Councillor Mark Jackson

Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The most significant item scheduled to be discussed during this meeting of the Public Accounts Select Committee was the financial health of the council. Also scheduled for discussion were children’s social care spending, an update on commissioning and contracting arrangements for adult social care, and the committee’s work programme for the year.

Licensing Committee - Thursday, 19th September, 2024 7.00 pm

Lewisham Council's Licensing Committee met to consider an application for a late night refreshment licence for Savalan Kebab at 289 Sydenham Road, London SE26 5EW. They decided to grant the application for late night refreshment, from 11pm to midnight Sunday to Thursday, and 11pm to 1am Friday and Saturday, subject to a number of conditions.

Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The Healthier Communities Select Committee was scheduled to receive an update on Lewisham Council's work with unpaid carers in the borough. They were also scheduled to receive an update on the Council's work with the Social Care Institute for Excellence, and on the performance of adult social care.

Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Select Committee was scheduled to discuss several reports, including a preliminary response to a task and finish group that had reviewed youth services in the borough, the emotional wellbeing and mental health of the borough's young people and the committee's own work programme.

Sustainable Development Select Committee - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee discussed progress with the Air Quality Action Plan 2022-2027, the Lewisham Town Centre Improvements Programme and the committee's future work programme. The committee made several recommendations relating to these issues, including that officers discuss with private businesses raising awareness of car idling, that the accessibility of air quality data on the council website should be improved, that discussions be held with Transport for London (TfL) to consider if bus movements can be altered to support sustainable transport in the town centre, and that the committee receive further information about a licensing review.