Councillor Sean Lawless

Agenda

Agenda and decisions

The Finance Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a range of financial matters. The Committee noted the contents of the Quarter 1 monitoring report and the Cost of Living Support Update. The Committee also considered and approved the latest round of budget variations.

Agenda

The meeting began with a discussion of the latest crime data for the borough and included a presentation about the Metropolitan Police Service's use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR). This was followed by an update on the various initiatives the council is undertaking in partnership with the police and other stakeholders to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in Balham. The meeting finished with a question and answer session with the police and council officers. No decisions were made during the meeting.

Agenda

The meeting noted the independent review into the Putney Constituency general election count, and accepted all of the recommendations that were made in it. It also noted the progress of the Democracy Review and that a task and finish group would be established to develop proposals based on the recommendations made by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny.

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