Cllr John Dulwich
Email: john.dulwich@lbbd.gov.uk
Council: Barking and Dagenham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
21 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 25 March 2026 7:00 pm
Assembly - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 7:00 pm
The Assembly of Barking and Dagenham Council met on Wednesday 25 February 2026, approving the budget framework for 2026-27 and a medium-term financial strategy. The meeting also saw the adoption of the Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy 2026-2031 and the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge report.
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 18 February 2026 7:00 pm
The Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 18 February 2026 focused on the external audits of the Council's and Pension Fund's accounts for the 2024/25 and 2023/24 financial years. Grant Thornton, the external auditor, presented their findings, highlighting a disclaimer of opinion for both the Council and the Pension Fund for the 2023/24 financial year due to significant limitations in obtaining sufficient audit evidence, particularly concerning opening balances and historic issues. For the 2024/25 accounts, while audit fieldwork was substantially completed, a disclaimer of opinion is still anticipated for the Council due to outstanding procedures and historic issues, but a more positive outlook is noted for the Pension Fund, with the possibility of moving away from a disclaimer opinion in the next financial year.
Assembly - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 7:00 pm
The Assembly of Barking and Dagenham Council met on Wednesday 28 January 2026, discussing a range of important issues including the annual report of the BAD Youth Forum, the Council Tax Support Scheme for 2026/27, and the Director of Public Health's Annual Report. Key decisions made included the adoption of the revised Sex Establishment Licensing Policy for 2026-2029 and the approval of the Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27. The Assembly also unanimously supported a motion calling for action on contaminated land and the adoption of Zane's Law.
Decisions from Meetings
41 decisions · Page 5 of 9
Procurement of Enforcement Agent Services
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:00 pm - April 15, 2025
...to procure a four-year contract for external enforcement agent services through the YPO Enforcement Agency Services Framework and authorized the Strategic Director, Resources, to conduct the procurement and award the contracts.
Approved
Debt Management Performance 2024/25 (Quarter 3)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to note the debt management performance for the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year as carried out by the Council's Collection service.
Approved
Allocation of Strategic CIL to Infrastructure Projects
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to allocate Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding to outdoor play spaces and park safety enhancement projects, and delegate authority for executing related agreements.
Approved
Household Support Fund (7) and Discretionary Financial Support Policy 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to approve the updated Local Discretionary Financial Hardship Schemes Policy 2025/26 and delegate authority to the Director of Financial Services to vary funding allocation and scheme criteria as needed.
Approved
Minutes - To confirm as correct the minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to confirm as correct the minutes from their meeting held on February 25, 2025.
Deleted
Summary
Meetings Attended: 21
Average per Month: 1.2
Decisions Recorded: 41