Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Cabinet
Member for Finance and Resources, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the Chair of
the Public Accounts Select Committee, Councillor Pat Codd and by Dr Tony
O’Sullivan of the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign, the Mayor and Cabinet
agreed in a recorded vote that:
(1) following a review the cuts proposals presented in Section 7 and
Appendices 2 to 7, totalling £12.965m, the following proposals be
approved;
(2) Authorise officers to carry out consultations where staff consultation
is necessary in relation to proposals: A-09, A-11, A-13, C-10, C-11,
C-30, and F-15A and delegate the decision to the relevant
Executive Director for the service concerned.
(3) Authorise officers to carry out consultations where public
consultation is necessary in relation to proposals:, B-11, C-12, C-
13, C-15, C-22, C-26, C-28, F-20, F-22 and F-24, and ask officers
to report back to the Mayor with the outcome, for a decision to be
made. This includes the proposal on NHS CAMHS with work to be
done on a contingency arrangement alongside the consultation, and
brought forward in a future report to Mayor and Cabinet.
(4) Agree that where no consultation is required, agree the following
proposals: A-01A, A-10, A-12, A-14, A-16, A-17, A-18, B-12, B-13,
C-09, C-14, C-16, C-17, C-21, C-23, C-24, C-29, D-09, E-01A, E-
08A, E-11, F-19, F-21, and F-23
(2) the comments of the Public Accounts Select Committee of the 2 February
2021 incorporating the views of the respective select committees be received
and the tabled response be endorsed for reporting to the Select Committee;