Councillor Sarah Jane Ruiz
Email: sarah.ruiz@newham.gov.uk
Council: Newham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
71 meetings · Page 1 of 15
Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 21st January 2026 6.30 p.m.
Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m.
The Newham Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 16 December 2025 to discuss several key issues, including the potential closure of a primary school, responses to scrutiny reports on leisure inequalities and housing standards, updates on housing service improvements and the Housing Revenue Account, and the Populo Living business plan. Additionally, they will consider the refurbishment of Hamara Ghar, a sheltered living scheme. Some of these discussions may be held in private due to the disclosure of exempt information.
Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee - Friday 12th December 2025 9.30 a.m.
The Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee convened to interview candidates for the position of Corporate Director of Adults and Health. The recommendation of the committee was scheduled to be subject to consultation with Cabinet members. The meeting was also scheduled to discuss declarations of interest from members.
Decisions from Meetings
121 decisions · Page 11 of 25
Newham's Just Transition - addressing the climate emergency through parking charging policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
...to address the climate emergency and improve air quality, Newham's Cabinet agreed to realign CO2 emission-based parking charges, increase fees for various permits (resident, business, charity, industrial), introduce a diesel surcharge on visitor permits, implement new visitor permit fees and a 1-hour option, raise the surcharge for multi-permit households, increase parking suspension charges, and amend prices for trade, courtesy, and carer permits.
Decision approved
UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) 2025-26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
...to accept and drawdown Newham’s full UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation of £1.4 million, approve expenditure as outlined in Appendix 1, approve the increase of the capital budget by £905,000, and delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Inclusive Economy, Housing and Culture to take necessary actions to accept the funds and implement the projects.
Decision approved
East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan for Consultation and publication of an updated Local Development Scheme
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 6th May 2025 10.30 a.m. - May 06, 2025
... to publish the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan for Consultation, delegate authority to finalise it, and publish the updated Local Development Scheme 2025.
Decision approved
Proposed letting of the whole 4th floor East Wing, Building 1000, E16 2QU ('the property')
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025
...to grant a new lease to the London Ambulance Service for the 4th floor, East Wing, at Building 1000 Dockside Road and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Resources to finalise the lease terms.
For Determination
OneSource ICT Split - Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025
...to proceed with multiple procurements for the OneSource ICT split, moving away from a single IT partner to a multi-partner approach with more council-led services, while remaining within the existing budget and aiming for a sovereign IT service by December 2025.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 71
Average per Month: 3.4
Decisions Recorded: 121