Councillor Stephen Penfold
Email: Stephen.Penfold@lewisham.gov.uk
Council: Lewisham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
48 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Audit and Risk Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm
The Council of Lewisham was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, to discuss the statement of accounts for 2024-25, consider several motions, and address questions from both the public and council members.
Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Lewisham Council Housing Select Committee met to discuss the Building for Lewisham programme, antisocial behaviour, an ombudsman report, and future work programmes. The committee agreed to request clarification on the definition of delivery
in the context of housing targets and expressed disappointment with the council's handling of homelessness cases.
Audit and Risk Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Audit and Risk Committee of Lewisham Council met on 11 November 2025 to discuss external and internal audit updates, the annual report from the Anti Fraud and Corruption Team, and an update to the Corporate Risk Register. The meeting was also scheduled to include a review of the minutes from a previous meeting.
Decisions from Meetings
89 decisions · Page 6 of 18
Budget Savings
From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025
...the Housing Select Committee of Lewisham referred a request to the Public Accounts Committee for clarification on the constitutionality of housing officers in court and a review of the legal framework and past decisions for compliance in relation to budget savings.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of previous meeting
From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025
...the committee approved the minutes of the previous meeting with amendments and approved the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Services Landlord Performance (Annual Report)
From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025
...the committee noted feedback on the Housing Services Landlord Performance Annual Report for transparency and as pre-scrutiny input to the Mayor and Cabinet.
Recommendations Approved
Select Committee work programme
From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025
...the committee updated its work programme for 2025-26, which includes items related to housing services performance, budget savings, housing policies, building programmes, and various performance monitoring reports.
Recommendations Approved
Responses from Mayor and Cabinet
From: Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 18, 2025
...to approve the recommendations put forth to them.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 48
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 89