Jeremy De Souza
Council: Wandsworth
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
28 meetings · Page 1 of 6
Cabinet - Monday, 23 February 2026 - 4.00 p.m.
The Cabinet meeting on Monday 23rd February 2026 focused heavily on the Council's financial position and future investments, with key decisions made regarding the budget and council tax for the upcoming year. The Council approved a balanced budget for the fourth consecutive year, freezing the main element of council tax while implementing a 2% increase for the adult social care precept. Significant capital investment was also approved, with over £52 million added to the capital programme for projects across various services, funded through a mix of grants, developer contributions, reserves, and borrowing.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 1.00 p.m.
The Health and Wellbeing Board met on 12 February 2026 to discuss progress on the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the establishment of neighbourhood health services, efforts to combat drug misuse, and the South West London Mental Health Strategy. Key decisions included noting progress on various health initiatives, agreeing to delegate the sign-off of the Neighbourhood Health Plan, and noting the progress of the Combating Drugs Partnership and the South West London Mental Health Strategy.
Wandsworth Council
The Wandsworth Health and Well-Being Board met to discuss a range of health and social care issues, including adult social care, safeguarding, pharmaceutical needs, and the health and well-being of children and young people. The board endorsed the development of an action plan to address the findings of the Adult Social Care Health Study and approved the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment report. The board also discussed opportunities for collaboration across different organisations to improve safeguarding practices.
Decisions from Meetings
67 decisions · Page 13 of 14
Emerging Needs Pathway (Paper No. 24-249)
From: Agenda and decisions - October 03, 2024
...the recommendations outlined in Paper No. 24-249 regarding the Emerging Needs Pathway, which introduces two new parallel pathways to improve diagnosis wait times and support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) emerging needs, were approved.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the meeting held on 29th February 2024
From: Agenda and decisions - October 03, 2024
...the minutes of the meeting held on 29th February 2024 were agreed as a correct record.
Recommendations Approved
Revision of the Terms of Reference (Paper No. 24-256)
From: Agenda and decisions - October 03, 2024
... to approve the revised Terms of Reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board, which included updates such as removing old information, adding the Carers representative to the membership list, allowing flexibility in the number of seminars delivered, defining deputation,
enabling special interest groups to comment on relevant agenda items, and updating the list of partner organizations.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for absence
From: Agenda and decisions - October 03, 2024
...to note the apologies for absence received from Councillor George Crivelli, Mr Jeremy DeSouza, Mr Mike Jackson, Ms Ana Popovici, Mr Mike Procter, Dr Waqaar Shah and Ms Kate Slemeck.
Recommendations Approved
Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery (Paper No. 24-252)
From: Agenda and decisions - October 03, 2024
... to note the report on Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery and agree to the proposed mechanisms for coordinating and overseeing its implementation, including defined roles, responsibilities, and reporting frequencies.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 28
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 67