Governance Committee
Lewisham Council's Governance Committee is reviewing the council's constitution, proposing changes to meeting procedures and the removal of Ward Assembly references.
Lewisham Council's Governance Committee, which oversees governance matters, is reviewing the council's constitution. In December 2025, a proposal was considered to remove references to Ward Assemblies and deputations, aiming to streamline the document and reflect previous decisions to discontinue Ward Assemblies, as explained by the Council's Director of Law and Corporate Governance. The committee is expected to recommend these changes to the full council for approval and adoption at a meeting in January 2026.
Separately, in October 2025, Lewisham Council's Governance Committee decided that each committee will annually determine its own meeting start times. This provision, recommended for inclusion in the Committee Procedure Rules, aims to provide flexibility and arose from a request at a Constitution Workshop.
Key facts
- Lewisham Council's Governance Committee is expected to recommend constitutional changes to the council on 28 January 2026. Source
- Lewisham Council is considering removing Ward Assemblies and deputations from its constitution. Source
- In December 2025, the Director of Law and Corporate Governance explained the constitutional review. Source
- Lewisham Council's Governance Committee decided in October 2025 that committees will annually set meeting start times. Source
- The proposal for annual meeting start times arose from a request at a Constitution Workshop. Source
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