Mark Jackson - Councillor for Lewisham ( Grove Park)

Councillor Mark Jackson

 Labour Party  Grove Park

Email: Mark.Jackson@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Chair) Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Grove Park Assembly Public Accounts Select Committee (ex-Officio) Healthier Communities Select Committee (ex-Officio) Planning Committee B (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Mayor and Cabinet Sustainable Development Select Committee Improving Scrutiny Task and Finish Group Children and Young People Select Committee (ex-Officio) Housing Select Committee Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

76 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Friday, 19th December, 2025 9.30 am

December 19, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chair

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Appointments Committee Committee Member

Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Lewisham Council Appointments Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025 to elect a chair and appoint a Director of Housing Strategy. The committee will also review the minutes from previous meetings and consider any declarations of interest. Finally, the committee will consider a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

November 26, 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
Public Accounts Select Committee ex-Officio

Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Public Accounts Select Committee met to discuss the council's financial performance, income collection strategies, and risk management. Councillors reviewed the period six monthly monitoring report, focusing on areas of overspend and potential risks, and they also discussed strategies for improving income collection and managing corporate resources risks. The committee agreed to note the reports presented, and decided against making a recommendation to Mayor and Cabinet regarding the council tax collection rate target, pending further review.

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

150 decisions · Page 6 of 30

Period 4 Monitoring Report

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to note the Period 4 Monitoring Report, which detailed the council's financial forecasts as of July 31, 2025, projecting to the year ending March 31, 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Responses from Mayor and Cabinet

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of interest

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of previous meeting

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...the minutes of the meeting held on 25 June 2025 were agreed as an accurate record.

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 76

Average per Month: 3.8

Decisions Recorded: 150