Councillor Lester Hudson
Email: lester.hudson@newham.gov.uk
Council: Newham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
69 meetings · Page 8 of 14
Budget Scrutiny Commission 2024 - Thursday 23rd January 2025 6.30 p.m.
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 7th January 2025 7.00 p.m.
Education Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 17th December 2024 7.00 p.m.
This meeting has been postponed.
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.
Council - Monday 16th December 2024 7.00 p.m.
The Council voted to approve the minutes of the last meeting, a range of treasury management proposals, amendments to the procedural rules, the new polling districts and polling places review, the recommended recipients of the Civic Awards, a report on exempted decisions made since the last meeting, and to appoint two Independent Persons[^1] for the council. The council also debated two motions, one about recruitment diversity and one about the Olympic Park Fixed Estate Charge. The Council voted to approve both motions, with the Fixed Estate Charge motion being approved as amended.
Decisions from Meetings
9 decisions · Page 1 of 2
Call-in of the Cabinet Decision: Manor Park Gym - Capital Fit Out
From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 7th October 2025 7.30 p.m. - October 07, 2025
...to refer the Cabinet Decision of September 16, 2025, regarding the Manor Park Gym capital fit-out back to Cabinet for reconsideration due to concerns about the robustness of financial appraisals and the exploration of alternative funding options.
Decision approved
Call In of Officer Key Decision: Juniper Ventures
From: Call in, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 21st May 2025 5.30 p.m. - May 21, 2025
...to ensure public accountability and transparency, the committee referred the Officer Key Decision regarding Juniper Ventures back to Cabinet for reconsideration, citing concerns related to business plans, documentation, risk planning, school meals funding, the appropriateness of the Officer Key Decision process, commercial and financial review, partnership opportunities, and accountability and transparency.
Item Deferred
CALL IN OF OFFICER KEY DECISION - JUNIPER VENTURES
From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 8th May 2025 6.30 p.m. - May 08, 2025
...the committee adjourned the Call In meeting regarding the Officer Key Decision on Juniper Ventures due to insufficient and incomplete information, postponing it to a later date.
Item Deferred
Welcome and introductions
From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 8th May 2025 6.30 p.m. - May 08, 2025
For Determination
Call In of Cabinet Decision: Populo Living 2025/26
From: Call-In, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25th March 2025 7.30 p.m. - March 25, 2025
...to reconsider the Cabinet's decision regarding the Populo Living 2025/2026 Business Plan, citing concerns related to the plan's strategic direction, financial assumptions, and oversight, and outlining specific actions needed, including a five-year strategic business plan, a moratorium on new developments, and a forensic audit.
Decision approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 69
Average per Month: 3.5
Decisions Recorded: 9