Sabina Akhtar - Councillor for Tower Hamlets ( Stepney Green)

Councillor Sabina Akhtar

 Aspire  Stepney Green  (Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care)

Email: sabina.akhtar@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Council: Tower Hamlets

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview & Scrutiny Committee Audit Committee Council (Member) Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee Development Committee Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee (Member) Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair) Appointments Sub Committee Licensing Committee (Member) Standards Advisory Committee Cabinet (Member) Licensing Regulatory Committee (Member) Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Substitute) King George's Field Charity Board (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

73 meetings · Page 10 of 15

Licensing Sub Committee POSTPONED

(to 19th September 2024), Licensing Sub Committee - Thursday, 12th September, 2024 6.30 p.m.

This meeting has been postponed.

September 12, 2024
Licensing Sub Committee

Licensing Sub Committee - Tuesday, 6th August, 2024 2.30 p.m.

The Licensing Sub Committee meeting of Tower Hamlets Council was adjourned due to the late running of an unrelated court case and will reconvene on the 19th of September 2024.

August 06, 2024
Development Committee CANCELLED

Development Committee - Thursday, 25th July, 2024 6.30 p.m.

This meeting has been cancelled.

July 25, 2024
Licensing Sub Committee

Licensing Sub Committee - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 2.00 p.m.

The Licensing Sub-Committee met to consider three applications for new and varied premises licenses, for Bulabar at 7 Frying Pan Alley, House of Music and Entertainment at 20 Commercial Street, and Gopuff at 60 Hemming Street. The committee approved the applications by Bulabar and House of Music and Entertainment, and adjourned the application by Gopuff to allow for further submissions from the applicant and objectors.

July 23, 2024
Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The committee discussed the council's performance on recycling, the Strategic Asset Management Plan, and the proposed Target Operating Model. The Strategic Asset Management Plan was adopted by the council, while the committee noted the recycling and Target Operating Model reports and will consider them again after a further round of consultation by the council.

July 23, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

31 decisions · Page 1 of 7

East London Apartments

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to ensure the continued operation of the 31-bed East London Apartments homeless hostel, the Corporate Director of Health and Adult Social Care was authorised to begin a competitive procurement process for a new three-year contract starting April 1, 2026, even before confirmation of central government grant funding.

Recommendations Approved

Reduction and Recycling Plan Progress Report – Quarter 4, 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to note the Reduction and Recycling Plan 2023-2026, Quarter 1 2025-26 Progress Report, which details progress on waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives in Tower Hamlets.

Recommendations Approved

Local Plan Submission

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to recommend that the 'Draft New Local Plan' be presented to the Full Council meeting on November 19, 2025, for approval to submit it to the Secretary of State.

Recommendations Approved

Children and Young People’s Supported Housing Pathway

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025

...to ensure continued and high-quality services for vulnerable children and young people, the Cabinet approved the re-procurement of the Tower Hamlets Children and Young People’s Supported Housing Pathway contract for three years, with the option for two 12-month extensions, starting June 1st, 2026, at an annual value of £1,783,325, and authorized the Corporate Director of Children's Services to award the contract to the best value bidder.

Recommendations Approved