Luke Sorba - Councillor for Lewisham ( Telegraph Hill)

Councillor Luke Sorba

 Labour Party  Telegraph Hill

Email: luke.sorba@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Select Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Group Overview and Scrutiny Committee Audit and Risk Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Public Accounts Select Committee Planning Committee A (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Audit and Risk Committee Committee Member

Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council of Lewisham was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to discuss the statement of accounts for 2024-25, consider several motions, and address questions from both the public and council members.

November 26, 2025
Audit and Risk Committee Committee Member

Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Audit and Risk Committee of Lewisham Council met on 11 November 2025 to discuss external and internal audit updates, the annual report from the Anti Fraud and Corruption Team, and an update to the Corporate Risk Register. The meeting was also scheduled to include a review of the minutes from a previous meeting.

November 11, 2025
Children and Young People Select Committee Committee Member

Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Select Committee met to discuss the implementation of a new strategic youth offer, consider a report on elective home education, and review the committee's work programme. The committee approved recommendations for the youth offer and elective home education reports.

November 06, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm

Lewisham Council met to discuss a range of issues, including increasing councillor allowances, the use of substitutes on committees, and motions on childcare and public ownership of Thames Water[^2]. Councillors agreed to increase their basic allowance by 3.2% to £13,201 per year, and approved the use of substitutes on certain committees to ensure meetings can proceed even if some members are absent. A motion supporting the Labour government's plan for 30 hours of free childcare was passed, as was an amended motion calling for Thames Water to be brought back into public ownership.

September 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report

From: Council - Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 7.30 pm - November 27, 2024

...to increase the basic allowance for councillors by 2.5% to £12,792 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 2.5%, both effective from April 1, 2024, and instructed the Monitoring Officer to implement the decision.

Recommendations Approved

Budget Reductions

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 21, 2024

...to recommend a review of social worker parking permit withdrawals, consideration of concerns regarding reduction CR07, and referral of the 2026/27 Youth Service saving to the Public Accounts Select Committee with a recommendation to postpone it or provide further information.

Recommendations Approved

Youth Justice Service Inspection Findings

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 21, 2024

...to note the report on the Youth Justice Service Inspection Findings and approve the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of previous meeting

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 21, 2024

...to approve the minutes from their meeting held on September 12, 2024, as an accurate record.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 82