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 8 of 14
South West London Mental Health Strategy (Paper No. 25-75)
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to approve the recommendations outlined in the South West London Mental Health Strategy (Paper No. 25-75).
Recommendations Approved
Date of Next Meeting
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...that their next meeting would be held on June 26th, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the meeting held on 21st November 2024
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 21st November 2024 as a correct record, with a correction to Graeme Markwell's name.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interests
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...that there were no declarations of interest to report.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for absence
From: Agenda and minutes - December 01, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Dr. Aryan Jogiya, Dr. Nicola Jones, Mr. Philip Murray, Mr. Tihamer Orban, Ms. Ana Popovici, Mr. Mike Procter, and Mr. Brian Reilly.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 28
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 67