Lewisham Council Appointments Committee Appoints New Executive Director of Children and Young People

Lewisham Council's Appointments Committee convened on Friday, 19 December 2025, to discuss the crucial appointment of a new Executive Director of Children and Young People.

The agenda for the meeting indicated that the press and public were excluded from the discussion regarding the appointment. This decision, detailed in the Exclusion of the Press and Public report, was recommended under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, due to the likely disclosure of exempt information. Specifically, the discussion was expected to involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act .

The meeting included Councillor Louise Krupski (Deputy Mayor and Environment, Transport and Climate Action), Councillor Mark Jackson, Councillor Chris Barnham (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People), Councillor Liam Shrivastava (Leader of the Lewisham Green Group), Councillor Amanda De Ryk (Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Performance), and Councillor Edison Huynh (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People). The primary focus was the appointment of the Executive Director.