Councillor Caroline Newton

Public Cabinet - Monday, 23rd February, 2026 7.30 pm

The Public Cabinet meeting of Bexley Council, scheduled for Monday, 23 February 2026, was set to discuss the council's financial position and future strategies. Key agenda items included monitoring the budget for the 2025/26 financial year up to December, reviewing the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026/27 to 2029/30, and the adoption of the Bexley Economic Growth Strategy. The meeting was also scheduled to consider the council's capital programme and treasury management strategies for the upcoming financial year.

Public Cabinet - Monday, 26th January, 2026 7.30 pm

The Public Cabinet meeting of Bexley Council, scheduled for Monday, 26 January 2026, was set to cover a range of financial and strategic matters. Key discussions were expected to include the council's performance in the second quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, a detailed budget monitoring report for November 2025, and an update on the Medium Term Financial Strategy covering the period from 2026/27 to 2029/30. Additionally, the cabinet was scheduled to receive a progress report on the Future Bexley: Transforming Our Borough Together initiative.

Webcast not available for technical reasons, Public Cabinet - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Public Cabinet of Bexley Council is scheduled to meet on 27 November 2025 to discuss the council's financial strategy, budget monitoring, and transformation plans.

Council - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council meeting on 5 November 2025 saw the formal handover of leadership, with Councillor David Leaf appointed as the new Leader of the Council. The meeting also included a comprehensive review of the Council's achievements over the past term, with particular emphasis on the Bexley Plan 2022-2026 and its three key priorities: Aspiration for residents, Ambition for the Borough, and an Efficient and Effective Council.

Public Cabinet - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.30 pm

The Public Cabinet of Bexley Council convened to discuss several key strategies and reports, including the integrated performance, budget monitoring, data strategy, asset management, and sexual and reproductive health. The cabinet approved the revenue budget monitoring position for August 2025, a new data strategy, an artificial intelligence statement, an asset management strategy, and a sexual health strategy developed in collaboration with other London boroughs. Tributes were also paid to Councillor Baroness O'Neill of Bexley OBE, Leader of the Council, as this was her last meeting in the role.