Cllr Dorothy Akwaboah
Email: dorothy.akwaboah@lbbd.gov.uk
Council: Barking and Dagenham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
30 meetings · Page 1 of 6
Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 9 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including budget strategies, housing revenue accounts, customer experience, digital strategies, school consolidation, community endowments, and contract awards. The Cabinet will consider a new Digital, Data and Technology Strategy, and a Customer Experience and Access Strategy. They will also discuss the council's draft budget strategy for 2026/27-2030/31.
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 7:00 pm
The Audit and Risk Committee met to discuss external audit reports from BDO and Grant Thornton (GT), consider management responses, and review the committee's work programme. The committee approved the audited Statement of Accounts for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the Pension Fund for the financial years 2019/20 to 2022/23, delegating authority to the Strategic Director of Resources to finalise the accounts with BDO for publication.
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
72 decisions · Page 8 of 15
"Building a Fairer Future Together" - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy 2025-2029
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 7:00 pm - September 16, 2025
...to approve the Borough Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2025-2029 Building a Fairer Future Together
and note that an annual progress report on its action plan will be presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Approved
Contract for Carers' Support Service
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 7:00 pm - September 16, 2025
...to proceed with procuring a new, maximum seven-year Carers Support Service commencing 1 May 2026, extend the existing contract for three months, and delegate authority to relevant officers to award and modify the new contract.
Approved
Fire Door Replacement Programme
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm - August 19, 2025
...to approve a £12 million, four-year fire door replacement program for flatted accommodations, utilizing a hybrid procurement strategy involving a one-year contract for urgent works and a three-year framework agreement, subject to procurement board endorsement and strategic director authorization.
Approved
Contract for Out of Hours Telephony Service
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm - August 19, 2025
...to proceed with procuring an Out of Hours Telephony service through a partnership framework led by the London Borough of Ealing and delegated authority to the Director of Strategy to conduct the procurement and award the contract.
Approved
Contract for Provision of Liquid Fuel and Ancillary Products
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm - August 19, 2025
...to waive tendering requirements and award short-term fuel supply contracts to existing providers until November 2025, proceed with procurement through the CCS Framework Agreement RM6305 starting December 2025, and delegate authority for procurement and contract award to the Strategic Director, Housing, Environment and Communities.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 30
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 72