Councillor Abu Talha Chowdhury

Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 14th May, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting on 14 May 2025 included the election of a new speaker and deputy speaker, and decisions on the make-up of committees for the municipal year. Councillor Suluk Ahmed was elected as the new speaker, and Councillor Bellal Uddin as deputy speaker. The council also voted to adopt an independent chair for the Audit Committee and re-adopted the council's constitution.

Transformation and Assurance Board - Monday, 12th May, 2025 3.00 p.m.

The Transformation and Assurance Board (TAB) met to discuss member and officer relations, the political culture within the council, and to review their workplan. The board agreed to continue working with councillors and other stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of acceptable behaviour, with an update due at the September 2025 meeting. The board also discussed commissioning academic work on the political culture of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, but deferred making a decision.

Cabinet - Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Cabinet met to discuss several key issues, including mental health services for children, noise complaints, market improvements, dog control, school amalgamations, substance misuse services, and agency worker contracts, making decisions on each. The Cabinet agreed to insource the out of hours noise service, introduce a dog control public spaces protection order, and approve the amalgamation of Globe Primary and Rachel Keeling Nursery Schools. They also approved a contract for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services, a redesign of the substance misuse service, and an agency worker contract extension with MATRIX.

Audit Committee - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Audit Committee convened on 24 April 2025, to discuss several key issues, including the 2023/24 External Auditors Annual Report, the Corporate Code of Governance update, the Internal Audit Annual Plan, and the Risk Management Report. The committee approved the action plan for statutory recommendation 3, and noted progress on other statutory recommendations.

Transformation and Assurance Board - Monday, 14th April, 2025 3.30 p.m.

The Transformation and Assurance Board (TAB) convened to address the Ministerial Directions issued in January 2025, focusing on a Continuous Improvement Plan, a Cultural Change Programme, and a Political Mentoring Programme. The board approved all three programmes, and also agreed to updated terms of reference. The board noted that the Continuous Improvement Plan would be reported to the full council in July, alongside the council’s first report to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).