Marc Gadsby
Council: Waltham Forest
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.00 pm
The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to consider the recommissioning of vital children's services, review a new partnership agreement for the Better Care Fund, and discuss the outcomes of a recent Care Quality Commission inspection of Adult Social Care. The committee will also review its forward plan and track actions and recommendations from previous meetings.
Extension of Temporary Accommodation Leaseholds beyond ten years, Executive Decision - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 9.30 am
The Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council on Thursday 22 January 2026 was scheduled to discuss the adoption of ten-year leases for temporary accommodation. This measure is intended to address a significant financial pressure on the council related to the cost of temporary accommodation.
Integrated Meeting of WF Health & Wellbeing and Health & Care Partnership Boards - Monday, 19th January, 2026 1.00 pm
The Integrated Meeting of Waltham Forest Health & Wellbeing and Health & Care Partnership Boards was scheduled to discuss a range of important health and social care initiatives. Key topics included the progress of the Better Care Fund, updates on promoting wellbeing across the borough, and the development of a new Neighbourhood Health Delivery Model. The meeting also planned to review the SEND Improvement Plan and discuss the cost of obesity as a driver of multimorbidity.
Family Support Procurement, Executive Decision - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 11.00 am
The Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal to commission family support hours via an open procurement framework approach. The aim is to improve the quality and oversight of family support services, and encourage competitive pricing from external providers. Councillor Kizzy Gardiner, Portfolio Lead Member for Children and Young People, is expected to make the decision.
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 7.00 pm
The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny were scheduled to meet to discuss the Safeguarding Adults Board Strategic Plan for 2025-28, and to receive an update from Whipps Cross Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust) on the findings of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report. Councillors were also expected to review the committee's forward plan, action tracker and recommendations tracker.
Decisions from Meetings
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Fairer Contributions Policy: Proposal for changes to Minimum Income Guarantee uplift
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 7th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 07, 2025
...to proceed with a phased reduction and eventual removal of the discretionary uplift applied to the Minimum Income Guarantee, starting with a reduction from 25% to 10% in November 2025 and a further reduction to 0% in November 2026.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Strategy Year One update 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 7th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 07, 2025
...to note the content of the Housing Strategy Year One update report for 2024-25, which provides an update on work to deliver the Housing Strategy objectives.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 - 2028/29
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 09, 2025
...to address a potential £15.331 million funding gap over three years, the Cabinet noted uncertainties in local government funding, the need for savings, and delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Resources to distribute contingency budgets and reserves.
Recommendations Approved
Environmental Services Contract Extension
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 09, 2025
...to extend the existing Environmental Services Contract for eight years, from September 30, 2027, to September 29, 2035, and to increase the annual budget by £1.6 million to fund the extension, while delegating final negotiations to the Strategic Directors of Neighbourhoods and Environment and Resources.
Recommendations Approved
Social Value Report 2024/2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 09, 2025
...the Cabinet approved the publication of the Social Value Report 2024-2025, which highlights the Council's progress and achievements in delivering social value through its activities and supply chain.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 47
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 92