Councillor Caroline de La Soujeole

Wandsworth Council

The Wandsworth Council Safer Neighbourhood Board met to discuss crime statistics, alternative reporting methods, and support for victims of hidden abuse. The board reviewed crime data, heard presentations on video appointments and hidden abuse, and discussed questions submitted for the Superintendent for Wandsworth. The next meeting is scheduled for 9 December 2025.

Meeting

The Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, school streets, and the committee's work programme. The committee agreed to apply for a government grant to trial cross-pavement charging gullies[^2] and requested that officers explore a trial of the scheme, prioritising blue badge holders, and then report back to the committee. The committee also discussed expanding the school streets programme to secondary and independent schools.

Meeting

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss St George's Trust performance, the annual Healthwatch report, adult social care and care technology. The committee agreed to set up a task and finish group on violence against women and girls.

Agenda

The Wandsworth Council meeting included a tribute to former Councillor Len Harris, and a welcome to the new Chief Executive, Andrew Travers. Councillors debated traffic congestion in Putney, revisions to the local plan, and a motion on celebrating the 'summer of fun' in Wandsworth.

Agenda and decisions

The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss integrated care developments, the corporate plan, mental health services, budget monitoring, and the committee's work programme. Councillors reviewed the impact of ICB [^1] cost savings, the rollout of neighbourhood health services, and the performance of various council services. They also discussed ways to improve the committee's effectiveness in scrutinising health and social care issues in Wandsworth.