Councillor Asma Islam

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.

Rearranged from 29 April 2025, Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Overview and Security Committee met to discuss the Mayor's achievements and priorities, the Mayor's Waste Improvement Programme, and a progress update on actions to support local markets and traders. Councillors questioned the Mayor on topics ranging from hate crime to housing, and agreed to revisit the waste improvement programme in six months to assess progress on data collection and community engagement.

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.

Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee met to discuss social landlord performance, progress against scrutiny recommendations, and the Regulator of Social Housing report. The committee reviewed the Social Landlords Performance Report for Quarter 3 of 2024/25, tracked the implementation of recommendations from the previous scrutiny challenge session on housing provider performance, and received an update on the council's recent inspection by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The committee agreed to receive regular updates on key performance areas and to schedule future discussions on topics such as the capital programme and affordable housing delivery.

Interviews for the post of Director of Homelessness and Housing Options, Appointments Sub Committee - Tuesday, 8th April, 2025 10.00 a.m.

The Appointments Sub Committee met to interview candidates for the position of Director of Homelessness and Housing Options, a role that has been filled on an interim basis since August 2024. The agenda also included the confirmation of minutes from a previous meeting. As the substantive business on the agenda was exempt/confidential, the agenda stated that the usual arrangements for public attendance would not apply.