Lewisham Council Members

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Members of the committee, listed below, are summoned to attend the meeting to be held on Wednesday, 11 June 2014.

Barry Quirk, Chief Executive June 3 2014

Councillor Jackie Addison

Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye

Councillor Abdeslam Amrani

Councillor Chris Barnham

Councillor Paul Bell

Councillor Peter Bernards

Councillor Chris Best

Councillor Kevin Bonavia

Councillor Andre Bourne

Councillor David Britton

Councillor Bill Brown

Mayor Sir Steve Bullock

Councillor Suzannah Clarke

Councillor John Coughlin

Councillor Liam Curran

Councillor Janet Daby

Councillor Brenda Dacres

Councillor Amanda De Ryk

Councillor Joe Dromey

Councillor Damien Egan

Councillor Colin Elliott

Councillor Alan Hall

Councillor Carl Handley

Councillor Maja Hilton

Councillor Simon Hooks

Councillor Ami Ibitson

Councillor Mark Ingleby

Councillor Stella Jeffrey

Councillor Liz Johnston-Franklin

Councillor Alicia Kennedy

Councillor Roy Kennedy

Councillor Helen Klier

Councillor Jim Mallory

Councillor Paul Maslin

Councillor David Michael

Councillor Joan Millbank

Councillor Jamie Milne

Councillor Hilary Moore

Councillor Pauline Morrison

Councillor John Muldoon

Councillor Olurotimi Ogunbadewa

Councillor Rachel Onikosi

Councillor Crada Onuegbu

Councillor Jacq Paschoud

Councillor John Paschoud

Councillor Pat Raven

Councillor Joan Reid

Councillor Gareth Siddorn

Councillor Jonathan Slater

Councillor Alan Smith

Councillor Luke Sorba

Councillor Eva Stamirowski

Councillor Alan Till

Councillor Paul Upex

Councillor James-J Walsh

Councillor Susan Wise

Council Agenda

Wednesday, 11 June 2014 7.30 pm , Council Chamber - Civic Suite Civic Suite Lewisham Town Hall London SE6 4RU

For more information contact: Kevin Flaherty 0208 3149327 (Tel: 0208 314 9327)

Part 1

Item Page s

1. Election of Chair 1

2. Election of Vice-Chair 2

3. Minutes 3 - 21

4. Election of Mayor 22

5. Election of Councillors 23 - 27

6. Announcements or Communications 28

7. Executive Composition 29

8. Scheme of delegation 30

9. Committee TOR 31

10. Allocation of seats 32 - 37

11. Appointments to Committees 38

12. Appointments to Bodies 39 - 40

13. Mayoral Appointments 41 - 42

14. Council Calendar 43 - 51

15. Annual Report of the Standards Committee 52 - 59

16. Annual Mayoral Report 60

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Agenda Item 1

COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Election of Chair

Key Decision No Item No. 1

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Recommendation

The Council is invited to elect a Chair for the municipal year 2014/15

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Election of Vice Chair

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Recommendation

The Council is invited to elect a Vice Chair for the municipal year 2014/15

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COUNCIL

Report Title Minutes

Key Decision Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive

Class Part 1 Date: June 11 2014

Recommendation

It is recommended that the minutes of the meetings of the Council which were open to the press and public, held on 26 February 2014 and 14 March 2014 be confirmed and signed (copies attached).

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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL Wednesday, 26 February 2014 at 7.30 pm

PRESENT: Councillors Olufunke Abidoye, Jackie Addison, Obajimi Adefiranye, Anne Affiku, Christine Allison, Abdeslam Amrani, Paul Bell, Chris Best, Kevin Bonavia, John Bowen, David Britton, Duwayne Brooks, Sir Steve Bullock (Mayor), Suzannah Clarke, Liam Curran, Janet Daby, Vincent Davis, Amanda De Ryk, Damien Egan, Alexander Feakes, Peggy Fitzsimmons, Julia Fletcher, Patsy Foreman, Vicky Foxcroft, Helen Gibson, Sven Griesenbeck, Alan Hall, Michael Harris, Ami Ibitson, Mark Ingleby, Stella Jeffrey, Darren Johnson, Helen Klier, Chris Maines, Jim Mallory, Paul Maslin, Joan Millbank, Pauline Morrison, John Muldoon, Marion Nisbet, Stephen Padmore, Jacq Paschoud, John Paschoud, Philip Peake, Alan Smith, Eva Stamirowski, Alan Till and Susan Wise.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Pauline Beck, Councillor Carl Handley, Councillor Madeliene Long and Councillor Crada Onuegbu.

193. Declarations of Interests

Councillor Muldoon declared a personal Interest in Item 8 as an elected governor of the SLAM NHS Foundation Trust.

Councillor Hall declared a personal Interest in Item 8 as an elected governor of the Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Councillor Fletcher declared a personal Interest in Item 8 as a Member of the Council of Management of the Lewisham Youth Theatre.

Councillor John Paschoud declared a personal Interest in Item 8 as a Trustee of Lewisham Disability Coalition

Councillor Mallory declared a personal Interest in Item 8 as a Board Member of Fair Share.

194. Minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on January 22 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

195. Petitions

Mr John Hamilton presented a petition with 1,081 online signatures and more than 1,000 paper signatures calling on the Mayor to stop negotiations on selling the land currently leased to Millwall FC.

Councillor Mark Ingleby presented a petition supported by 72 persons calling on the Council to review the CPZ in Ballamore, Shroffold and Bedivere Roads as a matter of urgency. Page 4 Councillor Ami Ibitson presented a petition supported by 35 persons calling on the Council to consider road problems on Perry Hill arising from the construction of the Bell Green retail park.

Councillor Darren Johnson presented a petition supported by 114 online signatures calling on the Council to consider the road layout on Wickham Roadwork to ensure the 20mph speed restriction is enforced.

Councillor Julia Fletcher presented a petition supported by 53 persons calling on the Council to work with Phoenix to deal with fly tipping issues in the Downham Ward.

Councillor Chris Maines presented a petition supported by 53 persons calling on the Council to ensure SGN replace the temporary width restrictions on Lee Park near the junction with Lee High Road with a permanent structure to restrict large vehicles from using Lee Park.

196. Announcements or Communications

1.LCPCG

Councillor Jackie Addison, the third and final Chair of the LCPCG, addressed the Council regarding that organisation which was to hold its final meeting in the following week. She recalled the history and achievements of the LCPCG and concluded by saying it had been a privilege to serve as Chair.

2.Councillor Bowen

The Chair congratulated Councillor John Bowen on his recent marriage.

3.Convoys Wharf

The Mayor tabled a written report on Convoys Wharf and the agenda item and minutes from the Strategic Planning Committee in January 2014 were also circulated. The Mayor gave an oral update on his meeting with the Deputy Mayor for London responsible for Planning and said that while some of the Council’s concerns had been addressed, others remained and lobbying would continue until the decision expected to take place at the end of March.

Councillors Hall, Foxcroft, Curran, Maines, John Paschoud and Allison all addressed the Council on the subject of Convoys Wharf. Members suggested a formal agenda item on Convoys Wharf should have been included at this meeting and they pointed out that the updates promised in January at the Strategic Planning Committee had not yet been received.

4. Retiring Members

Prior to the end of the meeting, the Chair paid tribute to those Councillors who were known to be retiring. He thanked Councillors Jackie Addison, Peggy Fitzsimmons, Madeliene Long, Stephen Padmore, Marion Nesbit, Darren Johnson, Helen Gibson, Vincent Davis, Vicky Foxcroft, Dan Whittle, Anne

Page2 5 Affiku, Mike Harris, and Olufunke Abidoye for their service. He particularly recognised the contributions of Councillors Addison, Fitzsimmons, Long, Padmore, Nisbet and Johnson who between them had over 148 years of service. He also thanked his fellow Brockley Councillor Vicky Foxcroft and wished her well in her bid to become the next MP for Lewisham Deptford in 2015. He ended by hoping for a positive election campaign which engaged with the electorate and heralded a new administration that would best serve their interests.

197. Public Questions

14 questions were received from the following members of the public which were answered by the Cabinet Member indicated. A copy of the questions and answers are displayed on the Council’s website.

1. Ray Woolford Cllr Smith 2. Patricia Richardson Cllr Best 3. Luke Sorba Cllr Klier 4. John Coughlin Cllr Smith 5. Peter Richardson Cllr Best 6. Mike Keogh Cllr Smith 7. Paul Phoenix Cllr Best 8. Patricia Richardson Cllr Best 9. Peter Richardson Cllr Maslin 10. Mike Keogh Mayor 11. Paul Phoenix Cllr Klier 12. Patricia Richardson Cllr Maslin 13. Mike Keogh Cllr Smith 14. Peter Richardson Cllr Wise

198. Member Questions

26 questions were asked by Members of the Council and answered by the Cabinet Member indicated below. Copies of all the questions and answers were circulated at the meeting and are displayed on the Council website with the meeting papers.

