Paul McGeary - Councillor for Havering (Gooshays)

Councillor Paul McGeary

Havering Residents Association Gooshays Cabinet Member for Housing and Property

Email: CouncillorPaul.Mcgeary@havering.gov.uk

Council: Havering

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Health & Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.00 pm

At a meeting of Havering Council's cabinet, members approved an interim Adults Joint Commissioning Strategy and agreed to begin the tender process for an outdoor play areas contract. The commissioning strategy is designed to bridge the gap while awaiting clarity on funding from the Integrated Care Board[^2] (ICB). The play areas contract aims to secure a single supplier for park improvements across the borough.

October 15, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.00 pm

Here is a summary of the Cabinet meeting of Havering Council on 17 September 2025.

September 17, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 7.30 pm

The Havering Council meeting on 3 September 2025 included discussion of a motion regarding houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), a debate on Mercury Land Holdings (MLH), and member questions on topics ranging from allotment sites to school street zones. The council agreed to prepare evidence for widening Article 4 directions[^2] to include all detached homes, but rejected a motion to revise the MLH business plan to focus on social homes.

September 03, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th August, 2025 7.00 pm

The Havering Council cabinet endorsed the second year of the Starting Well Improvement Plan, approved a procurement framework for frozen food and groceries, and agreed to re-procure a sexual health e-service. The cabinet also reviewed the first quarter revenue and capital monitoring report for 2024-26 and the Corporate Plan annual performance report.

August 13, 2025
Health & Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health & Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 30th July, 2025 1.00 pm

The Havering Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss a pharmaceutical needs assessment, a healthy weight strategy, and suicide prevention, as well as to receive a briefing on the NHS's 10-year plan. The board delegated authority to the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) steering group to approve the final report, and agreed for the Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategy to proceed to cabinet for adoption.

July 30, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Proposals for the Voluntary making of Four further Village Greens within Havering

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 7.00 pm - March 11, 2026

...to apply for the voluntary village green registration of four pieces of open land and instructed officers to take all necessary actions to achieve successful registration, also agreeing the engagement and consultation process.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Award of Contract to Construct the new Balgores Special School

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 7.00 pm - March 11, 2026

...to award the JCT Design and Build Contract, with LBH Amendments, to Galliford Try Ltd for £38,552,461 for the construction of the new special educational needs school on Balgores Field, subject to planning approvals.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring Report 2025/26.

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 7.00 pm - March 11, 2026

...noted improvements in the Council's financial position, including a £17.4m underspend on the General Fund and £2.83m on the HRA, alongside a forecast £31.5m overspend on DSG budgets, and approved the write-off of £3,695,506.79 in irrecoverable Council Tax debt.

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Permission to Procure the Integrated Sexual Health Service

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 7.00 pm - March 11, 2026

...to approve the direct award of the Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service to BHRUT for a seven-year period from October 2026 to September 2033, with an estimated cost of £9.1 million.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Extension of Contract for Estate Improvements and Retrofit

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 7.00 pm - March 11, 2026

...to extend the contract with BTS Property Solutions Limited for estate improvements and external works to HRA properties for one year, with a maximum value of £3 million.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 133