Mark Hynes

Council: Waltham Forest

Committees: Planning Committee Executive Decision (Officer) Shareholder Committee (Officer) Audit and Governance Committee (Officer) Council (Officer) Cabinet (Officer) Staffing Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

73 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Council Officer

Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.30 pm

The council is scheduled to meet on 11 December 2025, to discuss several topics including a Labour group motion, the council tax support scheme, fees and charges for the next financial year, a new smoke control order, the annual report from the Corporate Parenting Board, and a protocol for honorary alderpeople.

December 11, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 2.00 pm

The Waltham Forest Council Cabinet met to discuss and approve a range of strategic and financial matters, including the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy, the Avenue Road Estate regeneration project, and the continuation of the Council Tax Support scheme. They also reviewed the budget, fees and charges, and updates on the Mission Waltham Forest programme. All recommendations were approved, some subject to the call-in process[^2].

December 02, 2025
Executive Decision Officer

LGRP Framework, Executive Decision - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 3.30 pm

The Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council on 2 December 2025 was scheduled to consider a report on the Local Government Resourcing Partnership (LGRP) Framework. This was a decision made with no public access. Councillor Paul Douglas, Portfolio Lead Member - Finance and Resources, was the decision maker for this meeting.

December 02, 2025
Executive Decision Officer

Pay to Park, Executive Decision - Monday, 1st December, 2025 9.00 am

The Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council included a discussion on proposed amendments to the borough's Pay to Park scheme. A report was prepared for Councillor Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader (Climate and Air Quality), regarding making permanent an Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO) relating to the scheme. The report included summaries of consultation responses and an Equality Impact Assessment.

December 01, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Waltham Forest Council cabinet approved a new strategy to address the increasing demand for temporary accommodation in the borough, as well as a new agreement to provide integrated mental health services. Councillor Grace Williams, Leader of the Council, thanked Councillor Ahsan Khan, Deputy Leader (Housing and Regeneration) and Councillor Louise Mitchell, Portfolio Lead Member - Adults and Health, for their leadership on these issues.

November 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Shareholder Committee Membership

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 2.00 pm - May 06, 2025

...to remove Councillor Vicky Ashworth from the membership of the Shareholder Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Options for the Waltham Forest Catering Services SLA with Schools

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 2.00 pm - May 06, 2025

...that the Local Authority will cease offering catering services to provide school meals from 1st April 2026, supporting schools to find alternative arrangements.

Recommendations Approved

London Sexual Health Programme

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 2.00 pm - May 06, 2025

...to participate in the London Sexual Health Programme and re-procure SHL.UK, an online sexual health service, delegating authority for contract awards, scope changes, and extensions to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Portfolio Lead Member for Adults and Health, with an estimated spend of £5.6 million over nine years.

Recommendations Approved

Citizens' Assembly on Neighbourhood Policing: our joint police-council response to the recommendations

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 2.00 pm - May 06, 2025

... the Cabinet approved the police and council's joint action plan, detailed in Appendix 1, to address the recommendations made by the Citizens' Assembly on the Future of Neighbourhood Policing.

Recommendations Approved

Fairer Contributions Policy: Proposal for changes to Minimum Income Guarantee uplift

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 2.00 pm - May 06, 2025

...to consult on proposed changes to the Fairer Contributions Policy, specifically a phased reduction of the discretionary uplift applied to the Minimum Income Guarantee for adults receiving non-residential care.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 73

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 172