Councillor Susan Wise
Email: susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Public Accounts Select Committee - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 7.30 pm
The Public Accounts Select Committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 10 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a review of the council's financial monitoring for Period 9, an update on the IT and Digital Programme, and a look back at the committee's scrutiny activities and change work from 2022 to 2026. The committee will also discuss the end of the administration's work programme.
BUDGET, Council - Wednesday, 4th March, 2026 7.30 pm
The Council of Lewisham will convene on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, to discuss the Council Budget for the 2026/27 financial year. The meeting agenda also includes proposals for temporary changes to polling places for the May 2026 elections and the delegation of authority to the Returning Officer for future temporary amendments.
Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 24 February 2026 - 7.00 pm
The Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee met on Tuesday 24 February 2026 to discuss policing updates, initiatives for an age-friendly borough, and the implementation of recommendations from the Disabled People's Commission. Key decisions included a commitment to improving public trust in the police through enhanced community engagement and a focus on developing co-production frameworks to ensure disabled residents have a greater say in policy and service design.
Governance Committee - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 7.00 pm
The Governance Committee of Lewisham Council was scheduled to discuss proposed changes to polling places for the May 2026 elections and to consider delegating authority to the Returning Officer for future temporary amendments. The committee was also set to review the council's constitution.
Decisions from Meetings
67 decisions · Page 3 of 14
Dispensation under Section 85 Local Government Act 1972
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to grant Councillor Coral Howard a dispensation from the meeting attendance requirements of Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 until May 7th, 2026, due to illness.
Recommendations Approved
Use of Substitutes
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to include the temporary arrangements for the use of substitutes in committees, previously approved on January 22nd, 2025, into the Committee Procedure Rules under Part 4 of the Constitution.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Independent Persons
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to appoint Kalwant Grewal and Katy Prestedge as two independent persons to the Standards Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Members' Allowances
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025
...to increase the basic allowance for members by 3.2% to £13,201 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 3.2%, both effective from 1st April 2025, and to instruct the Monitoring Officer to review the Council's current allowances and implement the decision.
Recommendations Approved
HRA Budget 2025-26
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 67