1. Cllr Jacq Paschoud Mayor 2. Cllr Hall Mayor 3. Cllr Johnson Cllr Smith 4. Cllr Ibitson Cllr Smith 5. Cllr Gibson Cllr Klier 6. Cllr Ingleby Cllr Wise 7. Cllr Curran Cllr Smith 8. Cllr Brooks Cllr Klier 9. Cllr Hall Cllr Smith 10. Cllr Ibitson Cllr Smith 11. Cllr Gibson Cllr Smith 12. Cllr Jacq Paschoud Cllr Maslin 13. Cllr Ingleby Cllr Wise

Page3 6 14. Cllr Curran Mayor 15. Cllr Brooks Cllr Best 16. Cllr Hall Cllr Smith 17. Cllr Gibson Cllr Klier 18. Cllr Curran Cllr Wise 19. Cllr Brooks Cllr Klier 20. Cllr Gibson Cllr Smith 21. Cllr Brooks Cllr Klier 22. Cllr Gibson Cllr Smith 23. Cllr Brooks Cllr Wise 24. Cllr Brooks Cllr Maslin 25. Cllr Brooks Cllr Smith 26. Cllr Brooks Cllr Wise

199. Constitutional Amendment

The Chair moved that the recommendations be approved and this was seconded by the Vice Chair and it was:

RESOLVED that the proposed amendment of the Constitution appearing at Appendix 1 be approved.

200. Budget 2014-15

The Chair of Council had the Head of Law explain a procedure for consideration of this item which required the suspension of Council Procedure Rules. The Council agreed to have the Budget introduced by the Mayor and the Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Paul Maslin. The Council then considered the Liberal Democrat motion appearing as Item 12 on the agenda and held one debate on both the motion and the budget proposal. During this general debate on the budget the 5 minute limit on speeches for the Mayor and Councillors Hall and Maines was suspended.

The Mayor reported that he did not intend to vary the budget proposals he had already fully set out at Mayor and Cabinet on February 12 and 19. He stated he believed his Budget protected fundamental services despite horrendous Government cuts and that local government remained the most efficient of all public services. He alluded to the immensity of the task facing the next Council administration which would have to cut £95m over its term of office.

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Paul Maslin formally moved that the Mayor’s Budget be accepted.

Councillor Alan Hall formally seconded that the Mayor’s Budget be accepted.

Item 12, the Liberal Democrat motion was next moved by Councillor Feakes and seconded by Councillor Maines. The Council also considered a supplementary agenda document containing officer commentary on the Liberal Democrat proposals and the technical Budget update considered by

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There then followed a general debate on the Budget and Item 12 to which the Mayor, and Councillors Maslin, Johnson, Hall, Bell, Daby, and Bonavia contributed.

Once the debate was concluded, there was a vote on Item 10 in accordance with new legal provisions which had taken effect the day before. The result of the vote was as follows:

9 votes in favour of Motion 2 – Item 12

Councillor Christine Allison Councillor John Bowen Councillor Duwayne Brooks Councillor Alexander Feakes Councillor Julia Fletcher Councillor Patsy Foreman Councillor Sven Griesenbeck Councillor Chris Maines Councillor Philip Peake

36 votes Against Motion 2 – Item 12

Councillor Olufunke Abidoye Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye Councillor Anne Affiku Councillor Abdeslam Amrani Councillor Paul Bell Councillor Chris Best Councillor Kevin Bonavia Councillor David Britton Councillor Suzannah Clarke Councillor Liam Curran Councillor Janet Daby Councillor Vincent Davis Councillor Amanda De Ryk Councillor Damien Egan Councillor Vicky Foxcroft Councillor Helen Gibson Councillor Alan Hall Councillor Michael Harris Councillor Ami Ibitson Councillor Mark Ingleby Councillor Stella Jeffrey Councillor Darren Johnson Councillor Helen Klier Councillor Jim Mallory Councillor Paul Maslin Councillor Joan Millbank Councillor Pauline Morrison

Page5 8 Councillor John Muldoon Councillor Marion Nisbet Councillor Stephen Padmore Councillor Jacq Paschoud Councillor John Paschoud Councillor Alan Smith Councillor Eva Stamirowski Councillor Alan Till Councillor Susan Wise

Abstentions - nil

Once the result of this vote was known the Mayor was asked if he wished to amend his proposals, being aware of the earlier debate and the results of the vote. He confirmed he did not wish to amend his submitted proposals as a result of the debate.

Again in accordance with the law and revised Council Constitution, a further recorded vote was held on the Mayor’s Budget proposal with the following result

35 Votes In favour of the Mayor’s Budget Proposals

Councillor Olufunke Abidoye Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye Councillor Anne Affiku Councillor Abdeslam Amrani Councillor Paul Bell Councillor Chris Best Councillor Kevin Bonavia Councillor David Britton Councillor Suzannah Clarke Councillor Liam Curran Councillor Janet Daby Councillor Vincent Davis Councillor Amanda De Ryk Councillor Damien Egan Councillor Vicky Foxcroft Councillor Helen Gibson Councillor Alan Hall Councillor Michael Harris Councillor Ami Ibitson Councillor Mark Ingleby Councillor Stella Jeffrey Councillor Helen Klier Councillor Jim Mallory Councillor Paul Maslin Councillor Joan Millbank Councillor Pauline Morrison Councillor John Muldoon Councillor Marion Nisbet

Page6 9 Councillor Stephen Padmore Councillor Jacq Paschoud Councillor John Paschoud Councillor Alan Smith Councillor Eva Stamirowski Councillor Alan Till Councillor Susan Wise

10 Votes Against the Mayor’s Budget Proposals

Abstentions nil

RESOLVED that that the recommendations shown below in respect of the 2014/15 budget be agreed;

(i) the consideration of the Public Accounts Select Committee of 6 February 2014, incorporating the views of the respective select committees on the previously agreed revenue budget savings proposals for 2014/16 be noted;

(ii) having considered the views of those consulted on the budget, subject to proper process and consultation, the following modifications be made to the published proposals;

Capital Programme

(iii) the 2013/14 Quarter 3 Capital Programme monitoring position as set out in section 5 be noted;

(iv) the 2014/15 to 2017/18 Capital Programme of £385.9m be approved, while noting that there are no new proposed major capital projects for this period, as set out in section 5 and attached at Appendices W1 and W2;

Housing Revenue Account

(v) the consultation report on service charges to tenants and leaseholders in the Brockley area, presented to area panel members on 19 December 2013, be noted, as attached at Appendix X3;

(vi) the consultation report on service charges to tenants and leaseholders and the Lewisham Homes budget strategy presented to area panel members on 17 December 2013, be noted, as attached at Appendix X4;

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(vii) an increase of dwelling rents 5.05% be set (an average increase of £4.61 per week), in accordance with the Rent Restructuring formula;

(viii) an increase in the hostels accommodation charge by 4.66% be set (or £3.03 per week), in accordance with the Rent Restructuring formula;

(ix) the following average weekly increases for dwellings be approved for:

(A) service charges to non-Lewisham Homes managed dwellings (Brockley);

• caretaking 3.70% (£0.04) • grounds 3.70% (£0.04) • communal lighting 3.70% (£0.04) • bulk waste collection 3.70% (£0.04) • window cleaning 0.00% (£0.00) • tenants’ levy No increase

(B) service charges to Lewisham Homes managed dwellings:

• caretaking 3.37% (£0.19) • grounds 2.50% (£0.02) • window cleaning 0.00% (£0.00) • communal lighting -3.40% (-£0.03) decrease • block pest control -8.89% (-£0.15) decrease • waste collection 4.21% (£0.02) • heating & hot water 0.50% (£0.05) • tenants’ levy No increase

(x) the following average weekly percentage decreases for hostels and shared temporary units be approved for;

• service charges (hostels) – caretaking etc.; -6.91% (-£6.03) • energy cost decreases for heat, light & power; -50% (-£5.24) • water charges decrease; -91% (-£1.88)

(xi) an increase in garage rents by inflation of 3.2% be approved (£0.25 per week) for Brockley residents and 3.2% (£0.31 per week) for Lewisham Homes residents;

(xii) the budgeted expenditure for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) for 2014/15 be £104.0m;

(xiii) the HRA budget strategy savings proposals be approved in order to achieve a balanced budget in 2014/15, as attached at Appendix X1;

Dedicated Schools Grant and Pupil Premium

(xiv) subject to final confirmation of the allocation, that the provisional Dedicated Schools Grant allocation of £267.6m be the Schools’ Budget for 2014/15 and note that this level of funding will not be supplemented by a general fund contribution;

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General Fund Revenue Budget

(xv) the projected overall variance against the agreed 2013/14 revenue budget as set out in section 8 be noted;

(xvi) the previous revenue budget savings of £24.5m for 2014/15 and £1.7m for 2015/16, as set out in section 8 of the report and summarised in Appendix Y1 be approved;

(xvii) revenue budget pressures of £3.6m in 2014/15 be funded, allowing the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration to hold these resources corporately until such time that these pressures emerge during the year and it has been determined that the pressures cannot be contained within the directorates’ cash limits;

(xviii) the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration maintain a fund of £3.9m against which risks and other potential budget pressures which emerge during the year would be considered for funding;

(xix) subject to decisions on the above proposals, the following option be approved:

That a General Fund Budget Requirement of £268.1m for 2014/15 be approved, and a 0% increase in Lewisham’s Council Tax element be agreed and the 1% Council Tax freeze grant of £1.0m be accepted. This will result in a Band D equivalent Council Tax level of £1,060.35 for Lewisham’s services and £1,359.35 overall. This represents an overall decrease in Council Tax for 2014/15 of 0.29% and is subject to the GLA precept for 2014/15 being reduced by 1.3% from its existing 2013/14 level;

