Evelyn Akoto - Councillor for Southwark (Old Kent Road)

Councillor Evelyn Akoto

Labour Old Kent Road Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing

Email: evelyn.akoto@southwark.gov.uk

Council: Southwark

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) East Central multi-ward forum Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair) Council Assembly (Committee Member) Southwark Maternity Commission Appointments Committee Cabinet (Livesey Trust) Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 5 of 9

East Central multi-ward forum

Decision-making meeting, East Central multi-ward forum - Tuesday 11 March 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting of the East Central multi-ward forum was scheduled to discuss three topics: the allocation of funding from the Neighbourhoods Fund, the allocation of Devolved Highways funding, and the allocation of funding from the Cleaner Greener Safer programme.

March 11, 2025
Council Assembly

Budget and council tax setting meeting, Council Assembly - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm

The Council Assembly approved the proposed budget for 2025-26 as amended by the Liberal Democrat group. It also approved the associated council tax increase of 4.99% and agreed to continue existing local schemes for war disability and war widow/widower housing benefit. In addition, the Capital Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy were approved without amendment.

February 26, 2025
Council Assembly

Extraordinary meeting, Council Assembly - Wednesday 26 February 2025 9.00 pm

Southwark Council held an extraordinary meeting to discuss a motion of no confidence in the leader of the council and the cabinet member for finance in relation to the performance of the Housing Department. An amendment to the motion, proposed by the Labour Group, was passed and the substantive motion, as amended, was also passed.

February 26, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday 4 February 2025 11.00 am

The Cabinet of Southwark Council met on Tuesday 4 February 2025 and made a number of decisions, including adopting the Southwark 2030 Delivery Plan, setting its budget for 2025-26, and setting out its school admissions arrangements for 2026-27. The Cabinet also agreed to sell the site of the former Folgate Estate to Weston Homes for redevelopment.

February 04, 2025
East Central multi-ward forum

East Central Project Pitch meeting 2025/26, East Central multi-ward forum - Wednesday 15 January 2025 6.15 pm

January 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

86 decisions · Page 1 of 18

Gateway 3 - Variation Decision: Parks Grounds Maintenance Contract Extension

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6 January 2026 11.00 am - January 06, 2026

...approving the variation of the Parks Grounds Maintenance contract with Idverde U.K Limited for a four-year period from 3 October 2026, with an estimated annual cost of £3.289m, making a total contract value of £13.156m for the extension period and a total estimated lifetime contract value of £42.5m.

For Determination

Local Development Scheme 2026-2029

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6 January 2026 11.00 am - January 06, 2026

...to adopt the Local Development Scheme 2026-2029 and note the commencement of a full review of the Southwark Plan in 2026, outlining the timeframe for the preparation and review of planning policy documents.

For Determination

Senior Resources Leadership Team Structure

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6 January 2026 11.00 am - January 06, 2026

...to approve changes to the Resources Senior Leadership Team structure, including the creation of a Director of Commercial Partnerships and Investments and a Director of Digital and Resident Experience, to enhance strategic oversight and improve services.

For Determination

The Council Tax Base for 2026-27

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6 January 2026 11.00 am - January 06, 2026

...to approve a council tax base of 111,464.6 Band D equivalent dwellings and a collection rate of 96.50% for the year 2026-27, along with the continuation of existing council tax discounts, exemptions, and premiums.

For Determination

Social Purpose of Land Framework

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6 January 2026 11.00 am - January 06, 2026

... to approve the implementation of the Social Purpose of Land Framework pilot phase, establish the Southwark Land Partnership, and allocate £500,000 of reserve funding towards the pilot sites.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 86