Elizabeth Kangethe - Cllr for Barking and Dagenham ( Parsloes)

Cllr Elizabeth Kangethe

 Labour Party  Parsloes  Cabinet Member for Educational Attainment & School Improvement

Email: elizabeth.kangethe@lbbd.gov.uk

Council: Barking and Dagenham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Community Safety Partnership (Member) Assembly (Member) Ceremonial Council (Member) Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) (Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

28 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Cabinet Member

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, customer experience, digital initiatives, care technology, school consolidation, community investment and contract awards.

December 09, 2025
Community Safety Partnership Member

Community Safety Partnership - Wednesday, 3 December 2025 10:00 am

December 03, 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 Member

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
Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) Member

Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) - Tuesday, 4 November 2025 5:00 pm

The Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) were scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, at the Town Hall, Barking. The agenda included a resident's story, the Director of Public Health's annual report, an update on neighbourhood working, an NHS operating model update, a discussion of winter pressures, and consideration of the draft NHS system strategy and commissioning intentions.

November 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

115 decisions · Page 21 of 23

Fees and Charges 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to approve the proposed fees and charges for Council services for 2025/26, effective from 1 April 2025, note the fees and charges no longer applicable from that date, and delegate authority to set fees and charges for schools and academic year-based activities from September.

Approved

Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025

... to recommend to the Assembly the adoption of Model 2 as the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2025/26, offering a maximum award of 63% and allocating up to £500,000 for the Discretionary Council Tax Relief scheme.

Approved

Future of Be First

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to approve a more streamlined Be First, focused on enabling and facilitating other investors to deliver the Council's strategic objectives with greater accountability and lower financial risk, and to agree to a new Be First Business Plan reflecting this new model, while noting that a new Inclusive Growth Strategy will be presented later in the year.

Approved

Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 and Capital Strategy 2025/26 to 2027/28

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 7:00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to recommend Assembly approval of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 and Capital Strategy 2025/26 to 2027/28, including borrowing forecasts, prudential and treasury indicators, the treasury investment strategy, amendments to counterparty lending limits, the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement 2025/26, and noting associated risks.

Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 28

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 115