(xx) the Council Tax Ready Reckoner which for illustrative purposes, sets out the Band D equivalent Council Tax at various levels of increase be noted as explained in section 8 of the report and set out Appendix Y3;

(xxi) the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration issues cash limits to all Directorates once the 2014/15 Revenue Budget is agreed;

(xxii) the draft Chief Financial Officer’s Section 25 Statement at Appendix Y4 be received;

(xxiii) the draft statutory calculations for 2014/15 be approved as set out at Appendix Y5;

(xxiv) the prospects for the revenue budget for 2015/16 and future years be noted;

(xxv) officers continue to develop firm proposals as part of the Lewisham Future Programme to help meet the forecast budget shortfalls in future years;

Other Grants (within the General Fund);

Page 129 (xxvi) the allocation of £0.65m per annum of New Homes Bonus over the next ten years 2014/15 to 2023/24 be approved, to provide delivery support for housing and school pressures as set out in section 9

Treasury Management Strategy

(xxvii) the prudential indicators and treasury limits be approved, as set out in section 10;

(xxviii) the 2014/15 treasury strategy, including the investment strategy and the credit worthiness policy be approved, as set out at Appendix Z3;

(xxix) the credit and counterparty risk management criteria, as set out at Appendix Z3, the proposed countries for investment at Appendix Z4, and formal delegation of responsibility for managing transactions with those institutions which meet the criteria to the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration be approved;

(xxx) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Resources & Regeneration, during 2014/15, to make amendments to borrowing and investment strategies provided there is no change to the Council’s authorised limit for borrowing;

(xxxi) the maximum deposit limits with the part nationalised banks be increased from £50m to £65m for each of Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group;

(xxxii) lending to other local authorities up to a maximum of £5m and for a period of up to one year be approved;

(xxxiii) the development of the Municipal Bond Agency be noted, and once fully established, to note its potential as a suitable Agency from which to borrow as an alternative to the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB);

(xxxiv) the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policy as set out in section 10 be approved;

(xxxv) the Treasury Management mid-year review attached at Appendix Z6; be noted;

(xxxvi) the recommendation in relation to further savings of £0.3m from the Attendance and Welfare Service (AWS), to be implemented in September 2014 be approved.

STATUTORY CALCULATIONS

1) It be noted that at its meeting on 22 January 2014, the Council calculated the number of 73,941.2 as its Council Tax base for 2014/15 in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Taxbase) Regulations;

2) The following amounts be now calculated by the Council for the year 2014/15 in accordance with the Local Government Finance Act 1992:

Page10 13 a. £1,061,052,900 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimated aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for gross expenditure, calculated in accordance with Section 31A (2) of the Act; b. £792,990,900 being the aggregate of the amounts which the Council estimates for income, calculated in accordance with Section 31A(2) of the Act; c. £268,062,000 being the amount by which the aggregate of 3(a) above exceeds the aggregate of 3(b) above, calculated by the Council, in accordance with Section 31A(4) of the Act, as its General Fund budget requirement for the year; d. £187,349,823 being the aggregate of the sums which the Council estimates will be payable for the year into its General Fund in respect of redistributed non- domestic rates and Revenue Support Grant, increased by the amount which the Council estimates will be transferred in the year from its Collection Fund to its General Fund in accordance with Section 97(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. This includes a settlement funding assessment adjustment of £900,000; e. £80,712,177 being the residual amount required to be collected from Council Tax payers. This includes the surplus on the Council’s Collection Fund of £2,308,625. f. £1,060.35 being the residual sum at (e) above (less the surplus on the Collection Fund), divided by the Council Tax base of 73,941.2 which is Lewisham’s precept on the Collection Fund for 2014/15 at the level of Band D;

Band Council Tax (LBL) £ A 706.90 B 824.72 C 942.53 D 1,060.35 E 1,295.98 F 1,531.62 G 1,767.25 H 2,120.70

Being the amounts given by multiplying the amount at (f) above by the number which, in proportion set out in Section 5(1) of the Act, is applicable to dwellings listed in a particular valuation band divided by the number which in that proportion is applicable to dwellings listed in valuation Band D, calculated by the Council in accordance with Section 36(1) of the Act, as the amounts to be taken into account for the year in respect of categories of dwellings listed in different valuation bands;

3) It be noted that for the year 2014/15, the Greater London Authority is currently consulting on the following amounts in precepts issued to the Council, in accordance with Section 40 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (as amended), for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

Band GLA

Page 1411 Precept £ A 199.33 B 232.56 C 265.78 D 299.00 E 365.44 F 431.89 G 498.33 H 598.00

4) Having calculated the estimated aggregate amount in each case of the amounts at 2) (f) and 3) above, the Council, in accordance with Section 30(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, assumed the following amounts as the amounts of Council Tax for the year 2014/15 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below:-

Band Total Council Tax (LBL & GLA) £ A 906.23 B 1,057.28 C 1,208.31 D 1,359.35 E 1,661.42 F 1,963.51 G 2,265.58 H 2,718.70

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COUNCIL TAX CALCULATION

As part of the Localism Act 2011, any Council Tax increases that exceed 2% in 2014/15 will trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in the borough. The statutory calculation for whether the Council is required to hold a referendum is based upon the ‘relevant basic’ amount of Council Tax, which under accounting regulations, includes levies. Any final recommendations on Council Tax levels will need to meet statutory requirements.

To date, Lewisham has received estimations of its levies for 2014/15. Formal notifications are expected to be received week commencing 17 February 2014.

COUNCIL TAX AND LEVIES

‘Relevant Basic’ Amount of Council Tax 2013/14 2014/15

Council Tax Base 72,199 73,941 Council Tax Requirement with Levy (£) 76,555,149 78,403,552 Basic Amount of Council Tax (£) 1,060.35 1,060.35 Increase in basic amount of Council Tax (%) 0%

Levy bodies for Lewisham 2013/14 2014/15 Change £ £ £ LPFA (estimated) 1,244,988 1,243,426 (1,562) Lee Valley Regional Park (estimated) 236,933 232,194 (4,739) Environment Agency (estimated) 169,511 170,425 914 Total Levies 1,651,432 1,646,045 (5,387)

201. Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan Adoption

RESOLVED that the Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan be adopted.

202. Catford Regeneration Partnership Ltd 14-15 Business Plan

The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Alan Smith, moved that the recommendations be approved and this was seconded by the Chair of the Sustainable Development Select Committee, Councillor Liam Curran. Councillor Alex Feakes observed that the full balance sheet was not available and he proposed, and Councillor Chris Maines seconded, a proposal that the recommendation be not accepted.

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Following a reply from Councillor Smith, the proposal not to accept the recommendation was put to the vote and declared to be lost. The recommendation was then put to the vote and declared to be clearly carried.

RESOLVED that the Catford Regeneration Partnership Limited (CRPL) business plan for 2014/15 be approved.

203. Pay Statement

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Paul Maslin moved that the recommendations be approved and this was seconded by the Chair of the Audit Panel, Councillor Mike Harris. Following a contribution from Councillor Feakes it was:

RESOLVED that the Pay Policy Statement be approved.

204. Motion 1 Proposed by Councillor Wise Seconded by Councillor Handley

The motion was moved by Councillor Wise and seconded by Councillor Hall. The motion was then put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED that the following motion be agreed:

“This Council recognises that London is in the middle of a severe housing crisis. Home ownership is falling. Rents are rising by ten percent a year. Standards in the private rented sector are declining. Overcrowding is getting worse and homelessness is rocketing.

This Council regrets that the crisis has dramatically deteriorated under the Coalition Government and Tory Mayor of London. Under David Cameron house building has fallen to the lowest level since the 1920’s. Boris Johnson has missed every one of his own targets for building new affordable homes. On average, Conservative Councils in London have built half as many affordable homes as Labour Councils and a fifth as many Council homes.

This Council believes that tackling the housing crisis must be our highest priority. Accordingly, this Council will:

1. Build more genuinely affordable homes 2. Tackle rogue landlords and rip-off letting agencies 3. Build more homes for London’s growing population 4. Bring empty homes back into use 5. Create jobs and apprenticeships in the building industry”

205. Motion 2 Proposed by Councillor Feakes Seconded by Councillor Maines

This item was considered as part of Item 8 on the agenda and was voted upon and declared to be lost.

206. Motion 3 Proposed by Councillor Brooks Seconded by Councillor Feakes

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The motion was moved by Councillor Brooks and seconded by Councillor Feakes. The motion was then put to the vote and declared to be unanimously carried.

RESOLVED that the following motion be agreed:

“As a London borough that is privileged to have a professional football club within our boundaries, this Council recognizes the positive impact that team sports such as football can have on young people's lives. In addition, this Council recognizes that all sports and organised activities can play a vital role in local communities, and notes the benefits of sports and leisure opportunities for local people, including vulnerable people.

This Council wishes to ensure that London retains an Olympic legacy and that young people are encouraged to play sport, and therefore commits to support the development and uptake of sport and other organised activities by young people across the borough of Lewisham, through organised clubs or otherwise.

To demonstrate this support, this Council calls upon the relevant Cabinet Member to make an annual report to Council detailing the efforts that Member has made to encourage the development of sports and other organised activities within the borough.”

