Councillor Nav Kaur Johal

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss a planning application for a mixed-use development and to approve the minutes from their previous meeting. The meeting was to be held at the Town Hall in Ilford.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee convened to discuss several key health issues, including end-of-life care, smoking cessation, and health protection. The committee noted a report on smoking cessation, highlighting the success of the 'Redbridge Quits Smoking' service. Members also received updates on health protection, and end-of-life care from St Francis Hospice.

Committee Vice-Chair

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss the council's SEND and Alternative Provision Priority Action Plan, trauma-informed practices in schools, emotional school avoidance, and Key Stage 5 results. The committee agreed to recommend that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee seek assurance that funding for the SEND action plan would be available from both Redbridge Council and its partners. The committee also discussed the possibility of adding an additional meeting to review the recent SEND Ofsted Outcome report.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council meeting on 20 November 2025 was scheduled to cover a range of topics, including questions from the public and councillors, reports from officers, and business motions on regeneration, frontline workers, and air quality. A significant item on the agenda was the hearing following an investigation under the Code of Conduct into a complaint against Councillor Noor Jahan Begum.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Homes and Neighbourhoods Policy Development Committee met to discuss leisure services in the borough and to consider their work plan for the coming year. Councillors agreed to explore health inequalities and accessibility issues related to leisure services, and to provide feedback on the options appraisal being conducted for the Vision contract[^2].