Dominic Twomey - Cllr for Barking and Dagenham (Gascoigne)

Cllr Dominic Twomey

Labour Party Gascoigne Leader of the Council / Labour Group

Email: dominic.twomey@lbbd.gov.uk

Council: Barking and Dagenham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: (Chair) Cabinet (Chair) Assembly (Member) Ceremonial Council (Member) Planning Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

27 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Committee Chair

JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Panel - Friday, 19 December 2025 9:30 am

December 19, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 7:00 pm

Barking and Dagenham Council's cabinet has approved a raft of measures, including the council tax consultation, Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget, a customer experience strategy, a digital strategy, and changes to school and care technology services. Councillors also discussed the community endowment fund and lift maintenance contracts.

December 09, 2025
Assembly Member

Assembly - Wednesday, 19 November 2025 7:00 pm

At a meeting of the Barking and Dagenham Assembly, councillors noted the Local Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2024/25, approved the Annual Youth Justice Plan 2025/26, and agreed to submit the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan for government approval. The Assembly also noted the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 Mid-Year Review, and approved the appointment of Councillor Julia Williams to the Pensions Committee.

November 19, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet met to discuss budgetary matters, approve spending, and review performance reports. They approved the allocation of £4.1 million of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding to Queen Mary University London (QMUL) for a dental outreach programme, and also agreed to borrow £2.23 million to upgrade the fire safety system at Barking Industria. Councillors also endorsed a draft Supplementary Planning Document for the Becontree Estate, and agreed to public consultation on it.

November 11, 2025
Committee Chair

JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Panel - Monday, 20 October 2025 9:00 am

The JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Panel met on Monday 20 October 2025 to discuss the appointment of a Director of Enforcement, Regulatory Services and Community Safety, as well as the extension of appointment for the Interim Director of Care, Community and Health Integration, associated honorarium, and the appointment of an Interim Director of Public Realm. Due to the nature of the business to be transacted, a resolution to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting was considered.

October 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Use of Housing Britain's Existing Temporary Accommodation Stock

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to mitigate financial and customer impacts, the Cabinet approved a waiver of tendering requirements to continue using existing temporary housing stock from Housing Britain under previously agreed contractual arrangements until March 2027, and authorized the Strategic Director, Housing, Environment and Communities to finalize the contract.

Approved

Provisional Revenue and Capital Outturn for the 2024/25 Financial Year

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to approve the Council’s final revenue and capital outturn position for 2024/25, including noting a General Fund underspend of £1.016m, an HRA underspend of £10.687m, a DSG overspend of £5.183m, and a Capital Programme underspend of £31.141m, and agreeing to related reserve transfers and capital carry forwards.

Approved

Debt Management Performance 2024/25 (Quarter 4)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to note the debt management performance for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, as carried out by the Council's Collection service.

Approved

Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to recommend the Assembly to note the Treasury Management Annual Report for 2024/25 and approve the actual Prudential and Treasury Indicators for 2024/25, as detailed in the report's Appendix 1.

Recommendations approved

Gascoigne East Phase 4 - Decant, Buyback and Demolition Funding Update

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 20, 2025

...to facilitate the Gascoigne East Phase 4 Estate Renewal, the Cabinet approved continued budget provision of £4.4m, re-confirmed the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers, and approved a £6 million front-funding budget for the demolition of empty high-rise blocks.

Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 27

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 119