To receive any announcements from the Mayor, members of the cabinet or the chief executive.
Minutes:
The Mayor announced the death of Tony Ritchie, the former leader of the council, and Councillors Ian Wingfield, Eliza Mann and Michael Mitchell gave tribute to him. A one-minute silence was observed in his memory.
Councillor Stephanie Cryan, deputy leader and cabinet member for housing, announced that Southwark Council would not be imposing the optional increased rents for higher income local authority tenants following the Housing and Planning Act 2016. She also confirmed that she would be writing to all council tenants to explain the situation.