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Council: Havering
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
22 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm
The Havering Council's Overview and Scrutiny Board met to discuss budget savings, HR metrics, the improvement and transformation action plan, and cabinet responses to scrutiny recommendations. Councillors reviewed progress on savings targets, scrutinised workforce data, and discussed the future of the Havering Volunteer Centre. The board also considered how to improve the scrutiny process itself.
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Thursday, 3rd July, 2025 7.00 pm
The Overview and Scrutiny Board met to discuss the council's savings progress, HR metrics, customer service strategy, and annual report. Councillors expressed concerns about savings targets, agency worker usage, sickness absence, and the need for improved customer service. The board approved its annual report for submission to the full council.
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 16th April, 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
47 decisions · Page 4 of 10
2025/26 Budget and 2025-2029 Medium Term Financial Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 05, 2025
...to recommend to the Full Council the approval of the 2025/26 budget and 2025-29 Medium Term Financial Strategy, including a 2.99% increase in core Council Tax and an additional 2% increase for the Adult Social Care Precept, along with various related proposals and delegations.
Recommendations Approved
Permission to bid for DFE capital grant to develop local children's homes
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to submit a bid for Department for Education capital funding to develop local children's homes.
Recommendations Approved
Healthy Child Programme Contract Extension
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to extend the Healthy Child Programme contract with NELFT for two years, from April 1st, 2025, to March 31st, 2027.
Recommendations Approved
Permission to direct award Adults EDT contract 2025-2030
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to enter into a Section 75 Agreement with other boroughs and NELFT for an Adults Emergency Duty Team for five years, delegating final sign-off authority to the Strategic Director of People.
Recommendations Approved
Office to residential conversions to accommodate homeless families - Chesham House
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to enter into a 10-year headlease agreement for Chesham House, a 55-unit building, to provide affordable temporary accommodation for homeless families, with the option to underlease it to a council subsidiary or manage it directly, and approved deficit grant funding of up to £9.7m if needed.
Implemented
Summary
Meetings Attended: 22
Average per Month: 1.2
Decisions Recorded: 47