207. Motion 4 Proposed by Councillor Brooks Seconded by Councillor Foreman

The motion was moved by Councillor Brooks and seconded by Councillor Foreman. An amendment appearing in the names of Councillors Britton and De Ryk was accepted by the movers of the motion. The motion was then put to the vote and declared to be unanimously carried.

RESOLVED that the following motion be agreed:

“This Council recognizes the historical problem of rogue landlords across the borough of Lewisham, and welcomes the Council’s successful bid for £125,000 funding which has been boosted by a further £30,000 from Public Health in recognition of the link between poor housing and poor health outcomes. This funding will enable the Council to develop a programme which will include a dedicated enforcement co-ordinator and paralegal which will increase prosecutions.

This Council welcomes the findings of the recent Housing Select Committee report which highlighted there are currently some 50 rogue landlords and letting agencies in the borough, and some of these own large portfolios of properties, blighting the lives of residents and communities. Problems such as overcrowding, harassment, illegal eviction and illegal fees present a real problem for Lewisham's residents, and can have a devastating effect on the vulnerable. The Council’s strategic approach to tackling the problem of rogue landlords along with the launching of the Private Sector Housing Agency will raise standards and improve the lives of many Lewisham residents.”

Page 1815 The meeting closed at 10.02pm.

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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL Friday, 14 March 2014 at 6.00 pm

PRESENT: Councillors Jackie Addison, Anne Affiku, Pauline Beck, Duwayne Brooks, Sir Steve Bullock (Mayor), Liam Curran, Janet Daby, Amanda De Ryk, Damien Egan, Julia Fletcher, Patsy Foreman, Alan Hall, Carl Handley, Ami Ibitson, Mark Ingleby, Stella Jeffrey, Darren Johnson, Helen Klier, Chris Maines, Jim Mallory, Joan Millbank, John Muldoon, Alan Smith and Eva Stamirowski.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye, Councillor Christine Allison, Councillor Paul Bell, Councillor David Britton, Councillor Suzannah Clarke, Councillor Alexander Feakes, Councillor Peggy Fitzsimmons, Councillor Madeliene Long, Councillor Pauline Morrison, Councillor Crada Onuegbu, Councillor Jacq Paschoud, Councillor John Paschoud, Councillor Philip Peake and Councillor Susan Wise.

208. Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon

The Vice-Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and announced that this special meeting of the Council was to confer upon Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon the Honorary Freedom of the London Borough of Lewisham.

The Vice-Chair then announced that, under Section 249(5) of the Local Government Act 1972, a Borough Council can admit to the Honorary Freedom of the Borough, ‘persons of distinction and persons who have, in the opinion of the Council, rendered eminent services to the Borough’. He then called upon the Chief Executive to read out the resolution of the Council passed at a meeting of the Council on 26 June 2013.

The Chief Executive formally reported that it was resolved that Baroness Doreen Lawrence be admitted as an Honorary Freewoman of the London Borough of Lewisham “in recognition of her work in seeking justice for her son, Stephen and creating a positive and dynamic legacy in his honour through the setting up of the Stephen Lawrence Centre and Charitable Trust. To do one of these things in the wake of such a devastating personal tragedy would be remarkable but to do both indicates someone deserving of the highest recognition. The dignity and humanity that she has demonstrated throughout the last 20 years makes her a truly inspirational figure in our Borough.

Baroness Lawrence then signed the Freedom Roll of Honour and her signature was witnessed by the Mayor and the Chief Executive.

The Vice-Chair then called upon, in turn, the Mayor, the Rt Hon Jack Straw MP (via recorded video message), Councillor Duwayne Brooks, Councillor Darren Johnson, Imran Khan, Reverend David Cruise, Rt Hon David Blunkett Page 20

MP (via recorded video message), Her Excellency Aloun Ndomet-Assamba, High Commissioner of Jamaica, and finally, Stuart Lawrence, to speak in support of the Council’s recommendation.

The Mayor, on behalf of the Council, then presented to Baroness Lawrence a casket containing the Council’s resolution inscribed on a vellum scroll and sealed by the Council. The Honorary Freewoman then responded and thanked the Council for the honour that had been accorded to her.

The meeting closed at 7.24pm

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Election of Mayor – Report of the Returning Officer

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Recommendation

The Council is asked to note that following the election held on 22 May 2014, Sir Steve Bullock was re-elected as Mayor for a four year period of office expiring in May 2018.

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Election of Councillors – Report of the Returning Officer

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Recommendation

The Council is asked to note that following the election held on 22 May 2014, the Councillors elected for the London Borough of Lewisham for a four year period of office expiring in May 2018 are as follows:-

Ward Bellingham HALL 2 Queens Garth, Labour Party Alan London, Candidate SE23 3UF

IBITSON Basement Flat, Labour Party Ami 23 Rutland Walk, Candidate Catford, London, SE6 4LG

PASCHOUD 39 Colfe Road, Labour Party Jacq London, Candidate SE23 2ES

Blackheath BONAVIA 28 The Squirrels, Labour Party Kevin Andrew Belmont Hill, Candidate Martin London, SE13 5DR

DE RYK 71 Sunderland Labour Party Amanda Road, London, Candidate SE23 2PS

SIDDORN Garden Flat, 1 Labour Party Gareth John Walerand Road, Candidate London, SE13 7PE

Brockley ADEFIRANYE 5 Wickham Labour Party Jimi Gardens, Candidate SE4 1LY

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\1\0\6\ai00008601\$fia2j1co.docPage 23 COUGHLIN 8a Overcliff Road The Green Party John London SE13 7TZ

KENNEDY 108 Marsala Labour Party Alicia Pamela Road, SE13 7AF Candidate

Catford South AMRANI 84A South Park Labour Party Skip Crescent, Candidate SE6 1JP SMITH 30 Brightfield Labour Party Alan Road, SE12 8QF Candidate

STAMIROWSKI Flat A, 136 Labour Party Eva Bargery Road, Candidate London, SE6 2LR

Crofton Park BARNHAM 56 Shell Road, Labour Party Chris SE13 7TY Candidate

KENNEDY 108 Marsala Labour Party Roy Francis Road, SE13 7AF Candidate

MORRISON 26 Claybank Labour Party Pauline Susan Grove, SE13 7TD Candidate

Downham BOURNE 54 Vineyard Labour Party Andre Marcus Close, London, Candidate SE6 4PQ BRITTON 16D Upwood Labour Party David Stanley Road, London, Candidate SE12 8AA OGUNBADEWA 358 Whitefoot Labour Party Olurotimi John Lane, London, Candidate BR1 5SG

Evelyn MICHAEL 43 Daneby Road, Labour Party David Catford, London, Candidate SE6 2QQ

MILNE 25 St Peter`s Labour Party Jamie Gardens, Candidate Ladywell Road, SE13 7UW

ONUEGBU 10 Arbury Labour Party Crada Terrace, London, Candidate Nkechinyere SE26 6AP

Forest Hill BERNARDS 10 Tugela Street, Labour Party Peter Kim Catford, London, Candidate SE6 4DG

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\1\0\6\ai00008601\$fia2j1co.docPage 24 HILTON 28 Derby Hill Labour Party Maja Crescent, Forest Candidate Hill, London, SE23 3YL UPEX 112 Sydenham Labour Party Paul Park Road, Candidate London, SE26 4LH

Grove Park CLARKE 6 Coopers Lane, Labour Party Suzannah Grove Park, Candidate London, SE12 0QA ELLIOTT 13 Seymour Labour Party Colin Mackenzie Gardens, Candidate Brockley, SE4 2DN MOORE 175 Woodyates Labour Party Hilary Clare Road, SE12 9JJ Candidate

Ladywell BROWN 87 Adelaide Labour Party Bill Avenue, London, Candidate SE4 1JY HANDLEY 46 Francemary Labour Party Carl Richard Road, Brockley, Candidate SE4 1JS JOHNSTON- 73 Algiers Road, Labour Party FRANKLIN Ladywell, Candidate Liz SE13 7JD

Lee Green HOOKS 85 Pascoe Road, Labour Party Simon Thomas London, Candidate SE13 5JE MALLORY 21 Aislibie Road, Labour Party Jim London, Candidate SE12 8QH RAVEN 137 Reigate Labour Party Pat Road, Downham, Candidate BR1 5JJ Lewisham Central EGAN Upper Flat, 155 Labour Party Damien James Silverdale, Candidate SE26 4SQ JEFFREY 112 Embleton Labour Party Stella Janet Road, London, Candidate SE13 7DG REID 51 City Walk, 31 Labour Party Joani Perry Vale, Candidate London, SE23 2AR New Cross DACRES 5 Barriedale, Labour Party Brenda Vanessa New Cross, Candidate

