Alan Dawson
Council: Barking and Dagenham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
11 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 9 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including budget strategies, housing revenue accounts, customer experience, digital strategies, school consolidation, community endowments, and contract awards. The Cabinet will consider a new Digital, Data and Technology Strategy, and a Customer Experience and Access Strategy. They will also discuss the council's draft budget strategy for 2026/27-2030/31.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet met to discuss budgetary matters, approve spending, and review performance reports. They approved the allocation of £4.1 million of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding to Queen Mary University London (QMUL) for a dental outreach programme, and also agreed to borrow £2.23 million to upgrade the fire safety system at Barking Industria. Councillors also endorsed a draft Supplementary Planning Document for the Becontree Estate, and agreed to public consultation on it.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including the Neighbourhoods Programme, the Valence House and Museum masterplan, school place planning, and the sale of council-owned land. They approved proceeding with the development of a full business case for the Neighbourhoods Programme, endorsed the Valence House and Museum and Valence Park Vision and Masterplan, and agreed to enter into an agreement for the sale of the council’s freehold in the Crowlands Heath Golf Club.
Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) - Tuesday, 9 September 2025 5:00 pm
This meeting of the Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee covered a range of topics, including community support, a national health programme, winter planning, a public health peer review, pharmaceutical needs, and the borough's manifesto. The board agreed to publish the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for 2025-2028 and noted the progress on the implementation of the Local Government Association Peer Review Team's eight recommendations.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm
At a meeting of the Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet, councillors discussed the borough's budget, approved a fire door replacement programme, and agreed to the use of the CarePort project to improve health services. The cabinet also approved a number of contract procurement proposals.
Decisions from Meetings
72 decisions · Page 11 of 15
Risk Management Strategy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 20, 2025
...to approve the Council's updated Risk Management Strategy, designed to identify, assess, treat, and report risks in order to assist the Council in achieving its strategic objectives.
Approved
Gascoigne East Phase 4 - Decant, Buyback and Demolition Funding Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 20, 2025
...to facilitate the Gascoigne East Phase 4 Estate Renewal, the Cabinet approved continued budget provision of £4.4m, re-confirmed the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers, and approved a £6 million front-funding budget for the demolition of empty high-rise blocks.
Approved
Debt Management Performance 2024/25 (Quarter 3)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to note the debt management performance for the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year as carried out by the Council's Collection service.
Approved
Allocation of Strategic CIL to Infrastructure Projects
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to allocate Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding to outdoor play spaces and park safety enhancement projects, and delegate authority for executing related agreements.
Approved
Household Support Fund (7) and Discretionary Financial Support Policy 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to approve the updated Local Discretionary Financial Hardship Schemes Policy 2025/26 and delegate authority to the Director of Financial Services to vary funding allocation and scheme criteria as needed.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 11
Average per Month: 0.9
Decisions Recorded: 72