Councillor Rachel Taggart-Ryan

Council - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the full council saw the appointment of Councillor Majid Rahman as the new Cabinet Member for Planning, Estate Renewal and Development, replacing Councillor Aidan Smith who has left the council to take up a new role elsewhere. The council also voted to approve the adoption of a new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule and to allow for the appointment of political assistants for both the Labour and Conservative groups.

Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 9th July, 2024 6.30 pm

The Housing and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel discussed the future of the council's garage sites and their potential for building new homes, and decided upon their work programme for the coming year. The Panel decided to add a review of the estate regeneration process to their work programme.

Council Special Meeting - Wednesday, 26th June, 2024 7.00 pm

Greenwich Council met and approved changes to the council constitution, noted the Audit & Risk Management Panel's annual report, and agreed to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee's work program for the coming year. The meeting opened with an announcement welcoming newly-elected Labour Councillor Rosa Tester, who won the seat in Mootingham and Coldharbour ward after the death of Councillor Denise Hyland, back to the Council.

Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 25th June, 2024 10.30 am

The Health and Wellbeing Board noted a series of reports on the workforce available to adult social care in Greenwich, on suicide prevention, on the work of Healthwatch Greenwich, on the Better Care Fund, and on the progress of the Healthier Greenwich Partnership’s Local Care Plan. They also agreed some changes to their membership and received feedback on two informal visits.