Amy Dumitrescu
Council: Merton
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
19 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 7.15 pm
At a recent meeting, Merton Council's cabinet addressed key issues including housing, financial monitoring, and adult learning services, and also approved an action plan responding to a planning peer challenge. The cabinet approved measures to address the housing crisis, including becoming a stock holding authority and re-opening the housing revenue account, and also approved the procurement approach for a new contract for the Merton Adult Learning Main Delivery Service. Additionally, the cabinet noted the financial reporting data for period 6, and approved the proposed actions in the Planning Peer Challenge Action Plan.
Cabinet - Monday 20 October 2025 7.15 pm
Here's a summary of the Merton Council Cabinet meeting held on 20 October 2025.
Licensing Committee - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7.15 pm
The Licensing Committee of Merton Council met on 14 October 2025 to discuss a report on the five yearly review of the council's statement of licensing policy. The committee was scheduled to consider feedback from a public consultation, and to consider approving a draft statement of licensing policy for recommendation to the full council. The meeting was scheduled to be followed by a meeting of the Licensing Committee (miscellaneous) to deal with any licensing matters which are not within the scope of the Licensing Act 2003[^2].
Licensing Committee - Tuesday 10 June 2025 7.15 pm
The Merton Council Licensing Committee met to discuss the draft Statement of Licensing Policy 2026-2031, and to review the minutes of their previous meeting. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the Merton Civic Centre.
Decisions from Meetings
28 decisions · Page 4 of 6
Merton's Climate Delivery Plan - Year 5
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 March 2025 7.15 pm - March 24, 2025
...to adopt the Climate Delivery Plan – Year 5 and delegate authority for minor amendments to the Executive Director for Environment, Civic Pride & Climate in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Civic Pride and Climate Change.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Report Period 10
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 March 2025 7.15 pm - March 24, 2025
...to address a forecast net adverse variance of £7.602m, the Cabinet noted the financial reporting data for period 10 and approved proposed adjustments to the 2024-25 budget, including changes to schools capital maintenance and cycle route improvements, resulting in an overall increase of £14,300.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Report Period 5
From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 7.15 pm - October 14, 2024
... to note the financial reporting data for period 5, including a forecast net adverse variance of £14.805m, and to approve proposed adjustments to the programme and specific budget adjustments across various departments for the years 2024-2028.
Recommendations Approved
Budget 2025/26 and MTFS 2025-29
From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 7.15 pm - October 14, 2024
...to consider and agree on new savings proposals for 2025/26 to 2028/29 and the emerging draft working Equalities Impact Assessments, referring them to the Overview and Scrutiny panels and Commission in November 2024 for consideration and comment.
Recommendations Approved
Former Stanford Primary School site, Chilmark Road SW16
From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 7.15 pm - October 14, 2024
...that the former Stanford Primary School site is surplus to requirements and officers should explore options for its best use, including potential demolition.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 0.9
Decisions Recorded: 28