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\1\0\6\ai00008601\$fia2j1co.docPage 25 London, SE14 6RW DROMEY 227B New Cross Labour Party Joe Road, London, Candidate SE14 5UH MASLIN 39 Aislibie Road, Labour Party Paul Jeremy London, Candidate SE12 8QH Perry Vale PASCHOUD 39 Colfe Road, Labour Party John London, Candidate SE23 2ES TILL 53 Kilmorie Labour Party Alan Road, Forest Hill, Candidate London, SE23 2SS WISE 85 Kilmorie Labour Party Susan Road, London, Candidate SE23 2SP Rushey Green KLIER 15 Davenport Labour Party Helen Road, London, Candidate SE6 2AY MULDOON 19 Lutwyche Labour Party John Michael Road, London, Candidate SE6 4EP WALSH Upper Flat, 44 Labour Party James-J Albacore Candidate Crescent, London, SE13 7HP Sydenham BEST 52 Bishopsthorpe Labour Party Chris Road, Candidate Sydenham, London, SE26 4PA CURRAN 33 Clowders Labour Party Liam Road, Perry Hill, Candidate London, SE6 4DA ONIKOSI 95 Knapmill Labour Party Rachel Road, Catford, Candidate London, SE6 3TE Telegraph Hill BELL Flat 4 Willow Labour Party Paul House, Dragonfly Candidate Place, London, SE4 2FJ MILLBANK 14A Wallbutton Labour Party Joan Road, London, Candidate SE4 2NX SORBA 60 Ommaney Labour Party Luke Road, London, Candidate SE14 5NT

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\1\0\6\ai00008601\$fia2j1co.docPage 26 Whitefoot DABY 86 Killearn Road, Labour Party Janet Jessica London, SE6 1BT Candidate

INGLEBY 36 Longhill Road, Labour Party Mark London, SE6 1TY Candidate

SLATER 20 Rowallan Labour Party Jonathan Court, Candidate Cumberland Place, London, SE6 1LB

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COUNCIL

Report Title Announcements or Communications

Key Decision Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive

Class Part 1 Date: June 11 2014

Recommendation

The Council is invited to receive any announcements or communications from the Mayor or the Chief Executive.

Councillor Man Mohan

Former Councillor Man Mohan died in March 2014 at the age of 89.

He served four terms as a Councillor from 1986 to 2002, and on each occasion represented the former Grinling Gibbons ward. He served on all the major Committees, including Social Services, Housing, Education, Race Relations, Equalities, and Employment and Industry.

His funeral took place at Honor Oak Crematorium, Brenchley Gardens, on 20 March 2014

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Composition of the Executive

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

To receive written notification from the Mayor of the constitution and composition of the Executive including the Deputy Mayor

The Mayor has informed the Chief Executive that the 9 members, listed below, will serve as members of the Cabinet in the municipal year 2014/15. The proposed appointments are subject to a confirmatory hearing of the Council scheduled to take place immediately prior to this meeting at 5.30pm on Wednesday June 11.

Name Portfolio

Councillor Alan Smith Deputy Mayor & Growth & Regeneration Councillor Chris Best Health, Wellbeing and Older People Councillor Kevin Bonavia Resources Councillor Janet Daby Community Safety Councillor Joe Dromey Policy and Performance Councillor Damien Egan Housing Councillor Paul Maslin Children & Young People Councillor Joan Millbank Third Sector & Community Councillor Rachel Onikosi Public Realm

The Council is therefore:

RECOMMENDED to note the constitution and composition of the Executive for the municipal year 2014/15.

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Scheme of Delegation

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

To receive notification in writing from the Mayor of the nature and extent of any decision making powers delegated by him in relation to Executive functions and to incorporate this in the Council’s Constitution at Part VIII

The Mayor has not made any changes to the existing powers delegated by him in relation to Executive functions.

The Council is therefore

RECOMMENDED to note that there are no changes to the existing Mayoral Scheme of Delegation in Part VIII of the Council’s Constitution.

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Committee Terms of Reference

Key Decision Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

To agree the terms of reference for, size and composition of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee, a Standards Committee and such other committees as the Council thinks fit to deal with matters which are neither reserved to Council nor Executive functions.

There are no changes to the terms of reference of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Standards Committee or other committees.

The Council is therefore

RECOMMENDED to note that there are no changes to the terms of reference of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Standards Committee or other committees.

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COUNCIL

Report Title Allocation of Seats to Political Groups on the Council

Key Decision Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee) & Head of Law

Class Part 1 Date: June 11 2014

1. Summary

This report sets out a proposed allocation of seats on committees to political groups on the Council and asks the Council to agree to that proposal.

2. Purpose

The purpose of this report is to comply with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, which requires the allocation of seats on committees in accordance with the level of representation of political groups on the Council as a whole.

3. Background

Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 places a duty on the Council to review the representation of political groups on its committees where the members of the Council are split into different political groups. A council is deemed to be split into different political groups where there is at least one such group on the Council. There is a particular duty to conduct this review at the Annual General Meeting or as soon as practicable after that.

The Act requires that when it reviews membership of its committees, the Council is under a duty to determine the allocation to the different political groups into which the members are divided, in accordance with principles which are set out in the Act those principles are:-

• That not all the seats are allocated to the same group.

• That the majority of the seats are allocated to the group which has the majority of seats on the Council.

• Subject to the 2 principles above, the number of seats on the total of all the ordinary committees allocated to each political group bears the same proportion to the proportion on full Council.

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\9\7\4\ai00008479\$lky2cww4.docPage 32 • Subject to the 3 principles above, the number of seats on each committee of the authority allocated to each group bears the same proportion to the proportion on full Council.

However, a political group can only be properly established under the Local Government (Committees and Political Groups) Regulations 1990 if at least 2 members give notice to the Proper Officer that they wish to be treated as a political group. As there is only 1 Green Party member on the Council, he does not constitute a group and, though the statutory language may be a little confusing, legal advice is that that member is not entitled by law to the allocation of seats on committees. That said, in the opinion of the Head of Law, in the event of a challenge to a Council decision, a Court would look unsympathetically on a Council that did not allocate any seats to the only member of the Council outside the majority party.

Once the allocations to political groups have been determined, it is the duty of the Council to exercise the power to make appointments to that committee to give effect to the nominations of the political groups concerned.

These political balance requirements also apply to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and its sub committees (select committees and business panels).

The Act also provides that the Council can make arrangements other than those complying with the political balance requirements if those arrangements are approved without any member of the authority voting against them.

Members may recall that following the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, Leading Counsel advised that an elected Mayor did not qualify as a member for the purpose of (inter alia) the allocation of seats on Council decision making bodies. That situation has since been reversed by implementation of the Localism Act 2011 and the Mayor is now included in the majority party number for the purposes of seat allocation. Amendments to the Council Constitution will be brought forward at the earliest opportunity to reflect this, though of course in the interim, current law prevails.

4. Proposed arrangements

The table attached at Appendix 1 shows the proposals for the Council’s ordinary Committees. The Proper Officer has been asked to confirm that he has received written confirmation from the Labour Party regarding its group membership and that only the Labour Party has the required minimum number of Councillors to sustain a political group.

Lewisham’s Constitution provides that the Council will appoint one overview and scrutiny committee consisting of all members of the Council who are not members of the Executive provided that this composition complies with the political balance requirements of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. If that is not possible or if there is not unanimous agreement at the Annual General Meeting to such arrangements in any year, Article 6 provides that the Council will decide on the composition of the Committee so d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\9\7\4\ai00008479\$lky2cww4.docPage 33 as to give the widest possible membership to the committee, but excluding members of the Executive. As the Mayor has invited 9 Labour councillors to serve with him in the Cabinet, there would be 45 members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee as follows:-

Labour 44 Green 1

The select committees, which are effectively sub committees of the main Overview and Scrutiny Committee under the Constitution, have to have between 7 and 11 members. In the previous administration there were six select committees with 10 members each.

5. Constitution Working Party

The Constitution provides that this should consist of one representative of each political group and six or the smallest number higher, of councilors required to ensure the political composition of the Council is reflected.

6. Appointments Committee

The Constitution provides that this should consist of the Chair of Overview & Scrutiny, and two such executive members as the Mayor, as Leader of the largest political group, may nominate on a meeting by meeting basis, and two or the smallest higher number of non-executive members required to ensure that the political composition of the Council is reflected.

7. Council Urgency Committee

The Constitution provides that this should consist of the Chair of Council, the Deputy Mayor, one member of the Executive other than the Mayor, the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and 2, or the smallest number higher of Councillors required to ensure the political balance of the Council is reflected.

8. Other Committees

In addition to the bodies referred to above, Article 9 of the Constitution also provides for the establishment of 3 Planning Committees, a Strategic Planning Committee, a Licensing Committee, a Licensing (Supplementary) Committee, a Pensions Investment Committee, a Health & Safety Committee, an Elections Committee, a Health and Wellbeing Board and an Audit Panel with the Terms of Reference set out in that Article. No changes to the composition or Terms of Reference are proposed..

9. Chairs of Overview and Scrutiny Select Committees

The Constitution provides in Paragraph 8 of Section E Overview & Scrutiny Procedure Rules that the Chairs and Vice Chairs of the Overview & Scrutiny Select Committees will be allocated in accordance with the proportion of seats held by the political groups on the Council.

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\9\7\4\ai00008479\$lky2cww4.docPage 34 10. Legal Implications

The legal implications are contained in the body of the report. The political balance requirements of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 do not apply to the Mayor and Cabinet. There is no legal requirement for the Chairs or Vice Chairs of any committee to be reserved for members of any particular group,. Any such requirement would be a constitutional and not a statutory provision..

