Abu Talha Chowdhury - Councillor for Tower Hamlets (Bethnal Green West)

Councillor Abu Talha Chowdhury

Aspire Bethnal Green West Cabinet Member for Safer Communities

Email: abu.chowdhury@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Council: Tower Hamlets

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Council (Member) Human Resources Committee (Member) Transformation and Assurance Board (Member) Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Substitute) General Purposes Committee (Member) King George's Field Charity Board (Member) Appointments Sub Committee (Member) Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Substitute) Standards Advisory Committee (Member) Employee Appeals Sub Committee Licensing Sub Committee Audit Committee (Substitute)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Human Resources Committee Member

Human Resources Committee - Monday, 1st September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Human Resources Committee met to discuss a corporate director's update, senior recruitment, employee relations, and savings from early retirement and voluntary redundancy. The committee approved the extension of interim arrangements for the Director of Governance to 31 December 2025. A report on the people survey was also noted, with a decision to move into a closed session for further discussion.

September 01, 2025
Appointments Sub Committee Member

Shortlisting for Director of IT, Appointment Sub-Committee - Monday, 18th August, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee met on Monday, 18 August 2025, to discuss shortlisting candidates for the role of Director of IT. Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor), was scheduled to chair the meeting. Much of the meeting was scheduled to be held in private due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed.

August 18, 2025
Appointments Sub Committee Member

Shortlisting for Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement, Appointment Sub-Committee - Monday, 18th August, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Appointments Sub-Committee met to discuss shortlisting candidates for the position of Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement. The meeting was scheduled to begin with several procedural items, before moving into a closed session to discuss the candidates. Councillor Maium Talukdar was scheduled to chair the meeting.

August 18, 2025
Appointments Sub Committee Member

Longlisting for Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement, Appointment Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee convened to address a single substantive agenda item: creating a longlist of candidates for the Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement position. Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor), Councillor Nathalie Bienfait, Councillor Abu Talha Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, and Councillor Saied Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Cost of Living, were scheduled to be in attendance. The meeting was scheduled to begin directly after the conclusion of the Appointment Sub-Committee meeting for the Director of Corporate Property and Estates.

July 29, 2025
Appointments Sub Committee Member

Longlisting for Director of IT, Appointment Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.20 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee convened to discuss the longlisting of candidates for the Director of IT position. The meeting, held in the Chief Executive's Office at Tower Hamlets Town Hall, also included an election of a chair and a review of declarations of interest. The committee was expected to exclude the press and public due to the confidential nature of the agenda items.

July 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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East London Apartments

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to ensure the continued operation of the 31-bed East London Apartments homeless hostel, the Corporate Director of Health and Adult Social Care was authorised to begin a competitive procurement process for a new three-year contract starting April 1, 2026, even before confirmation of central government grant funding.

Recommendations Approved

Reduction and Recycling Plan Progress Report – Quarter 4, 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to note the Reduction and Recycling Plan 2023-2026, Quarter 1 2025-26 Progress Report, which details progress on waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives in Tower Hamlets.

Recommendations Approved

Local Plan Submission

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to recommend that the 'Draft New Local Plan' be presented to the Full Council meeting on November 19, 2025, for approval to submit it to the Secretary of State.

Recommendations Approved

Children and Young People’s Supported Housing Pathway

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to ensure continued and high-quality services for vulnerable children and young people, the Cabinet approved the re-procurement of the Tower Hamlets Children and Young People’s Supported Housing Pathway contract for three years, with the option for two 12-month extensions, starting June 1st, 2026, at an annual value of £1,783,325, and authorized the Corporate Director of Children's Services to award the contract to the best value bidder.

Recommendations Approved