Meetings, agendas and minutes

Local Elections 5 May 2022

The elections for local councillors for Southwark Council were held on 5 May 2022. Results can be found here.

Coronavirus: Council and Committee Meetings

Following the end of the Coronavirus regulations in May 2021 which permitted councils to hold virtual meetings, all the council's decision making meetings are being held physically. Some meetings will be livestreamed on the council's YouTube channel here.

The guidelines for filming or recording council meetings are available here.

Most meetings are open to the public unless there are items specified which will be considered in a closed meeting. If you wish to attend any meeting, please contact constitutional.team@southwark.gov.uk or scrutinyteam2@southwark.gov.uk.

Residents and ward councillors can keep track of upcoming meetings via the Calendar of Meetings and for upcoming key decisions via the Forward Plan.

This section allows you to access papers and decisions from council meetings, including agendas, reports and minutes.

Agendas are the documents that give those attending meetings prior notice of what is being discussed. Agendas also give all the relevant details of when and where the meetings take place and who attends. Normally they have reports attached.

Reports are documents that have been prepared for a meeting to consider a particular course of action or to provide an update. They set out the reasons for any recommended course of action. Information will include legal advice, financial implications and other relevant issues.

Minutes are the formal record of what was decided at the meeting. They also tell you who was present.

You can find out more about how the council works and takes decisions, The Mayor and how you can ask a question or take a deputation or submit a petition to a meeting.

You can also access committee meeting information via an app for android and apple tablet devices. In the Apple App Store or Google Marketplace just search for Modern Gov, or click on the links below Apple App Store, Microsoft App Store or Google Marketplace (for android). We have also developed some tips: Click here for guidance.