Waltham Forest Committees

Budget Scrutiny Committee

Scrutiny

Recent meetings

10 meetings

17 Feb 2026

7:00 pm

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 17 February 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Budget Scrutiny Committee of Waltham Forest Council met on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, to review the council's financial position. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the latest budget monitoring report for the 2025/26 financial year, the proposed budge...

25 Nov 2025

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Budget Scrutiny Committee of Waltham Forest Council was scheduled to consider several key financial reports and updates. Discussions were planned around the council's budget for fees and charges, the summary of its reserves for the upcoming financial ye...

03 Sep 2025

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 7.00 pm

The Waltham Forest Council's Budget Scrutiny Committee met on 3 September 2025 to discuss the medium term financial strategy, budget monitoring, and future scrutiny reports. The committee reviewed the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2026/...

09 Jul 2025

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 7.00 pm

The Budget Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet to review the 2024/25 capital and revenue outturn, receive an update on local government funding reforms, and discuss the scrutiny report. The committee, chaired by Councillor Miriam Mirwitch, was also exp...

23 Apr 2025

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 23rd April, 2025 7.00 pm

The Budget Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet on 23 April 2025 at Waltham Forest Town Hall. The agenda included updates on joint ventures and council-owned companies, as well as a review of the committee's activities. The committee was also expected t...

18 Feb 2025

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 18th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The Budget Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to receive a report on the latest forecast outturn position for revenue expenditure for 2024-25, as well as the Housing Revenue Account, Dedicated Schools Grant and the Capital Programme. The Committee was also sc...

04 Dec 2024

Budget Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include discussions of the council's [Fees and Charges for 2025-26](https://democracy.walthamforest.gov.uk/documents/s99360/1+-+Fees+and+Charges+2025-26+-+Budget+Scrutiny.pdf), and the Scrutiny team were also scheduled to provi...

About

The general terms of reference for all Overview and Scrutiny Committees are set out in Part 7 of the Council’s Constitution.   Areas of Scrutiny Responsibility:  

Budget and council tax setting Revenues and benefits Financial management and monitoring Commercial services, council owned companies and joint ventures (with delivery by those companies reported to the relevant scrutiny committee)

 

Members

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Miriam Mirwitch · Chair
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Zafran Malik · Vice-Chair
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Afzal Akram · Member
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Kastriot Berberi · Member
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Marie Pye · Member
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Shumon Ali-Rahman · Member
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Tim James · Member