Councillor Areeq Chowdhury

Audit Committee - Monday 30th September 2024 7.00 p.m.

This meeting has been cancelled.

Audit Committee - Wednesday 18th September 2024 7.00 p.m.

This meeting has been cancelled.

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

The Council approved motions on the provision of public toilets in the borough, the transfer of planning powers from the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to the Council, and a motion cracking down on knife crime. The Council also approved the allocation of seats on council committees, and the adoption of a revised complaints procedure. A Green motion on child poverty and a Green amendment to the London City Airport motion were both defeated.

Council - Monday 22nd July 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Council approved the delegation of planning powers from the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to Newham Council, appointed a new Monitoring Officer and made appointments to several committees. The Council also debated a motion relating to comments about the Bangladeshi community made by the Labour Party leader, Sir Keir Starmer. An amendment to the motion, proposed by the Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, was passed and the substantive motion, as amended, was agreed. A motion on child poverty was withdrawn. The Council also agreed a motion on the Newham dental crisis and a motion on temporary accommodation.

Audit Committee - Wednesday 17th July 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Committee noted updates on the Council's progress on recruitment compliance, external audit, treasury management, counter-fraud, GDPR, tenancy audits, internal audit and savings delivery, making no decisions.