Councillor Sabia Kamali

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Tuesday 27th August 2024 10.00 a.m.

This meeting has been postponed.

Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee - Thursday 8th August 2024 2.00 p.m.

The Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee was scheduled to discuss the appointment of a new Director of Public Realm for Newham Council. The Committee was scheduled to interview candidates for the position and recommend an appointment to the Chief Executive of the council. The meeting was also scheduled to be not open to the public for some of the day.

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Monday 29th July 2024 10.00 a.m.

Council - Monday 22nd July 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Council approved the delegation of planning powers from the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to Newham Council, appointed a new Monitoring Officer and made appointments to several committees. The Council also debated a motion relating to comments about the Bangladeshi community made by the Labour Party leader, Sir Keir Starmer. An amendment to the motion, proposed by the Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, was passed and the substantive motion, as amended, was agreed. A motion on child poverty was withdrawn. The Council also agreed a motion on the Newham dental crisis and a motion on temporary accommodation.

Local Development Committee - Wednesday 17th July 2024 6.30 p.m.

This meeting of the Local Development Committee was scheduled to include a discussion of three planning applications. These were an application by the London Borough of Newham for the change of use of a building from commercial units to a community space, an application for the construction of an entrance extension at Essex Primary School, and an application for the installation of a new visitor entrance at Sandringham Primary School.