Matthew Bryant - Councillor for Lambeth (Streatham Hill West and Thornton)

Councillor Matthew Bryant

Liberal Democrats Streatham Hill West and Thornton Deputy Group Leader

Email: MBryant@lambeth.gov.uk

Council: Lambeth

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Appointments Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Pensions Board Corporate Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Board (Observer) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) Appointments Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Appointments Sub-Committee Committee Member

Corporate Director: Growth and Environment, Appointments Sub-Committee - Monday 15 September 2025 9.00 am

The Appointments Sub-Committee of Lambeth Council met on 15 September 2025 to discuss the recruitment process for several Corporate Director positions. The committee was scheduled to interview candidates for these roles on the 15th, 18th, 19th and 25th of September. The report pack included a recommendation to exclude the press and public from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed.

September 15, 2025
Corporate Committee Committee Member

Corporate Committee - Thursday 24 July 2025 6.00 pm

The Corporate Committee of Lambeth Council met on 24 July 2025, to discuss a range of issues including audit reports, financial performance, and governance. The committee approved the Annual Governance Statement, and considered reports on internal audit, counter fraud, emergency planning, and the Central Hill Estate Trust. Due to time constraints, the meeting was extended by 30 minutes.

July 24, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 16 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Lambeth Council meeting on 16 July 2025 addressed several key issues, including a response to the Supreme Court judgment on sex and gender, tackling child poverty, and reviewing various committee reports. Councillors also debated the allocation of seats on committees following a recent by-election.

July 16, 2025
Corporate Parenting Board Observer

Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday 9 July 2025 6.00 pm

July 09, 2025
Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee Committee Member

Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Tuesday 8 July 2025 7.00 pm

The Children's Services Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision, elective home education, and to receive an Ofsted update. The sub-committee agreed to receive an update on the results of the annual families survey and report back at the next milestone, to include awareness of the process of elective home education in the corporate safeguarding training, and to circulate a breakdown of the demographic data in relation to children who were electively home educated and the reasonings parents provided for electively home educating their children. The sub-committee also agreed to note the content of the Ofsted update report and that the pupil place planning report scheduled for October include an update on the lessons learned from the school adjudicators decision.

July 08, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

User research and content design – PlanX contract 2025/26

From: the Corporate Committee of Lambeth Council - May 22, 2025

...to award a £150,000 contract to Nomensa for user research and content design services for the PlanX online planning service from 01/05/2025 to 30/09/2025, funded by a MHCLG grant.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 1