Aliya Sheikh - Councillor for Lewisham ( Lewisham Central)

Councillor Aliya Sheikh

 Labour Party  Lewisham Central

Email: Aliya.Sheikh@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Healthier Communities Select Committee (Chair) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Lewisham Central Assembly (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Corporate Parenting Group Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE) (Committee Member) Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee Audit and Risk Committee (Committee Member) Mayor and Cabinet Improving Scrutiny Task and Finish Group Public Accounts Select Committee (Guest) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) South East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Planning Committee B (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

66 meetings · Page 7 of 14

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 25 February 2025 included a report on the Council's efforts to reduce poverty in Lewisham and the appointment of members to the Housing and Healthier Communities Select Committees. It was also scheduled to receive an update on the Youth Provision Task and Finish Group's final report.

February 25, 2025
Corporate Parenting Group

Corporate Parenting Group - Thursday, 13th February, 2025 6.00 pm

The meeting was scheduled to include a presentation on the Children in Care Council (CICC), updates on work to support foster carers and a report on the Corporate Parenting Strategy.

February 13, 2025
Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE)

Standing Advisory Council of Religious Education (SACRE) - Wednesday, 12th February, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was to receive a report on the recent Jewish Life Exhibition at Catford & Bromley Synagogue, consider advice for schools about the upcoming month of Ramadan, and review a report on religious education in Lewisham schools. It also included the formal proposal that the committee request that Lewisham Council convene an Agreed Syllabus Conference to review the current Religious Education syllabus in Lewisham schools.

February 12, 2025
Council

EGM, Council - Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 7.30 pm

The Lewisham Council meeting on 11 February 2025 was scheduled to include discussions about a range of topics in the council’s draft local plan, including a proposed increase in the target for new housing delivery. Proposed changes to the plan included a series of modifications to the “Lewisham Local Plan: Proposed Submission Document”, an addendum to the “Integrated Impact Assessment”, and a schedule of policy map changes. These documents were provided to the attendees for the meeting, but no information is available about what was actually discussed during the meeting.

February 11, 2025
Lewisham Central Assembly

Lewisham Central Assembly - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm

January 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

87 decisions · Page 1 of 18

Statement of Accounts 2024-25

From: Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 26, 2025

... to note the contents of the report, approve agreed audit adjustments to the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and Pension Fund Accounts, approve delegation to the Section 151 Officer to agree changes to audit adjustments, the final Statement of Accounts for publication, and changes to the Auditor’s Annual Report, and note the management representation letters and the Auditor’s Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 11, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Lewisham Neighbourhood 2 Central 24/7 Community Mental Health Centre

From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 11, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Reimagining Day Opportunities – Summary of Findings and Feedback

From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 11, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of interest

From: Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 11, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 66

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 87