Helier and The Wrythe Local Committee Committee Member

Hackbridge, St Helier and The Wrythe Local Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 22, 2026
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday, 19th January, 2026 6.30 pm

January 19, 2026
Pension Committee Committee Member

Pension Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Sutton Council Pension Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss pension administration, governance, investments and budget monitoring. The committee was also expected to review its work programme for the coming year, and to consider its annual stewardship report.

December 09, 2025
People Committee Vice-Chair

People Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The People Committee of Sutton Council met to discuss the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment of adult social care, the Youth Justice Plan, the Families First Partnership Programme, and safeguarding reports. The committee noted the good rating received from the CQC, approved the Youth Justice Plan, and discussed upcoming legislative changes related to the Families First Partnership Programme. They also reviewed and noted the Sutton Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2024-2025 and the Sutton Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2024-25.

December 04, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

November 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

36 decisions · Page 4 of 8

Vote of Thanks to the Mayor

From: Council - Monday, 28th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 28, 2025

...to place on record its thanks to the Mayor, Cllr Colin Stears, and the Deputy Mayor, Cllr Louise Phelan, for their service in the 2024/25 term.

Recommendations Approved

Motion: Accessing Local GP Services

From: Council - Monday, 28th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 28, 2025

...to improve access to local GP services, the Council endorsed the recommendations of the 2024 Healthwatch Sutton Report, urged GP surgeries to embrace the report's recommendations, and called for collaborative action to address the challenges in accessing GP appointments.

Recommendations Approved

Outcome of By-election and Allocation of Seats

From: Council - Monday, 28th April, 2025 7.00 pm - April 28, 2025

...to note the outcome of the by-election held on 10 April 2025, the current vacancy on the Council, and that there is no impact on the allocation of seats at this time.

Recommendations Approved

Constitutional Update

From: Budget Council, Council - Monday, 3rd March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 03, 2025

...to recommend to Council the revised Terms of Reference and Procedure Rules for the Council and Employee Joint Committee, the removal of references to the Joint Health and Safety Committee, and the revised Financial Regulations, along with consequential changes to Article 7 Committees of the Constitution.

Recommendations approved

Contract Standing Orders Amendments

From: Budget Council, Council - Monday, 3rd March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 03, 2025

...to approve amendments to the Contract Standing Orders to align with the Procurement Act 2023, which comes into effect on 28 October 2024.

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 36