Councillor Mercy Umeh

Co-op (Review), Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 6.30 pm

Sainsburys, Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 6.30 pm

The Hammersmith and Fulham Licensing Sub-Committee met on 26 November 2025 to consider a new premises licence application for a Sainsbury's store. The application requested permission to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises from 7:00 to 23:00, Monday to Sunday, and to remain open to the public 24 hours a day. The meeting was held remotely and broadcast on YouTube.

Review: AB Wines, Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 6.30 pm

The Licensing Sub-Committee virtually met to discuss a review of the premises licence for A B Wines, located at 218 Uxbridge Road, after an application for review was submitted by the Metropolitan Police. Councillor Mercy Umeh, Chair of Licensing Committee, Councillor Wesley Harcourt, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Ecology, and Councillor Aliya Afzal-Khan, Opposition Deputy Whip, were scheduled to be in attendance. The meeting was open to the public via a live stream on YouTube.

Children and Education Policy and Accountability Committee - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Education Policy and Accountability Committee are scheduled to meet on 3 November 2025 to discuss safeguarding, social care reforms, the local offer for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and the Summer in the City programme. The meeting will include a review of the Hammersmith & Fulham Local Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) annual report, an update on national children's social care reforms, and annual reports on the Local Offer and Summer in the City. Councillor Helen Rowbottom, Chair of the Children and Education PAC and H&F Industrial Strategy Ambassador, will chair the meeting.

Full Council - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 7.00 pm

The Hammersmith and Fulham Full Council met on Wednesday 22 October 2025, and discussed a range of issues including the Youth Justice Plan, playground improvements, and digital inclusion. Councillors also reviewed the constitution and members' allowances, and debated several special motions concerning primary schools, CCTV, parks, Black History Month, online hate speech, drugs in public spaces, and high streets.