Councillor Lakshan Saldin
Email: Lakshan.Saldin@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Council: Greenwich
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
32 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 7.00 pm
The Council of Greenwich Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to discuss a range of issues, including the Draft Local Plan, the adoption of a revised Statement of Licensing Policy, and several motions related to anti-social behaviour, road repairs, a tourism levy, and the Superloop SL15.
Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 6.30 pm
The Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel were scheduled to meet to discuss member's casework performance, customer service performance, and to commission future reports. The meeting was scheduled to be held in Committee Rooms 4 & 5, Town Hall, Wellington Street, Woolwich and was open to the press and public. Councillor Joshua Ayodele, Chair of Organisation and Communities Scrutiny Panel, was scheduled to chair the meeting.
Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 6.30 pm
The Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel of Greenwich Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, to discuss topics including anti-social behaviour, the Rethinking Tenancy programme, and resident engagement in high-rise building safety. The panel will also consider the minutes of the previous meeting and commission future reports.
Council - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 7.00 pm
The council meeting held on 29 October 2025 included discussion of petitions, changes to executive function schemes of delegation, and several motions concerning local issues. Councillors were also scheduled to answer questions from the public and from other members.
Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm
Greenwich Council has reviewed its financial strategy, debated the future of adventure playgrounds, and discussed government funding cuts. The council also appointed His Honour Judge Andrew Lees as the Honorary Recorder for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Decisions from Meetings
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Motion: Impact of Government funding cuts to Greenwich Council 2026-29
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 24, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Review of Opposition Group Arrangements 2025/26
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 24, 2025
...to accommodate the newly recognized Independent and Green Group, the Council agreed to their leadership appointments, reviewed and adjusted the representation of political groups on member-level bodies, allocated seats to the group on the Corporate Parenting Partnership Board and Licensing Committee, and approved the payment of allowances equivalent to those of the Conservative Group due to their equal size.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27+
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 24, 2025
...to note a forecasted £45.1m overall resourcing gap in 2026/27, increasing to £136.8m by 2029/30, and the potentially significant financial risks to the Medium Term Financial Strategy, while acknowledging that the strategy is a continuous process that will be updated regularly.
Recommendations Approved
Motion: Adventure Play Centres
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 24, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Honorary Recorder
From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 24, 2025
...to preserve the historic civic-judicial relationship, His Honour Judge Andrew Lees was appointed as the Honorary Recorder for the Royal Borough of Greenwich for the duration of his tenure as the Resident Judge at Woolwich Crown Court.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 32
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 70