Councillor Maium Talukdar

Longlisting for the Post of Director of Homelessness and Housing Options, Appointments Sub Committee - Wednesday, 19th February, 2025 12.00 p.m.

The Appointments Sub Committee met to consider a report about longlisting options for the post of Director of Housing Options and Homelessness.

Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 12th February, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The committee approved its Terms of Reference, approved the Recruitment and Remuneration policy for Independent Advisors, noted the Housing Management Performance and Compliance Report, noted the Tenants’ Voice Report, noted the Your Voice, Our Action report, noted the Housing Management Policies Plan and agreed the committee's forward work plan.

Human Resources Committee - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The meeting discussed the performance of the council's Children's Services, the ongoing recruitment of senior staff, and a quarterly review of employee relations casework. A proposal by Councillor Abu Choundry, seconded by Councillor Shafiur Ahmed, that the membership of the council's Appointment Subcommittee be increased from 5 to 6 members and that the chair of the committee be an executive member, passed despite advice from the council's Monitoring Officer against doing so.

Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Grants Determination Sub-Committee agreed to renew the Section 92 Police Act 1996 grant agreement with the Metropolitan Police Service. This will see the council continue to directly fund a police task force of four sergeants and 22 officers. The Sub-Committee also noted a performance report on the Mayor's Community Grants Programme for July to September 2024. The Sub-Committee was content that two amber-rated projects had returned to a green rating and that a third, run by Platform Cricket, was expected to do so soon.

Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The meeting approved the publication of a statutory notice for the amalgamation of Globe Primary School and Rachel Keeling Nursery School, to take effect from September 2025, and approved a revised Adult Social Care Charging Policy that will introduce free home care in April 2025. The Cabinet also discussed the Council's 2025-26 budget and the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-28.