Sophie Davis - Councillor for Lewisham (Forest Hill)

Councillor Sophie Davis

Labour and Co-operative Party Forest Hill

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

87 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee Committee Member

Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 7.00 pm

The Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee met to discuss the Corporate Equalities Update and progress on tackling domestic violence and violence against women and girls (VAWG). Key decisions included noting the progress on the Single Equalities Framework and the ongoing work to improve representation and accessibility within the council and the borough.

January 06, 2026
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Governance Committee met to discuss proposed amendments to the Council's Constitution, including changes to the terms of reference for the Housing Select Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee, as well as adjustments to procedure rules and schemes of delegation. The committee also considered a proposal to allow individual committees to determine their own start times.

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

The Council meeting on Wednesday 26 November 2025 confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting and addressed several key announcements, including a community safety update, the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, and recognition for the planning service. Significant funding was also announced for bus infrastructure improvements and upgrades to youth clubs and adventure playgrounds.

November 26, 2025
Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee Committee Member

Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee met on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, to discuss budget savings and equalities monitoring, and resident engagement and consultation. Key decisions included the council's commitment to embedding equalities impact assessments into its savings process and the development of a new strategic engagement framework to improve how the council interacts with residents.

November 12, 2025
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.00 pm

The Governance Committee meeting on 15 October 2025 was adjourned due to a lack of quorum. The committee was scheduled to discuss several items, including a review of the council's constitution[^2].

October 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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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: Governance Committee - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to adjourn the meeting to a date to be fixed due to a lack of quorum.

For Determination

Members' Allowances

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to increase the basic allowance for members by 3.2% to £13,201 and all existing Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) by 3.2%, both effective from 1st April 2025, and to instruct the Monitoring Officer to review the Council's current allowances and implement the decision.

Recommendations Approved

Dispensation under Section 85 Local Government Act 1972

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to grant Councillor Coral Howard a dispensation from the meeting attendance requirements of Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 until May 7th, 2026, due to illness.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Independent Persons

From: Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 24, 2025

...to appoint Kalwant Grewal and Katy Prestedge as two independent persons to the Standards Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 87

Average per Month: 0.9

Decisions Recorded: 62 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.