Ana Popovici
Council: Wandsworth
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
27 meetings · Page 4 of 6
Agenda and decisions
The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss school finances, review performance indicators, and plan for a new approach to scrutiny. Councillors examined the Dedicated Schools Grant recovery strategy, the Children's Services end-of-year performance, and the general fund outturn position, as well as agreeing a new work programme.
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The Wandsworth Council cabinet met to discuss housing renewal, temporary accommodation, social housing standards, leisure services, tree planting, CCTV monitoring, procurement, and budget variations. The cabinet agreed to continue the CCTV monitoring pilot, award a leisure management contract to Bidder B, and progress with tendering new contracts for tree supply, planting, and aftercare services. They also approved a budget variation to fund the CCTV monitoring and temporary accommodation initiatives.
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The Wandsworth Council Cabinet met to discuss the allocation of funds from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, the Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund, and a proposal to close St Anne's Church of England Primary School. The cabinet approved the allocation of £9.4 million from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund to various community projects, approved grant applications for the Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund, and approved the closure of St Anne's School.
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In a meeting of the Wandsworth Council cabinet, Councillor Simon Hogg, Leader of the Council, celebrated the council tax freeze, the borough becoming London's borough of culture, and the opening of a new family hub in Tooting. Cabinet members also provided updates on transport, health, housing, business, culture, and finance.
Agenda and decisions
The Children's Overview and Scrutiny Committee endorsed both the new Young Wandsworth Strategy and the new Play in Wandsworth strategy. The Committee also noted the annual Children's Services statutory complaints report and agreed the new Children's Act 1989 Statutory Complaints Policy. After lengthy discussion, the committee recommended that the Executive approve the beginning of the pre-proposal consultation on the closure of Bradstow School in Broadstairs, Kent. The Committee noted both the quarterly key performance indicator report and the budget monitoring for quarter two.
Decisions from Meetings
60 decisions · Page 1 of 12
Declarations of Interests
From: Wandsworth Council - November 17, 2025
...that no disclosable pecuniary, other registrable, or non-registrable interests were declared.
Recommendations Approved
Call-in Request: The Discontinuance of Bradstow Community Special School and registered Children's Homes (Paper No.25-397)
From: Wandsworth Council - November 17, 2025
... to take no further action regarding the proposed closure of Bradstow Community Special School and registered Children's Homes, allowing the decision to discontinue the school to come into force and be implemented immediately.
Recommendations Approved
Better Care Fund Quarter 1 Update 2025-26 (Paper No. 25-315)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...to note the year-to-date Better Care Fund spend and outputs/activity for reported schemes in 2025-26, as well as the outcomes and impacts of the fund on independence, admission avoidance, and hospital discharge, as demonstrated by the Better Care Fund metrics.
Recommendations Approved
Better Care Fund End of Year Report 2024-25 (Paper No. 25-314)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...the Better Care Fund End of Year Report 2024-25 was noted, including the BCF spend, outputs, activity, outcomes, and impacts on hospital discharge, as well as successes and challenges in implementing the BCF.
Recommendations Approved
Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Age Well Update (Paper No. 25-313)
From: Wandsworth Council - September 25, 2025
...the Health and Wellbeing Board noted the delivery outputs of the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Age Well update, which focuses on falls, dementia, and social isolation, and approved the recommendations outlined in Paper No. 25-313.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 27
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 60