11. Financial implications

There are no specific implications arising from this report

12. Recommendations

Members are asked to:

(i) approve the proposals in this report in relation to the allocation of seats on ordinary committees as shown in Appendix 1; (ii) agree the size of, and allocation of seats on the overview and scrutiny committee and its select committees; (iii) agree the composition of the Constitution Working Party, (iv) agree the composition of the Appointments Committee; (v) agree the composition of the Council Urgency Committee

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COUNCIL MEETING Appendix 1 to Item

POLITICAL BALANCE

Lab. Green

54 (98.18%) 1 (1.82%)

Committee Total Lab. Actual Planning (A) 10 10 Planning (B) 10 10 Planning (C) 10 10 Strategic Planning 10 10 Licensing 10 10 Licensing 10 10 (Supplementary) Pensions Investment 8 8 Health & Safety 6 6 Elections 6 6 Audit Panel 6 6

Committee Total Lab. Constitution W.P. 10 10 Appointments 6 6 Council Urgency 6 6 Standards 10 10

Overview & Scrutiny

The numbers for Overview and Scrutiny below assume that the Mayor invites 9 members of the Labour Group to serve with him in the Cabinet

Total Lab. Green Overview & Scrutiny 45 44 1 Committee (balanced)

Total Lab. Green Overview & 10 10 - Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & 10 10 - Scrutiny Education Business Panel

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Select Committees Lab. Green

Healthier Communities 10 10 - Children & Young 10 10 - People Public Accounts 10 10 - Safer & Stronger 10 10 - Communities Sustainable 10 10 - Development Housing 10 10 -

Overview & Sc rutiny Proportionality (45 Members)

Lab. Green

44 (97.78%) 1 (2.22%)

NOTES

1. Planning Committees A, B and C must include no more than 1 member from each Council ward.

2. Strategic Planning Committee shall comprise the Chairs of Planning Committees A, B and C, 5 other Planning Committee members and 2 members of the Cabinet.

3. The membership of the Licensing Committee and Licensing Supplementary Committee shall be identical.

4. The Elections Committee must have at least three non-Executive Councillors.

5. The Standards Committee membership was revised by the Council in June 2012 in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.

6. The Constitution Working Party shall comprise of 1 representative of each political group and six other Councillors.

7. Appointments Committee consists of the Chair of Overview & Scrutiny Committee, 2 Cabinet members appointed on a meeting by meeting basis and 2 non-Executive members.

8. The Council Urgency Committee consists of the Chair of Council, the Deputy Mayor, one member of the Executive other than the Mayor, the Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee and 2 other Councillors.

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CO UNCIL AGM

Report Title Appointments to Committees

Key Decision Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Council appointments to committees for the municipal year 2014/2015

The Council is invited to appoint named members to the following bodies:

(a) Planning Committee (A)

(b) Planning Committee (B)

(d) Strategic Planning Committee

(e) Licensing Committee

(f) Licensing (Supplementary) Committee

(g) Pensions Investment Committee

(h) Health and Safety Committee

(i) Elections Committee

(j) Standards Committee

(k) Council Urgency Committee

(l) Constitution Working Party

(m) Appointments Committee

(n) Audit Panel

NB A schedule of proposed appointments for ratification will be circulated at the meeting

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Appointments to other bodies

Key Decision Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Appointments to other committees and organisations for the municipal year 2014/2015

The Council is invited to appoint named members to the following bodies:

(a) Ackroyd Community Centre Management Committee (1)

(b) Age Concern Lewisham (1)

(d) Albany 2001 Council of Management (1)

(e) Beckenham Place Park Working Party (2)

(f) Blackheath Concert Halls: Board of Management (1)

(g) Blackheath Joint Working Party (3)

(h) Deptford Challenge Trust (1)

(i) Forest Hill and Sydenham Voluntary Service Association (2)

(j) Green Chain Joint Committee (2)

(k) Ladywell Centre (1)

(l) Lewisham Citizen’s Advice Bureau Management Committee (2 )

(m) Lewisham Disability Coalition (1)

(n) Lewisham Environment Trust (2 + 1 officer)

(o) Lewisham Local History Council/Society (1)

(p) Lewisham Pensioners’ Forum Management Committee (1)

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\1\8\4\ai00008481\$m2fz4zm2.docPage 39 (q) Lewisham Community/Police Consultative Group (5)

(r) London Youth Games (2)

(s) Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust (1)

(t) Safer Neighbourhood Board (1)

NB A schedule of nominations received will be circulated at the meeting.

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Appointments by the Mayor

Key Decision No Item No. 13

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business and Committee)

Class Open Date: 20 March 2013

13. Appointments by the Mayor

The Mayor is due to make appointments to the following organisations for the municipal year 2014/15:

(i) Adoption and Permanency Panel (1) (ii) Catford Regeneration Partnership Ltd (2) (iii) Children & Young People Stakeholders Forum (2) (iv) Corporate Parenting Group (8) (v) Greater London Enterprise (1) (vi) Groundwork Local Authority Strategic Input Board (1) (vii) Groundwork London (1) (viii) Health & Well Being Board (ix) Housing Joint Partnership (6) (x) Joint Street Lighting Committee (2) (xi) Lewisham Homes Board (3) (xii) Lewisham Schools for the Future LEP Limited (1) (xiii) Lewisham Schools for the Future SPV Ltd. (1) (xiv) Lewisham Schools for the Future SPV 2 Ltd. (1) (xv) Lewisham Schools for the Future SPV 3 Ltd. (1) (xvi) Lewisham Schools for the Future SPV 4 Ltd. (1) (xvii) Lewisham Schools for the Future Holdings Ltd. (HOLDCO) (1) (xviii) Lewisham Schools for the Future Holdings 2 Ltd. (1) (xix) Lewisham Schools for the Future Holdings 3 Ltd. (xx) Lewisham Schools for the Future Holdings 4 Ltd. (xxi) Local Authorities Action for South Africa – National Steering Committee (xxii) Local Government Association High Ethnicity Special Interest Group(1) (xxiii) Local Government Association – General Assembly (4) (xxiv) Local Strategic Partnership (4) (xxv) London Accident Prevention Council (2) (xxvi) London Councils (a) Leaders’ Committee (b) Grants Committee

d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\2\8\4\ai00008482\$vpovql3b.docPage 41 (c) Greater London Employment Forum (d) Transport & Environment Committee (xxvii) New Cross Gate Trust (1) (xxviii) Phoenix Community Housing Association (3) (xxix) Positive Ageing Council (1) (xxx) SACRE (3) (xxxi) Social Services (Access to Personal Files) Panel (xxxii) Social Services Fostering Panel (1) (xxxiii) South East Enterprises Limited (1) (xxxiv) South East London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) Board (1 plus a Deputy) (xxxv) South East London Transport Strategy Group (1) (xxxvi) South East London Waste Disposal Group (1) (xxxvii) Voluntary Action Lewisham (2) (xxxviii) Wide Horizons Education Trust (1) (xxxix) Works Council

NB A schedule of actual appointments made will be circulated at the meeting for the information of the Council.

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CO UNCIL AGM

Report Title Council Calendar 2014-15

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Chief Executive (Head of Business & Committee)

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

Programme of council meetings for the municipal year 2014/2015

The Council is

RECOMMENDED to

(i) agree that ordinary meetings of the Council be held on 17 September, 26 November 2014, 21 January, 25 February and 4 March (fall-back) and that the Annual General Meeting be held on Thursday 9 April 9 2015; and

(ii) approve the attached schedule of meetings (Appendix A) for the municipal year 2014/15.

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PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS

JUNE 2014 - APRIL 2015

Day Date Committee/Select Committee etc.

Monday 2 June Tuesday 3 June Wednesday 4 June Labour Group Thursday 5 June Member Induction Friday 6 June

Monday 9 June Labour Group Tuesday 10 June Wednesday 11 June Council AGM Thursday 12 June Adoption Panel Member Induction (Planning) Amenity Societies Panel Friday 13 June

Monday 16 June Tuesday 17 June Member Induction (Licensing) Wednesday 18 June Corporate Parenting Group Licensing Committee Thursday 19 June Member Induction Planning Committee A Friday 20 June

Monday 23 June Member Induction Tuesday 24 June Audit Panel Licensing Committee Wednesday 25 June Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Member induction (Scrutiny) Thursday 26 June Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Strategic Planning Committee Ladywell Assembly Pensions Investment Committee Friday 27 June

Monday 30 June Tuesday 1 July Downham Assembly Children & Young People Wednesday 2 July Thursday 3 July Healthier Communities Select Committee Planning Committee B Friday 4 July Monday 7 July Member Induction (Finance) Tuesday 8 July Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel LGA Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Conference 8- 10 July Wednesday 9 July Licensing Committee Public Accounts Select Committee

Thursday 10 July Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Sustainable Development Select Committee Perry Vale Assembly Friday 11 July Page 44

Day Date Committee/Select Committee etc.

