Sarah Jane Ruiz - Councillor for Newham (Custom House)

Councillor Sarah Jane Ruiz

Labour & Co-Operative Custom House Deputy Mayor & Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education & Sustainable Transport

Email: sarah.ruiz@newham.gov.uk

Council: Newham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee (Member, Chair) Council (Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Vice-Chair) Chief Officer Appointment Committee (Member) Local Development Committee Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee

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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 Vice-Chair

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 21st January 2026 6.30 p.m.

January 21, 2026
Cabinet Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 20th January 2026 10.30 a.m.

January 20, 2026
Cabinet Member

Additional Cabinet, Cabinet - Thursday 8th January 2026 10.30 a.m.

January 08, 2026
Cabinet Member

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.

December 16, 2025
Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee Member

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.

December 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

121 decisions · Page 12 of 25

Highways Planned Maintenance Plan Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025

...to approve the 2025/26 Highways Planned Maintenance Plan, accept Department of Transport funding for road renewals, and delegate authority for programme alterations to maintain acceptable highway standards.

Decision approved

Financing the 2025/26 Capital Programme

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025

...to authorise the Corporate Director of Resources to enter into new long-term borrowing of up to £454m to fund the estimated borrowing requirement in 2025/26.

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

Review of the Boroughs Statement of Licensing Policy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4th March 2025 10.30 a.m. - March 04, 2025

...to approve the reviewed statement of licensing policy, subject to Full Council adoption, for a 5-year period following consideration of the draft policy and statutory consultation feedback.

Decision approved

Populo Living 2025/26 Business Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4th March 2025 10.30 a.m. - March 04, 2025

...to approve the Populo Group Business Plan for 2025/26 as detailed in Appendix 1.

Decision approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 71

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 121