Councillor Luke Sorba
Email: luke.sorba@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
40 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm
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.
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.
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
82 decisions · Page 14 of 17
Financial monitoring
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 28, 2024
Recommendations Approved
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