Rudi Schmidt - Councillor for Lewisham ( Evelyn)

Councillor Rudi Schmidt

 Labour Party  Evelyn  Chair of Overview and Scrutiny

Email: Rudi.Schmidt@lewisham.gov.uk

Council: Lewisham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Health and Safety Committee (Committee Member) Evelyn Assembly Council Urgency Committee Children and Young People Select Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee B (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Anti-Social Behaviour Task and Finish Group Healthier Communities Select Committee Public Accounts Select Committee Community Housing Task and Finish Group Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) Appointments Committee Sustainable Development Select Committee Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee Housing Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

57 meetings · Page 6 of 12

Public Accounts Select Committee

Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 28th November, 2024 7.00 pm

November 28, 2024
Council

Council - Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 7.30 pm

The most recent meeting of the full Council of Lewisham Council included a motion affirming the commitment of the Labour Group to addressing the climate emergency and included a review of the activities of the council's Overview and Scrutiny committees. The meeting also included discussion of whether the basic allowance paid to councillors should be increased.

November 27, 2024
Children and Young People Select Committee

Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm

The agenda for this meeting was for the committee to note a number of reports on the performance of the council's Children and Young People’s Services, as well as for them to consider the council's proposed budget reductions.

November 21, 2024
Housing Select Committee

Housing Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee approved the proposed changes to Lewisham’s Housing Revenue Account for 2025/26. This included an average rent increase of 2.7% for council tenants and an average increase to service charges of £10.98 or 39.9%. Tenants in properties managed by Regenter B3 will see an average increase to their service charges of £0.90. The committee also approved an average increase of 2.7% to garage rents. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s report into the Council’s handling of a resident's homelessness application was noted. The committee agreed the Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Homelessness should oversee the action plan that has been produced to prevent a reoccurrence of the issues identified in the report.

November 21, 2024
Healthier Communities Select Committee

Healthier Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Healthier Communities Select Committee included a discussion about the development of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in Lewisham, and a presentation on the Council’s budget plans for 2025-26. It also included a performance update on the Council's Physical Activity Strategy.

November 19, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

126 decisions · Page 1 of 26

Statement of Accounts 2024-25

From: Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 26, 2025

... to note the contents of the report, approve agreed audit adjustments to the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts and Pension Fund Accounts, approve delegation to the Section 151 Officer to agree changes to audit adjustments, the final Statement of Accounts for publication, and changes to the Auditor’s Annual Report, and note the management representation letters and the Auditor’s Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Apologies for absence

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Youth Offer

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Elective Home Education

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Select Committee work programme

From: Children and Young People Select Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 57

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 126