Councillor Asma Islam

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th February, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Cabinet agreed to adopt a new Workforce to Reflect the Community Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2026, approved the Q3 Contracts Forward Plan for 2024/25 and made recommendations on the future of waste treatment disposal and materials sorting services.

Longlisting for the Post of Regeneration, Housing Supply and Assets, Appointments Sub Committee - Wednesday, 19th February, 2025 12.30 p.m.

This meeting was to consider which candidates for the post of Director of Regeneration, Housing Supply and Assets should progress to the next stage of the recruitment process. The Appointment Sub-Committee was scheduled to agree a 'longlist' of candidates to be invited for their first, technical interviews.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 18th February, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Metropolitan Police's work in the borough, the Council's Workforce to Reflect the Community Strategy, and the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2038. They approved the membership of the Council's scrutiny sub-committees, following recent changes to the political proportionality of the Council.

Human Resources Committee - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The meeting discussed the performance of the council's Children's Services, the ongoing recruitment of senior staff, and a quarterly review of employee relations casework. A proposal by Councillor Abu Choundry, seconded by Councillor Shafiur Ahmed, that the membership of the council's Appointment Subcommittee be increased from 5 to 6 members and that the chair of the committee be an executive member, passed despite advice from the council's Monitoring Officer against doing so.

Reserve Budget Meeting, Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Committee reviewed additional information on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the capital programme budgets that had been approved at the Cabinet meeting on 29th January 2025. It was agreed to refer queries about repairs and maintenance, and the Council's contract for this work, to the Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Sub-Committee. The Committee will then monitor the work of the Sub-Committee and provide feedback to the Executive. The Committee also requested further information from the Executive about the timeline for the spending of the £140 million allocated to the HRA for improvements to the existing housing stock, including new windows, bathrooms, and kitchens. Finally, the Committee requested clarity on the process of bringing temporary accommodation in-house.