Councillor Jane Barbara Lofthouse

Extraordinary, Council - Monday 16th December 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Council voted unanimously to award the Honorary Freedom of the Borough to Lyn Brown and Paulette Watson MBE. No one was awarded the title of Honorary Alderman.

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 11th December 2024 6.30 p.m.

The meeting discussed the state of the Newham Pension Fund and its administration. The committee noted a number of updates on the fund's investments and their performance, and heard updates on the work of the fund administrators, LPPA.

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Wednesday 4th December 2024 10.00 a.m.

The Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee decided to modify the conditions of the premises licence of Greenland Supermarket, 323 Romford Road, Forest Gate as requested by the Council's Licensing Team in their application for review. The Sub-Committee decided to use wording suggested by the Metropolitan Police in one of the conditions of the licence.

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Monday 2nd December 2024 10.00 a.m.

The Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee met to consider an application from Food & Wine Cross at 169 High Street North in East Ham to vary the conditions on its licence, which had been imposed in June 2024 following problems with street drinking. The Sub-Committee refused the application to remove the requirement for sales of spirits to be in bottles larger than 35cl, and for single cans and bottles of beer, lager, and cider, with a volume of 500ml or less, to be sold in packs of at least two. However, the Sub-Committee agreed to the removal of the requirement for all bottles of alcohol to be marked with the name and address of the shop. The Sub-Committee also agreed to amend the condition requiring the licensee to have a personal licence holder on the premises at all times, so that a nominated person could be present instead, and to change the wording of the condition regarding CCTV, so that immediate access must be provided to officers on request, with any download being provided within 24 hours.

Education Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Monday 2nd December 2024 7.00 p.m.

This meeting was scheduled to hear updates on the work of the Newham Safeguarding Children Partnership, and the experiences of children in the care system in Newham. Councillors were also scheduled to review reports on the sufficiency of placements for looked after children and review key performance data relating to children and young people in Newham.