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London Borough of Lambeth - Constitutional Issues 2026-27
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London Borough of Lambeth: Constitutional Issues 2026-27
Executive arrangements
The Council operates under the strong leader and cabinet model.
Forward plan
This sets out the key decisions that the Cabinet, Cabinet Members and officers are planning to take over the forthcoming one to four months. For each item, the Forward Plan includes a short description of the issue and when a decision is expected to be taken, who the decision-maker will be and how they can be contacted, what reports and background documents are available, and who will be consulted and how. The Council publishes the Forward Plan (virtually) every Monday. Each edition is published at www.lambeth.gov.uk and can be inspected at Lambeth Town Hall (see below).
Members Allowance Scheme
The scheme is set out in full in the Council’s Constitution 2026-27, and in summary provides for:
Basic Allowance: An allowance of £17,068 payable to all Councillors.
Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs): the following SRAs are paid in addition to the above.
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Monthly payments: Basic and special responsibility allowances are payable in monthly instalments.
Childcare & Dependent Care Allowance: This allowance is discretionary, and is payable to reimburse claimants for the actual expenditure incurred, the hourly rate will be set in line with the London living wage (plus a further payment of up to £15 to pay the cost of any taxi journey home for the carer).
Travel, Subsistence & Other Expenses: certain expenses can be claimed for eligible duties; full details are set out in Part 10 of the Council’s Constitution.
Civic expenses: A civic expenses budget of £2,000 is available to meet the costs of civic gifts and hospitality and maintenance of civic regalia.
Further information
Copies of the scheme and guidance note, details of payments made to councillors, and the Independent Panel reports are on the Council website or may be inspected at Lambeth Town Hall – see contact information below.
Member code of conduct, register of member interests and gifts & hospitality
The Council’s Member Code of Conduct for councillors and voting co-opted members (as required under the Localism Act 2011) was adopted on 20 June 2012. This is also set out in the Council’s Constitution (Part 6, Section B) and may be inspected online or at Lambeth Town Hall. The register of interests of councillors and voting co-opted members and the register of gifts and hospitality are also open to public inspection.
Dated: 01 June 2026
Raymond Prince
Director of Legal and Governance
Lambeth Town Hall
Brixton Hill
SW2 1RW
Contact for further information:
Wayne Chandai
Democratic Services
Tel. 020 7926 2170
Email: wchandai@lambeth.gov.uk
Web: www.lambeth.gov.uk
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