Leader of the Council

Councillor Stanton's leadership of the council includes setting the strategic direction and key priorities, overseeing the development of the financial strategies, customer relationships policy, and representing the council in the community and in negotiations with regional and national organisations. In the absence of an executive member the leader will have responsibility for all relevant matters within the remit of the executive.

He has particular responsibility for

• Performance management of executive functions
• The customer service centre, including the final phase of transition, improved customer service and better integration with back office services
• Opening new One Stop Shops
• External communications and the reputation of the council
• Strategic partnerships, the creation and development of a Local Area Agreement, relationships with government and local authority associations

You will find below details of decisions that have been taken or are due to be taken. You can check on the status of the decision that will show as 'decision pending', 'subject to scrutiny review' or 'decision implemented'.

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While the decision is pending, you can contact Cllr Stanton to make any oral or written representations in relation to the issue.

• Report: Impact of the proposed closure of post office branches in Southwark (pdf 75kb)
• Appendix 1: Impact of the proposed closure of post office branches in Southwark (pdf 55kb) 
• Appendix 2: Impact of the proposed closure of post office branches in Southwark (pdf 36kb) 
• Date report published :   April 2 2008  
• Decision date :  April 2 2008
• Type of decision : non key decision
• Decision : decision sheet (pdf 15kb)
• Status : decision implemented

• Report: Rotherhithe Area Action Plan – Draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (1.35mb)
• Appendix A: part 1 Rotherhithe Area Action Plan – Draft Sustainability Appraisal
  Scoping Report  (pdf 364kb)
• Appendix A: part 2 Rotherhithe Area Action Plan – Draft Sustainability Appraisal
  Scoping Report (pdf 1.33mb)
• Appendix A: part 3 Rotherhithe Area Action Plan – Draft Sustainability Appraisal
  Scoping Report (pdf 1.36mb)
• Appendix B: Rotherhithe Area Action Plan – Draft Sustainability Appraisal
  Scoping Report (pdf 22.3kb)
• Date report published : February 18 2008
• Earliest date when decision can be taken : February 19 2008
• Type of decision : non key decision
• Decision : decision sheet (pdf 50.8kb)
• Status : decision implemented
  

• Report: URBACT European Application Creative Cities Network (pdf 32kb) 
• Date report published :   February 14 2008  
• Decision date :  February 14 2008
• Type of decision : non key decision
• Decision : decision sheet (pdf 35kb)
• Status : decision implemented

For individual executive member decisions taken in previous years, select from:

Individual Executive Member Decisions 2006/7
Individual Executive Member Decisions 2005/6

Contact us

Richard Blakeley 
Tel: 020 7525 7232 
richard.blakeley@southwark.gov.uk
3rd Floor
Town Hall
Peckham Road
London
SE5 8UB