In special circumstances an item of business may be added to an agenda within seven working days of the meeting.
Minutes:
Councillor Victoria Mills moved a procedural motion under Council Assembly Procedure Rule 1.13(d) to refer the unresolved constitutional matter concerning membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the chairs of scrutiny commissions to the Constitutional Steering Panel. This was seconded by Councillor Bill Williams. The motion was put to the vote and declared lost.
At this point, the programme motion was agreed:
The order of business and timings for the evening will be as follows:
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Business |
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19:00 – 19:10 |
1. Preliminary business and announcements |
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19:10 – 19:30 |
2.2 Public questions Eight public questions |
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19:30 – 20:30
(20 minutes – 5 minutes’ speech)
(7 minutes)
(30 minutes) (3 minutes) |
Themed debate 3.1 Community Evidence · Southwark Pensioners Action Group · Neighbourhood Watch Southwark · AtaLoss
3.2 Motion on the Theme 1. Councillor James McAsh, Councillor Victor Chamberlain 2. Themed debate open to all other councillors 3. Executive member’s right of reply to the debate
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20:30 – 20:35 |
Recess |
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20:35 – 20:50 (3 minutes’ speech and a question to executive member) |
4. Deputations · Baitul Aziz Mosque · St James’ Tenants · Copleston Centre · London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
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20:50 – 21:25 (5 minutes) (15 minutes) (15 minutes) |
5.1 Members' Question Time · Late question · Members' questions to the leader · Members' questions to the executive |
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21:25 – 22:00 |
5.2 Motions |
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Motion 1 – Support Southwark residents, support Southwark staff |
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Motion 2 – Southwark’s commitment to trans, non-binary and intersex inclusion |
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Motion 3 – Southwark’s place in Europe |
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Motion 4 – National Year of Reading – making Southwark a borough of readers |
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Motion 5 – Defending sanctuary in Southwark |
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Motion 6 – Standing up for Southwark |
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Motion 7 – Building a care system that works: Southwark and the national conversation on care |
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Motion 8 – A clean energy future for Southwark |
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22:00* |
6. Reports |
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6.1 – Treasury management – Outturn 2025-26 |
* subject to the guillotine rule; maximum 15 minutes debate per item.
Note: Any time left remaining on any item will be rolled into the next items.
That the meeting be conducted as follows:
Item 2.2 – public question time
To suspend CAPR 2.5.10 to allow 20 minutes for public question time
Item 3 – Themed debate
Community Evidence Submissions
To receive submissions from the groups listed in the themed section of the agenda:
· Southwark Living Streets
· Southwark Pensioners Action Group
· Neighbourhood Watch Southwark
· AtaLoss
Format
A five minute presentation from the groups.
Item 3.1 – Motion on the theme
Themed debate
To run as listed in the timings above.
To have a single debate.
Item 4 – Deputation requests
To receive submissions from the groups listed in the deputation requests report in supplemental agenda no. 1:
· Baitul Aziz Mosque
· St James’ Tenants
· Copleston Centre
· London LGBTQ+ Community Centre
(Three minutes to speak, question to relevant executive member)
Item 5.2 – General motions
Each motion to have a single debate, subject to the guillotine.
Supporting documents: