Ruth Hodson
Council: Lewisham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
1 meeting
Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm
The Public Accounts Select Committee met to discuss the council's financial performance, income collection strategies, and risk management. Councillors reviewed the period six monthly monitoring report, focusing on areas of overspend and potential risks, and they also discussed strategies for improving income collection and managing corporate resources risks. The committee agreed to note the reports presented, and decided against making a recommendation to Mayor and Cabinet regarding the council tax collection rate target, pending further review.
Decisions from Meetings
7 decisions ยท Page 2 of 2
Period 6 Monthly Monitoring
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note the Period 6 Financial Monitoring report for 2025/26, request more detail on temporary accommodation cost-avoidance in the Period 8 report, and revisit the council tax collection target during the 2026/27 budget process.
Recommendations Approved
Select Committee work programme
From: Public Accounts Select Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.30 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note the Select Committee work programme, remove the standalone item on the Medium-Term Financial Strategy/local government funding reform from the agenda, note the revised date for the next meeting, and retain a placeholder item for emerging issues on the agenda for the meeting on 10 March 2026.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 1
Average per Month: 1.0
Decisions Recorded: 7