Councillor Aliya Sheikh
Email: Aliya.Sheikh@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
66 meetings · Page 1 of 14
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Agreed Syllabus Conference '25 - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 6.30 pm
Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm
The Council of Lewisham was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to discuss the statement of accounts for 2024-25, consider several motions, and address questions from both the public and council members.
Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE) - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 6.30 pm
The Lewisham Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE) convened a meeting to discuss a range of topics, including a review of the curriculum and assessment, religious education (RE) teaching hours, and what makes a good SACRE member. The meeting also included a safeguarding update and an information exchange.
Standards Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Standards Committee of Lewisham Council met on 19 November 2025 to discuss updates to the handling of standards and conduct, and to appoint members to sub-committees. The committee was also scheduled to note the minutes of the previous meeting, and to consider a report on complaints made under the Members' Code of Conduct. Councillors were asked to declare any personal interests they had in the agenda items.
Decisions from Meetings
87 decisions · Page 3 of 18
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
Responses from Mayor and Cabinet
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of interest
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
...to ensure transparency and adherence to the Council's Member Code of Conduct, members were reminded to declare any personal interests in agenda items, encompassing disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests.
Recommendations Approved
Adult Social Care Performance
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
...that the committee noted the report on Adult Social Care Performance.
Recommendations Approved
Primary Care Access
From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 04, 2025
...to note the report on the Primary Care Access Programme update in Lewisham, which included recommendations to improve access through empowering patients, implementing modern general practice access, building capacity, and cutting bureaucracy, with a focus on areas like the NHS App, digital inclusion, communications, and collaboration with other healthcare providers.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 66
Average per Month: 3.3
Decisions Recorded: 87