Leah Sykes
Council: Tower Hamlets
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
4 meetings
Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Monday, 2nd December, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the progress made since the council took over housing management from Tower Hamlets Homes, examining tenant satisfaction measures, and analysing the performance of social housing providers. Notably, the meeting featured a discussion on two public interest reports from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, revealing significant shortcomings in the council's handling of homelessness cases.
Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Monday, 16th September, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee received a number of updates from council officers and representatives from Tower Hamlets Community Housing. A letter will be sent to the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, requesting he initiate a meeting with the Minister for Housing, the Regulator for Social Housing and local MPs to discuss the performance of Tower Hamlets Community Housing. The committee also noted the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's reports and recommendations.
Audit Committee - Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The Audit Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Tuesday 23 April 2024 to discuss the local audit backlog and receive an update on outstanding audit accounts for 2020/21, 2021/22, and 2022/23. The committee also reviewed the Internal Audit Plan and Charter for 2024-25, received a progress report on Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud activities, and discussed the Corporate and Directorate Risk Registers. Finally, the committee reviewed the Annual Anti-Bribery Policy and the Audit Committee Work Plan.
Decisions from Meetings
1 decision
Changes and amendments to the Permit Transfer Scheme criteria
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th November, 2023 5.30 p.m. - November 29, 2023
Tower Hamlets Council's Interim Corporate Director of Communities approved changes to the Permit Transfer Scheme criteria on 29/11/2023. The decision was made to fulfil a manifesto pledge.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in process)
Summary
Meetings Attended: 4
Average per Month: 0.3
Decisions Recorded: 1 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.