Lynn Henderson - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Motspur Park and Old Malden East Ward)

Councillor Lynn Henderson

 Liberal Democrat  Motspur Park and Old Malden East Ward  Chair - Audit, Governance & Standards Committee

Email: lynn.henderson@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Audit, Governance and Standards Committee (Chair) New and Old Malden Planning Sub-Committee (Vice-Chair) New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee (Vice-Chair) Planning Committee (Member) Standards Sub-Committee (Member) Licensing Sub-Committee Licensing Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

58 meetings · Page 3 of 12

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 8 July 2025 7:30 pm

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council met to debate petitions regarding parking charges and pension fund investments, as well as to discuss a motion on welfare reform. Councillors agreed to establish a cross-party task force to review pension fund investments and also voted to campaign against changes to disability benefits. The council also formally recognised John Azar OBE, for being admitted to the status of Honorary Freeman of the Royal Borough.

July 08, 2025
Audit, Governance and Standards Committee Chair

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee - Wednesday 25 June 2025 7:30 pm

The Audit, Governance and Standards Committee met to discuss the audit plans for the council and pension fund accounts, the annual internal audit report, the annual treasury management report, and the member code of conduct complaints annual report. The committee noted the external auditors' plans for the 2024/25 statement of accounts and pension fund accounts, the annual internal audit report, and the treasury management annual report. The committee also received information on the member code of conduct complaints.

June 25, 2025
New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee

New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 11 June 2025 7:30 pm

The New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss a number of local issues, including parking, road safety, and improvements to local community facilities. The committee was also expected to discuss allocating funds from the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL).

June 11, 2025
Planning Committee

Planning Committee - Wednesday 28 May 2025 7:30 pm

May 28, 2025
Licensing Sub-Committee

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 20 May 2025 9:45 am

May 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

46 decisions · Page 1 of 10

Appointment of Monitoring Officer

From: Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 14, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Community Grants

From: New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 7 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 07, 2025

...to support community initiatives, they approved a £3,000 Neighbourhood Community Grant for Voices of Hope's BRITE Box project and allocated £1,496 in Neighbourhood Community Grant funding to the New Malden Town Centre Partnership, supplemented by £700 from Councillors Giles and Durrant's Ward Funding.

Recommendations Approved

Proposed Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Programme

From: New and Old Malden Neighbourhood Committee - Tuesday 7 October 2025 7:30 pm - October 07, 2025

...that subject to Place Committee approval, the Director of Highways, Transport and Regulatory Services, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, was delegated the authority to make any necessary adjustments and prioritizations to the proposed Local Implementation Plan (LIP) schemes if Transport for London reduced funding levels, and that this delegation was noted.

Recommendations Approved

Determination of Complaint against a Councillor

From: Standards Sub-Committee - Tuesday 30 September 2025 10:00 am - September 30, 2025

...that Councillor Kamala Kugan breached the Code of Conduct by failing to show respect to officers and by sharing confidential information, and consequently, she must write a letter of apology and attend Code of Conduct training, while her Group Leader will be informed and her email access reinstated with conditions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 46