Katherine Kerswell
Council: Croydon
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Health & Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 1st July, 2026 2.00 pm
, Health & Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 17th June, 2026 2.00 pm
Appointments & Disciplinary Committee - Tuesday, 24th March, 2026 10.00 am, NEW
The Appointments & Disciplinary Committee of Croydon Council met on Tuesday 24 March 2026. The meeting focused on interviews for senior positions within the council, specifically the Director of Streets and Environment and the Director of Culture and Community Safety. The majority of the meeting was held in private to allow for these interviews.
Health & Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 18th March, 2026 2.00 pm
The Health and Wellbeing Board met on Wednesday 18 March 2026 to discuss a range of critical issues impacting the health and wellbeing of Croydon's residents. Key decisions included noting the progress of the Better Care Fund submission, endorsing the Director of Public Health's annual report, and agreeing to continue developing the Neighbourhood Health and Care model. The Board also received updates on strategies for supporting children and young people, including the delivery of the joint local health and wellbeing strategy, the family hub model, and the infant feeding and parental mental health strategies.
Appointments & Disciplinary Committee - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 3.00 pm, NEW
The Appointments and Disciplinary Committee of Croydon Council met on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, to approve salary packages and the selection process for two key director roles: Director of Culture and Community Safety, and Director of Streets and Environment. The committee agreed to proceed with the recruitment for both positions, with further discussions on candidate selection to take place in a private session.
Decisions from Meetings
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STAGE 1: RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM SCRUTINY
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026
This sets out recommendations from Scrutiny for the consideration of Cabinet. These recommendations originate from the meeting of the Homes Sub-Committee on 29 September 2025. Scrutiny’s recommendations highlight potential opportunities for the Council to enhance monitoring and evaluation of delivered work, and to find more equitable funding solutions. Should these recommendations be taken forward, they could help deliver on the priorities in the Executive Mayor’s Business Plan, including balancing the Council’s books, delivering sustainable services, and promoting good governance (Outcome 1, Priorities 1 and 4), and that Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home (Outcome 4, Priorities 3 and 4).
Recommendations Approved
Education Estates Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026
... approved the draft Education Estates Strategy for 2025-2028, including the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment, proposed admission arrangements for community schools for the 2027/28 academic year, the Pan London scheme for admissions coordination, the Education Capital Budget, and the Schools' Maintenance Plan.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Risk Management (PART A)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026
As part of Cabinet’s role overseeing delivery of the Executive Mayor’s Business Plan this report set out details of the current corporate risks related to the 5 strategic outcomes of the plan. Good practice is that Cabinet should by sighted on the Corporate Risk Register on an annual basis. The Corporate Risk Register and the risk management framework is overseen in detail by the Audit & Governance Committee on a quarterly basis, most recently on 27 November 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Scrutiny Stage 2 Responses to Recommendations arising from: Streets & Environment Sub-Committee on 16 September 2025 and the Scrutiny & Overview Committee on 23 September 2025
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026
This report invites the Cabinet to approve its response to the Scrutiny recommendations originally presented in the Stage 1 report to the Cabinet meeting held on the 19 November 2025. This response includes: - Action plans for the implementation of agreed recommendations, or; - Indicating where a recommendation is already in progress, or; - Reasons for rejecting the recommendations. Following approval by Cabinet, the response to the scrutiny recommendations will be reported back to the next meeting of either the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or the relevant Sub-Committees. The Constitution requires that in accepting a recommendation, with or without amendment, from a Scrutiny and Overview Committee or Sub-Committee, Cabinet shall agree an action plan for the implementation of the agreed recommendations and shall delegate responsibility to an identified officer to report back to the Scrutiny and Overview Committee or Sub-Committee, within a specified period, on the progress made in implementing the action plan. Scrutiny’s recommendations highlight potential opportunities for reinforcing performance management, strengthening governance, and increasing transparency for residents. They are presented for consideration, focusing on options that may improve oversight of performance, and service delivery. Should these recommendations be taken forward, they could help deliver the priorities in the Mayor’s Business Plan - embedding good governance (Outcome 1, Priorities 1 & 4), and ensuring that Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier (Outcome 4, Priority 1).
Recommendations Approved
Family Hubs Model and Children’s Centre
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 28, 2026
...approve the transition of Children's Centres to a 0-19 (25 with SEND) Family Hubs model, accepting £6.2m in grant funding for its development and delivery from April 2026 to March 2029, while ensuring early years provision is protected and services are accessible across the borough.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 165
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 115 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.