Councillor Shafi Ahmed
Email: shafi.ahmed@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Council: Tower Hamlets
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
88 meetings · Page 1 of 18
General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.30 p.m.
The General Purposes Committee met to discuss preparations for the 2026 elections, local authority governor applications, and updates to the council's constitution. The committee approved changes to part A of the constitution and agreed to send the updated committee procedure rules to the full council for approval, unless further feedback is received.
Development Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 6.30 p.m.
The Tower Hamlets Development Committee met to discuss a planning application for the redevelopment of the Genesis Cinema site on Mile End Road. The committee voted to refuse the application, citing concerns over heritage, design, residential amenity, and failure to comply with planning policies.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 5.30 p.m.
Here is a summary of the Tower Hamlets Council Cabinet meeting:
Decisions from Meetings
137 decisions · Page 14 of 28
Bringing estates parking enforcement services in-house
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025
...whether to bring estate parking enforcement services back in-house under LBTH Parking Services starting May 1, 2025, instead of renewing the contract with NSL.
Recommendations Approved
Endorsement of the council and its partners position statement following the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report.
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025
...whether to endorse the council and its partners' jointly developed position statement outlining their commitment to implementing the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report recommendations and learning from the failings at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Recommendations Approved
Annual Report on School Performance for 2023-2024
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025
...whether to approve the Annual Report on School Performance for 2023-2024, which details education results from Early Years to Key Stage 5 and compares them to national and regional averages.
Recommendations Approved
Reduction and Recycling Plan Progress Report – Quarter 3, 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025
...on the progress made in the first three quarters of 2024-25 towards the Tower Hamlets Reduction and Recycling Plan 2023-2025.
Recommendations Approved
Waste Treatment, Disposal and Materials Sorting Services – Future Contracting Approach
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th February, 2025 5.30 p.m. - February 19, 2025
... how to approach contracting for waste disposal and materials sorting services in Tower Hamlets from April 1st, 2027, onwards.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 88
Average per Month: 4.0
Decisions Recorded: 137