Monday 14 July Health & Safety Committee Fostering Panel Tuesday 15 July Safer & Stronger Communities Select Committee Wednesday 16 July Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Thursday 17 July Planning Committee (C) Rushey Green Assembly Friday 18 July

Monday 21 July Labour Group Tuesday 22 July Housing Select Committee Wednesday 23 July Member Induction Standards Committee Design Panel Thursday 24 July Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Strategic Planning Committee Friday 25 July

Monday 28 July Tuesday 29 July Licensing Committee Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Wednesday 30 July Mayor and Cabinet (call in) Constitution Working Party Thursday 31 July Planning Committee (A) Friday 1 August Monday 4 August Tuesday 5 August Wednesday 6 August Thursday 7 August Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Friday 8 August

Monday 11 August Fostering Panel Tuesday 12 August Wednesday 13 August Thursday 14 August Planning Committee (B) Friday 15 August

Monday 18 August Tuesday 19 August Wednesday 20 August Licensing Committee Thursday 21 August Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Strategic Planning Committee Friday 22 August

Monday 25 August Summer Bank Holiday Tuesday 26 August Wednesday 27 August Design Review Panel Thursday 28 August Planning Committee (C) Friday 29 August

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Wednesday 3 September Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Healthier Communities Select Committee Thursday 4 September Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Licensing Committee Friday 5 September Green Party Conf Monday 8 September Labour Group Tuesday 9 September Sustainable Development Select Committee Pensions Investment Committee Wednesday 10 September Safer & Stronger Communities Select Committee Thursday 11 September Planning Committee (A) Audit Panel Friday 12 September

Monday 15 September Fostering Panel Labour Group Tuesday 16 September Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Wednesday 17 September COUNCIL Thursday 18 September Amenity Societies Panel Strategic Planning Committee Adoption Panel Friday 19 September Labour Party Monday 22 September Public Accounts Select Committee Conference Tuesday 23 September Children and Young People Select Committee 21 Sept to Wednesday 24 September Member Training Session 24 Sept Design Panel Thursday 25 September Planning Committee (B) Friday 26 September Conservative Party Conference 28 Sept to 2 Oct

Monday 29 September Overview and Scrutiny Committee Tuesday 30 September Licensing Committee Wednesday 1 October Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Housing Select Committee Thursday 2 October Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel

Friday 3 October Liberal Democrat Party Conf 4 Oct to 8 Oct Saturday 4 October Sunday Monday 6 October Health & Safety Committee Member Training Session Tuesday 7 October

Wednesday 8 October Corporate Parenting Group Thursday 9 October Planning Committee (C)

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Friday 10 October Saturday 11 October Monday 13 October Fostering Panel Labour Group Tuesday 14 October Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Wednesday 15 October Licensing Committee Thursday 16 October Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Strategic Planning Committee Friday 17 October

Monday 20 October Member Training Session Tuesday 21 October Healthier Communities Select Committee Wednesday 22 October Thursday 23 October Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Planning Committee (A)

Friday 24 October

Monday 27 October Members’ Development Session Autumn half Tuesday 28 October Licensing Committee term Wednesday 29 October Safer & Stronger Communities Select Committee Design Panel Thursday 30 October Adoption Panel Sustainable Development Select Committee Amenity Societies Panel

Friday 31 October

Monday 3 November Tuesday 4 November Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel

Wednesday 5 November Public Accounts Select Committee Thursday 6 November Planning Committee (B)

Friday 7 November

Monday 10 November Member Training Session Tuesday 11 November Licensing Committee Housing Select Committee Wednesday 12 November Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Children and Young People Select Committee Thursday 13 November Pensions Investment Committee Amenity Societies Panel Adoption Panel Strategic Planning Committee Friday 14 November Monday 17 November Fostering Panel Labour Group Tuesday 18 November Planning Committee (C) Wednesday 19 November Audit Panel

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Friday 21 November Saturday 22 November Monday 24 November Labour Group Tuesday 25 November Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel

Wednesday 26 November COUNCIL Design Review Panel Thursday 27 November Adoption Panel Licensing Committee Amenity Societies Panel

Friday 28 November Saturday 29 November

Monday 1 December Tuesday 2 December Healthier Communities Select Committee Wednesday 3 December Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Safer & Stronger Communities Select Committee Thursday 4 December Planning Committee (A)

Friday 5 December

Monday 8 December Overview and Scrutiny Committee Tuesday 9 December Sustainable Development Select Committee Wednesday 10 December Public Accounts Select Committee Thursday 11 December Adoption Panel Amenity Societies Panel Standards Committee Strategic Planning Committee Friday 12 December

Monday 15 December Fostering Panel Children & Young People Select Committee Tuesday 16 December Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Wednesday 17 December Mayor and Cabinet (call-in) Housing Select Committee Design Review Panel Thursday 18 December Planning Committee (B)

Friday 19 December

Monday 22 December Tuesday 23 December Wednesday 24 December Thursday 25 December BANK HOLIDAY Friday 26 December BANK HOLIDAY

Monday 29 December Tuesday 30 December Wednesday 31 December

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Friday 2 January Monday 5 January Tuesday 6 January Member Development Wednesday 7 January Strategic Planning Committee Thursday 8 January Amenity Societies Panel Adoption Panel Friday 9 January Saturday 10 January Monday 12 January Labour Group Tuesday 13 January Member Training Session Wednesday 14 January Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Healthier Communities Select Committee Thursday 15 January Licensing Committee Planning Committee (C) Friday 16 January Sat. 17 January

Monday 19 January Health & Safety Committee Labour Group Tuesday 20 January Sustainable Development Select Committee Wednesday 21 January COUNCIL Design Review Panel Thursday 22 January Amenity Societies Panel Adoption Panel Safer & Stronger Communities Select Committee Friday 23 January Saturday 24 January Monday 26 January Licensing Committee Tuesday 27 January Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel

Wednesday 28 January Housing Select Committee Corporate Parenting Group Thursday 29 January Planning Committee (A) Friday 30 January

Saturday 31 January Monday 2 February Tuesday 3 February Wednesday 4 February Children & Young People Select Committee Thursday 5 February Public Accounts Select Committee Amenity Societies Panel Adoption Panel

Friday 6 February Saturday 7 February Monday 9 February Member Training Session Tuesday 10 February Strategic Planning Committee

Wednesday 11 February Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Licensing Committee Thursday 12 February Planning Committee (B)

Friday 13 February

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Saturday 14 February Monday 16 February Labour Group Spring half Tuesday 17 February Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel term Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Wednesday 18 February Mayor and Cabinet (budget update) Design Review Panel Thursday 19 February Pensions Investment Committee Amenity Societies Panel Adoption Panel Friday 20 February Saturday 21 February Monday 23 February Labour Group Tuesday 24 February Healthier Communities Select Committee Wednesday 25 February COUNCIL Thursday 26 February Planning Committee (C) Licensing Committee Friday 27 February

Monday 2 March Tuesday 3 March Sustainable Development Select Committee

Wednesday 4 March COUNCIL (fall-back) Safer & Stronger Communities Select Committee Thursday 5 March Amenity Societies Panel Strategic Planning Committee Adoption Panel Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts) Friday 6 March

Monday 9 March Overview and Scrutiny Committee Tuesday 10 March Public Accounts Select Committee Wednesday 11 March Housing Select Committee Design Review Panel Thursday 12 March Planning Committee (A) Licensing Committee Friday 13 March

Monday 16 March Member Training Session Tuesday 17 March Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel

Wednesday 18 March Children & Young People Select Committee Thursday 19 March Audit Panel Amenity Societies Panel Adoption Panel

Friday 20 March Saturday 21 March Monday 23 March Tuesday 24 March Planning Committee (B)

Wednesday 25 March Member Training Mayor and Cabinet Mayor and Cabinet (Contracts)

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Thursday 26 March Friday 27 March

Monday 30 March Tuesday 31 March Wednesday 1 April Thursday 2 April Adoption Panel Friday 3 April GOOD FRIDAY

Monday 6 April EASTER MONDAY Tuesday 7 April Wednesday 8 April Overview & Scrutiny Business Panel Overview & Scrutiny (Education) Business Panel Thursday 9 April COUNCIL AGM Friday 10 April

Monday 13 April Tuesday 14 April Wednesday 15 April Thursday 16 April Friday 17 April Saturday 18 April Sunday 19 April Monday 20 April Tuesday 21 April Wednesday 22 April Thursday 23 April Friday 24 April Monday 27 April Tuesday 28 April Wednesday 29 April Thursday 30 April Friday 1 May Monday 4 May Tuesday 5 May Wednesday 6 May Thursday 7 May Friday 8 May Monday 11 May Tuesday 12 May Wednesday 13 May Thursday 14 May Friday 15 May

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Annual Report of the Standards Committee 2013-14

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Head of Law/Chair of the Standards Committee

Class Part 1 Date: 11 June 2014

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2013/14 presented by the Chair of the Committee, Councillor Mallory.

1 INTRODUCTION – PERSONAL STATEMENT OF THE CHAIR

1.1 This report sets out the membership of the Standards Committee, some key developments in the past year and our aspirations for the future.

2 MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE

2.1 The Council’s Constitution provides for the Standards Committee to consist of 16 members – 6 of whom are independent and 10 of whom are councillors. This reflects the abolition of the legislative provisions allowing independent members of the Standards Committee to vote. Consequently the Committee could not be independently chaired and since July 2012, only those members who are elected members of the Council are allowed to vote on matters before it.

2.2 Throughout this year, the following people have served as independent members of the Committee:-

• Gill Butler • David Roper Newman • Cathy Sullivan • Leslie Thomas • Matthew Hill • Hannah Le Vey

2.3 Appendix 1 gives a short summary of the background of those independent members.

2.4 Throughout the year, the following councillors have been members of the Standards Committee:-

Page 52 • Jimi Adefiranye • Duwayne Brooks • Julia Fletcher • Alan Hall • Ami Ibitson • Stella Jeffrey • Helen Klier • James Mallory • Pauline Morrison • Sam Owalabi-Oluyole

Owing to the sad death of Councillor Owalabvi-Oluyole during the year, there has been a vacancy on the Committee which remained unfilled.

