Emma Campbell Smith

Brent, Lewisham and Southwark IT Committee

Brent, Lewisham and Southwark IT Committee - Tuesday, 18th March, 2025 6.00 pm

This meeting of the shared IT service of three London boroughs was scheduled to include a report on the service's performance, and another on its cyber security status. The performance of the Shared Technology Service was scheduled to be discussed by the committee. In addition, Councillors were scheduled to receive a report on the cyber security status of the Shared Technology Services. This report was also scheduled to cover the threats and mitigations identified in relation to the Shared Technology Services. The risk register for the shared ICT service was scheduled to be considered in private, as this was considered to be commercially sensitive information.

Governance Committee

Governance Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting on 13 March 2025 was the second Governance Committee meeting about the Council's ongoing review of its constitution. The meeting included a discussion of proposed changes to the powers of the council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee, how Councillors should work with council officers, and the rules that should govern how councillors use council technology. It also included the proposed adoption of a new code of conduct for council employees.

Council

BUDGET, Council - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 7.30 pm

This meeting was about setting Lewisham Council's budget for 2025/26. It included discussion of the council's overall financial position, a proposed increase to council tax, and the setting of housing rents.

Governance Committee

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 7.00 pm

The Governance Committee of Lewisham Council met on Tuesday 04 March 2025 at 7pm and resolved to recommend a series of amendments to the Lewisham Council constitution[^1] to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Council on 7 May 2025. The amendments would remove Local Assemblies from the constitution, reduce the number of topics that can be discussed at Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) of the council, limit the length of time given over to motions at council meetings, and prevent Cabinet Advisors from being members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

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.