Councillor Sarah Jane Ruiz

Part Two, Cabinet - Tuesday 4th February 2025 10.00 a.m.

The Cabinet approved the Executive Response to the recent Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission Report, Meeting Newham's Future Needs . It also approved the People Powered Places Programme for 2025-27, allocating £200,000 of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy funding to each of the eight community neighbourhoods, totalling £1.6 million. The Cabinet agreed to renew the Borough wide Public Space Protection Orders for Alcohol and Dog Control, subject to two amendments: limiting the number of dogs walked by one person to four and requiring dogs to be kept on a lead on the public highway.

Cabinet - Tuesday 28th January 2025 10.30 a.m.

This meeting has been cancelled.

Health and Wellbeing Board - Monday 27th January 2025 6.00 p.m.

This meeting was scheduled to include reports on a range of health and wellbeing topics, including the Newham Health Equity Programme, the Eat Well Newham scheme, the Healthwatch Newham patient information leaflet, the work of the Deaf outreach worker and the annual report of the Newham Safeguarding Adults Board. The meeting was also scheduled to include a verbal update on how North East London Integrated Care System was approaching meeting the needs of Newham's population.

Cabinet - Thursday 9th January 2025 10.30 a.m.

The meeting approved both a new 10-year strategy and accompanying year one action plan for addressing the impact of sex work in Newham. The Cabinet also agreed the draft budget proposals for 2025-26, including an application to central government for exceptional financial support and a proposal to increase council tax by 9.99%.

Extraordinary, Council - Monday 16th December 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Council voted unanimously to award the Honorary Freedom of the Borough to Lyn Brown and Paulette Watson MBE. No one was awarded the title of Honorary Alderman.