Councillor Bodrul Choudhury

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.

Standards Advisory Committee - Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee met to conduct its annual review of the Code of Conduct for members, and to review reports on complaints, investigations, and the register of interests. The committee agreed to two minor typographical amendments to the code.

Council - Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting addressed petitions, a motion to support children with special educational needs, and a motion to address intimidation and harassment in politics. Councillors also approved the calendar of meetings for 2025/26 and designated a new monitoring officer.