Anthony McAlmont - Councillor for Newham ( Royal Albert)

Councillor Anthony McAlmont

 Labour & Co-Operative  Royal Albert

Email: anthony.mcalmont@newham.gov.uk

Council: Newham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee Local Development Committee (Member) Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024 Relationship Between Black Boys and the Borough Scrutiny Commission (Chair) Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Commission Audit Committee (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 7 of 11

Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024

Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024 - Thursday 30th January 2025 7.00 p.m.

This meeting was scheduled to discuss the recommendations made by the Budget Scrutiny Commission in 2023 and to consider draft recommendations for the 2025/2026 budget. The meeting was also scheduled to receive a report from the Budget Scrutiny In-Year Working Party.

January 30, 2025
Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024

Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024 - Thursday 23rd January 2025 6.30 p.m.

January 23, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 7th January 2025 7.00 p.m.

January 07, 2025
Council

Extraordinary, Council - Monday 16th December 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Council voted unanimously to award the Honorary Freedom of the Borough to Lyn Brown and Paulette Watson MBE. No one was awarded the title of Honorary Alderman.

December 16, 2024
Council

Council - Monday 16th December 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Council voted to approve the minutes of the last meeting, a range of treasury management proposals, amendments to the procedural rules, the new polling districts and polling places review, the recommended recipients of the Civic Awards, a report on exempted decisions made since the last meeting, and to appoint two Independent Persons[^1] for the council. The council also debated two motions, one about recruitment diversity and one about the Olympic Park Fixed Estate Charge. The Council voted to approve both motions, with the Fixed Estate Charge motion being approved as amended.

December 16, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

8 decisions · Page 1 of 2

Call In of Officer Key Decision: Juniper Ventures

From: Call in, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 21st May 2025 5.30 p.m. - May 21, 2025

...to ensure public accountability and transparency, the committee referred the Officer Key Decision regarding Juniper Ventures back to Cabinet for reconsideration, citing concerns related to business plans, documentation, risk planning, school meals funding, the appropriateness of the Officer Key Decision process, commercial and financial review, partnership opportunities, and accountability and transparency.

Item Deferred

CALL IN OF OFFICER KEY DECISION - JUNIPER VENTURES

From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 8th May 2025 6.30 p.m. - May 08, 2025

...the committee adjourned the Call In meeting regarding the Officer Key Decision on Juniper Ventures due to insufficient and incomplete information, postponing it to a later date.

Item Deferred

Call In of Cabinet Decision: Populo Living 2025/26

From: Call-In, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25th March 2025 7.30 p.m. - March 25, 2025

...to reconsider the Cabinet's decision regarding the Populo Living 2025/2026 Business Plan, citing concerns related to the plan's strategic direction, financial assumptions, and oversight, and outlining specific actions needed, including a five-year strategic business plan, a moratorium on new developments, and a forensic audit.

Decision approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 8