Council — Tower Hamlets

Recent meetings

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15 Jan 2020

Council - Wednesday, 15th January, 2020 7.00 p.m.

47 attendees · 50 documents · 1 media file

13 Nov 2019

Council - Wednesday, 13 November 2019 - 7.00 p.m.

47 attendees · 0 documents · 1 media file

18 Sep 2019

Council - Wednesday, 18th September, 2019 7.00 p.m.

47 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

17 Jul 2019

Council - Wednesday, 17th July, 2019 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting on Wednesday 17 July 2019 saw councillors debate and vote on a range of important issues, including the future of two local schools, air quality and climate change initiatives, and community governance. Key decisions includ...

28 Feb 2019

Reserve Budget Meeting, Council - Thursday, 28th February, 2019 7.00 p.m.

CANCELLED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

20 Feb 2019

Budget Council, Council - Wednesday, 20th February, 2019 7.00 p.m.

47 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

21 Nov 2018

Council - Wednesday, 21st November, 2018 7.00 p.m.

The Council of Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday 21 November 2018, discussing a range of important local issues including the impact of Universal Credit, affordable housing provision, and the future of local authority day nurseries. Key decisions inclu...

19 Sep 2018

Council - Wednesday, 19th September, 2018 7.00 p.m.

The Council of Tower Hamlets Council met on Wednesday 19 September 2018, discussing a range of important local issues including the impact of Brexit, anti-social behaviour, school funding, and the adoption of guidelines on antisemitism. Key decisions includ...

18 Jul 2018

Council - Wednesday, 18th July, 2018 7.00 p.m.

47 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

01 Mar 2018

2nd Budget Meeting, Council - Thursday, 1st March, 2018 7.00 p.m.

CANCELLED

0 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

About

The Council is made up of the elected Mayor and the 45 Councillors of Tower Hamlets. The Council is responsible for a range of functions that it only alone may carry out. Such functions include: setting the Council’s main policies and its overall budget, the Council tax rate for the year; adopting and making material changes to the Council’s Constitution and approving the Members allowance scheme. The Council cannot take every decision itself. Therefore, it appoints a number of committees to carry out specific functions on its behalf. These include: the regulatory committees (Planning and Licensing to determine applications) and a Standards (Advisory) Committee amongst others. Council functions are also known as ‘non Executive functions’. The Council also provides a forum for questioning and debate with the Executive including the consideration of petitions. See our ways of participation page for more information about this. Meetings of the Council are usually held on a Wednesday evening at the Town Hall, Mulberry Place and is open to the public to attend. A timetable for its meeting dates and deadlines can be found here. Types of meetings. There are four types of Council meetings:

Annual Council that is usually held in May. The purpose of which is to carry out such tasks as appointing the Council’s speaker and deputy speaker, the Council’s Committees, their membership and terms of reference for that year. The budget meeting in February specifically for setting the Council’s budget and Council tax. Ordinary scheduled meetings.

Extra-ordinary meetings, in addition to those scheduled, to consider a particular matter that cannot wait until the next ordinary meeting.

Role of the Council (Part 2, Article 4,The Full Council) pgs 15-17. List of Council Functions and delegations (Part 3. 1, Responsibility for Functions) pgs 55-89. Terms of Reference for the Council (Part 3.3.1, Responsibility for Functions) pgs 93-94. Council’s Procedural Rules (Part 4.1) pgs 137-159.

Guidance for asking questions and submitting petitions to Council

Webcasts Films of recent meetings are available to view (external site).