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Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Scrutiny

Recent meetings

1–20 of 71 meetings

16 Jul 2026

7:00 pm

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 16 July 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Lewisham Council met on Thursday 16 July 2026 to review the work programmes of the council's select committees and to receive an update on the Corporate Enquiries Transformation Project. The committee agreed the select...

19 Mar 2026

7:30 pm

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 7.30 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to review the delivery of the 2022-2026 Corporate Strategy and discuss lessons learned for the development of the next strategy. Key themes included the impact of external challenges, the need for greater agility and ...

16 Dec 2025

7:00 pm

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to discuss the Lewisham Transformation Plan and the borough's economic development strategy, Inclusive Economy Lewisham. The committee will be asked to note the Transforming Lewisham Plan and its intended out...

27 Mar 2024

7:50 pm

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 27th March, 2024 7.50 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Lewisham Council met on Wednesday 27 March 2024 to re-establish two Task and Finish Groups, appoint a Chair and Vice Chair for the committee, and assign members to various Select Committees and the newly re-established...

18 Mar 2024

7:00 pm

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 18 March 2024 - 7.00 pm

The council meeting focused on three main agenda items: an update from Thames Water, an update on the asset management strategy, and a discussion on adopting a trauma-informed approach to service delivery. The meeting also addressed the roll call, apologies...

About

This Committee looks at strategic and cross-cutting issues.

 

It also regularly scrutinises the Council’s Executive via question and answer sessions with Cabinet Members; and is responsible for appointing the select committees which look at specific policy areas.

 

The Committee meets four times a year and the meetings are open to the public. The agenda and papers for each meeting are published online in advance.

 

Members

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Mark Jackson · Chair
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Mark Ingleby · Vice-Chair
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Aliya Sheikh · Member
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Chris Best · Member
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James Rathbone · Member
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Joan Millbank · Member
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Liam Curran · Member
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Liam Shrivastava · Member
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Luke Warner · Member
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Stephen Penfold · Member