2.5 As Chair of the Committee I would like to express my thanks to all my fellow members of the Committee for their hard work throughout the year.

2.6 As required by the Localism Act 2011 all local authorities must appoint at least one Independent Person whose views are to be sought and then taken into account by the local authority before it makes a decision on an allegation of breach of the Member Code of Conduct that has been investigated. Sally Hawkins served for part of the year as Independent Person and only stepped down because of a legal requirement to do so. Her work in that role was greatly appreciated and I would like to thank her on behalf of myself and the Council for her invaluable contribution during her lengthy tenure in that position.

2.7 Following public advert and interview by myself and the Monitoring Officer, Erica Pienaar and Wendy Innes were appointed by full Council to replace Sally Hawkins to act as Independent Persons to assist in the investigation of complaints under the Council’s Member Code of Conduct. Appendix 2 gives a short summary of the background of current Independent Persons.

3 THE ROLE OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE

3.1 The role of the Standards Committee is reflected in our terms of reference, which appear in the Council’s Constitution.

3.2 The key roles of the Standards Committee are:-

• To promote and maintain the highest standards of conduct within the Council and to assist members to follow the member Code of Conduct

• To consider allegations of breach of the Member Code of Conduct and any sanction where appropriate.

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3.3 To fulfil these dual aims, the Committee embarks on other work such as training, reviewing compliance with and the effectiveness of the Code, monitoring whistleblowing allegations and corporate complaints to name but a few, but at no time does it lose sight of the fact that all of this work is geared towards achieving the highest standards of ethical conduct in Lewisham.

4 THE MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT

4.1 The Council adopted a revised Member Code of Conduct to replace the previous national Member Code of Conduct which was abolished by the Localism Act 2011. The Code and accompanying protocols appear in the Constitution at part V Ethics. It is also available on the Council’s web site http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/mayorandcouncil/aboutthecouncil/how- council-is-run/Pages/constitution.aspx

4.2 There is a dedicated email address, again easily accessed from the Council’s website [email protected] on which complaints can be made. The email address is checked daily for complaints.

5 THE WORK OF THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE IN 2013/14

5.1 This year the Committee has met on 3 occasions:-

• 7 May 2013 • 21 November 2013 • 26 March 2014

5.2 At those meetings the Committee has considered the following items, the reports in relation to which and the minutes are available on the Council’s website at : http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/CouncilMeetings/

5.3 At the May meeting, the Committee considered:-

• Training Presentation • Appointments to Sub- Committees • Review of Compliance of Local Code of Corporate Governance 2012-13 • Review of Whistle blowing Policy

5.4 At the November meeting, the Committee considered:-

• Annual complaints report • Compliance with Member Code of Conduct

Page 54 • Work programme

5.5 At the March meeting, the Committee considered:-

• Annual review of com[plaints under the Council’s Whistle blowing Policy • Review of Procedure for Handling Complaints of Breach of the Member Code of Conduct • Member Induction 2014 • Independent Persons Appointment

6 FORMAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED

6.1 This year there were three formal complaints received. All of the complaints were made by a member against another member. Two were made by one member and pertained to closely related incidents and the other was also made by a different member against another.

6.2 In one case whilst the Standards Sub Committee did not make any finding of breach it did recommend training for the member concerned and that the member should not participate in licensing decisions until the training had been completed.

6.3 In the other case the Monitoring Officer conducted very preliminary enquiries in order to be able to apply the criteria for initial assessment. In the course of those preliminary enquiries, it transpired that the basis for the complaint fell away and the complaining member was notified accordingly.

6.4 During the course of the year the Committee conducted a review of the procedure for handling complaints of a breach of the Member Code of Conduct. The Committee also compared the Council’s procedures with a sample of procedures adopted by other local authorities. Save for some minor amendments, the Committee endorsed the current procedures which are designed to be flexible, fair and as uncomplicated as possible.

7 TRAINING AND OTHER EVENTS

7.1 In this period, the following training (and other) activities on ethical and related matters have taken place:-

Event Date

Statement of Chair and annual report 20th March 2013 to Council AGM

Ethical framework in Lewisham for 7th May 2013

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8 THE FUTURE

8.1 The Committee was keen that the diligent approach towards ethical governance which the Council has fostered over the last decade and more should be promoted and maintained.

8.2 The reports we have received as a Committee have demonstrated a high degree of compliance with the Code of Conduct and a willingness to keep the ethical agenda high. It seems that Lewisham aspires for this to be a matter not of begrudging compliance but a genuine desire to do the right thing. In future we would want to see this continue and grow.

8.3 The Committee hopes that the new administration after the local elections in May ensures that the ethical regime continues to have the same high profile as to date. It will be for the new Standards Committee, appointed in May 2014 to establish its priorities for the coming year.

9 CONCLUSION

9.1 There is much good practice in Lewisham in so far as the ethical governance agenda is concerned. We believe however that there is no room for complacency and urge the Council to ensure that robust arrangements remain in place and continue to give to the ethical agenda its continuing commitment to inspire public confidence in its elected representatives.

10 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

10.1 The constitution and operation of the Standards Committee, as well as recruitment to it and appointment to be its Chair are all defined by regulation. The current legal requirements are reflected in the Council’s constitution and our practice accords with those legal requirements. Save where reflected in this report, there is nothing that requires further legal advice.

11 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

11.1 There are none associated with this report.

12 ENVIRONMENTAL, EQUALITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CRIME AND DISORDER IMPLICATIONS

12.1 No specific implications are associated with this report.

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APPENDIX 1

Cathy Sullivan

Holds a BA (Hons) Social Science and completed Graduate Research in Social Studies of Science. Currently Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences at London Metropolitan University. Has an interdisciplinary background including extensive professional experience in education policy, research and planning at LEA level, Social researcher and evaluator in the field of Information Studies on British Library supported projects and senior manager within Inner and Outer London local authorities. Very experienced in research and analysis.

Gill Butler

Gill is a consultant in a firm of solicitors, Burton Woods, and advises on all aspects of family law. Gill has a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and has been working in the justice system for 29 years. She has both public and private sector experience, as well as being involved with a number of community organisations. From 1991-2002 Gill was the Chair of Stonewall.

David Roper Newman

David is employed in a Unit within the Department for Works and Pensions dealing with the detection, prevention and investigation of internal fraud and related abuse by employees where he is a Policy and Professional Standards Manager. David has broad experience of investigating grievances and employee related matters. His experience spans over 30 years.

Leslie Thomas Q.C.

Leslie is a practicing barrister who resides within the Borough. Leslie was called to the bar in 1998 and has developed a strong “human rights” dimension to his work. He is regarded as a leading junior barrister who handles many difficult and complex police jury trials. He is a well-known jury advocate and is instructed nationally by solicitors.

Leslie Thomas is also recognised as a leading barrister in the field of inquest law and has represented families in many high profile inquests especially in cases involving deaths whilst in police custody. Leslie regularly speaks and provides training in the area of inquests and is one of the co-authors of “Inquests – A Practitioners Guide”. Leslie was also co –counsel to the New Cross Fire Parents Committee in the fairly recent second inquest.

Page 57 Leslie is a former director of the Civil Liberties Trust and is a member of the INQUEST management committee. Leslie is also currently Chair of the Central London Law Centre. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014.

Hannah Le Vay

Hannah Le Vay is a local resident who originated from Wales and studied Classics at UCL. She is a qualified AQCCA and CIPFA accountant. She has over 20 years experience in local authority corporate finance. She has worked in partnership with a number of public sector organisations , and has been a school governor as well as attendee at Lewisham Adult Education Centres.

Matthew Hill

Matthew Hill is a Deptford resident who has lived in the borough for over 5 years. He obtained a first class degree in English literature from Exeter University in 2003. He is a qualified financial advisor and is a volunteer mentor for ex-offenders in Lewisham.

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APPENDIX 2

Erica Pienaar

Erica lives in Bromley and has a B.A. Certificate in Education from Goldsmiths as well as an MBA in Education from London South Bank University. She held various teaching posts in Bromley for 25 years before being appointed to the position of head teacher at Prendergast School in 1998, a position she held until 2008 when she was appointed as Executive Headteacher. Though working in Lewisham for the last 15 years, she never been a Lewisham Council employee. Throughout her professional life she has conducted a number of sensitive investigative and disciplinary procedures and hearings. She also served on the Council of Queen Mary College of London University. Having retired recently, she serves as a Chair of Governors at a Lewisham primary School. Erica has been granted the Freedom of Lewisham.

Wendy Innes

Wendy is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She has an M.A. in Swedish Studies and is a solicitor with extensive experience of advising North Tyneside Council where she was employed for 17 years until 2013, most recently as head of the legal service and deputy monitoring officer there. Before that she worked for 5 years in a commercial legal firm. North Tyneside operates a directly elected mayoral system like Lewisham and Wendy is very familiar with the new ethical framework under the Localism Act, has conducted two independent investigations into allegations of breach of the Member Code of conduct in North Tyneside and presented reports about the investigations to their Standards Committee.

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COUNCIL AGM

Report Title Annual Report from the Mayor

Key Decision No Item No.

Ward

Contributors Mayor’s Office

Class Open Date: 11 June 2014

The Mayor will deliver his annual report. A full text will be available on the Council website following the AGM.

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