Councillor Dr John Whitworth
Email: john.whitworth@newham.gov.uk
Council: Newham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
37 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Extraordinary, Council - Monday 8th December 2025 6.30 p.m.
The Council of Newham is holding an extraordinary meeting. The agenda includes receiving apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and considering nominations for Honorary Alderperson and Honorary Freedom of the Borough Awards.
Council - Monday 8th December 2025 7.00 p.m.
The council is scheduled to discuss a review of its constitution, changes to committee membership, and the appointment of independent members to the Audit and Governance Committee. Members will also consider motions related to Newham becoming a borough of sanctuary, supporting carers, and responsible immigration policies.
Cabinet - Tuesday 18th November 2025 11.30 a.m.
Here is a briefing on the Cabinet meeting of Newham Council held on 18 November 2025.
Themed, Council - Monday 10th November 2025 7.00 p.m.
The Newham Council meeting scheduled for 10 November 2025 included discussion of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s work programme, a themed report on growth, and the East London Joint Waste Plan. Councillors were also expected to discuss motions relating to housing and developer contributions, and to answer questions from both the public and council members. The council was also scheduled to hear from Sunder Katwala of British Futures on the work of the Commission for the Future of Belonging & Inclusion in Newham.
Decisions from Meetings
77 decisions · Page 9 of 16
Newham's Just Transition - addressing the climate emergency through parking charging policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
...to address the climate emergency and improve air quality, Newham's Cabinet agreed to realign CO2 emission-based parking charges, increase fees for various permits (resident, business, charity, industrial), introduce a diesel surcharge on visitor permits, implement new visitor permit fees and a 1-hour option, raise the surcharge for multi-permit households, increase parking suspension charges, and amend prices for trade, courtesy, and carer permits.
Decision approved
School re-organisation proposal: Consultation on the potential closure of Calverton Primary School
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
...to undertake a pre-publication consultation regarding the potential closure of Calverton Primary School and to delegate the publication of the statutory notice and closure proposals, subject to the consultation's outcome, to the Corporate Director of Children and Young People’s Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, Sustainable Transport, Children Services and Education.
Decision approved
East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan for Consultation and publication of an updated Local Development Scheme
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
... to publish the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan for Consultation, delegate authority to finalise it, and publish the updated Local Development Scheme 2025.
Decision approved
UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) 2025-26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
...to accept and drawdown Newham’s full UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation of £1.4 million, approve expenditure as outlined in Appendix 1, approve the increase of the capital budget by £905,000, and delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Inclusive Economy, Housing and Culture to take necessary actions to accept the funds and implement the projects.
Decision approved
Executive Response to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Call-in for Populo Living 2025/26 Business Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025
...to note the recommendations from the Overview & Scrutiny Committee's call-in, agree to the Executive response to those recommendations, and confirm the approval of the Populo Group Business Plan for 2025/26.
Decision approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 37
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 77