Councillor Peter Reader

General Purposes and Audit Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 7.30 pm

The General Purposes and Audit Committee of Bexley Council met on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to discuss a range of financial and operational matters. Key topics included the proposed stopping up of highway land in Erith, the Council's Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27, and a half-yearly report on Treasury Management. The committee also reviewed calculations for Council Tax and Business Rates income for the upcoming financial year, alongside draft audit reports for both the Council's and the Pension Fund's 2024/25 statements of accounts. Updates on Internal Audit, Counter Fraud, and Risk Management activities were also scheduled for discussion.

Local Authority funding and resourcing challenges scrutiny project sub-group - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.00 pm

The Local Authority funding and resourcing challenges scrutiny project sub-group was scheduled to discuss updates on the council's property data and the ongoing project plan for its scrutiny work. The meeting's agenda included a review of the property data update, focusing on the implementation of the Civica system, and a discussion of the project plan for the sub-group's ongoing review of local authority funding and resourcing challenges.

Planning Committee - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The London Borough of Bexley Planning Committee convened on 13 November 2025, and approved applications for town planning at the Old Post Office in Erith, 8 Warren Road in Bexleyheath, and 61 Maxwell Road in Welling. Councillors deferred a decision on a yard adjacent to 11 Blackhorse Road in Sidcup, and approved an application for 37 Crescent Road in Sidcup and 38 Albany Close in Bexley.

Council - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council meeting on 5 November 2025 saw the formal handover of leadership, with Councillor David Leaf appointed as the new Leader of the Council. The meeting also included a comprehensive review of the Council's achievements over the past term, with particular emphasis on the Bexley Plan 2022-2026 and its three key priorities: Aspiration for residents, Ambition for the Borough, and an Efficient and Effective Council.

Finance & Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm

The Finance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the customer experience strategy, the people strategy, and the work programme. The committee noted the progress made on the customer experience strategy and the people strategy, and agreed to set up a task and finish group on the new Procurement Act regulations. Councillor Stefano Borella, Leader of the Labour Group / Shadow Cabinet Member for Corporate Policy and Budget, enquired whether Councillor David Leaf, Cabinet Member for Resources, would continue to attend the committee meetings once he is elected as leader of the council.