Councillor Sean Lawless

Agenda

The Council meeting began with tributes to recently deceased former Councillors Neville Daniels, Shawn Creighton, Lois Lee, and tributes were also read out on behalf of Councillor Ravi Govindia who could not be present. Councillor Peter Graham proposed an adjournment to highlight the Alton Renewal Plan, which the Council voted for. The Conservative group proposed a motion of no confidence in the Labour administration, arguing that it was incompetent, secretive, and unresponsive to residents’ concerns, particularly regarding waste collection and alleged changes to the constitution to avoid scrutiny. This motion was defeated. Councillor Cassidy proposed a second adjournment, this time to highlight the impact of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. This motion was defeated too. The Council voted to approve changes to the constitution, and to approve the Housing and Annual Resources report. Finally, a Labour group motion stating that the Council will work with the national government to deliver on shared policy objectives was passed.

Agenda and decisions

At the meeting, the Finance Committee agreed to a request to delegate all decisions relating to the London Borough of Culture 2025 to the Executive Director of Children's Services, Anna Popovici, who will act as Senior Responsible Officer in delivering the bid. A total funding envelope of £5.7 million was also agreed for the project, with £2.8 million coming from secured grant funding, and the remainder to be raised through fundraising.

Meeting

Agenda

The committee approved both the draft Statement of Principles and Policy under the Gambling Act 2005[^1] and the proposal to consult on the reinstating of the no-casino policy. They also approved a proposal to conduct a Cumulative Impact Assessment on the borough’s licensed premises.

Agenda

The Licensing Sub-Committee met to discuss an application for a new premises licence for Ground Coffee Society at 79 Lower Richmond Road, Putney. The application was granted with reduced hours.