Councillor Suluk Ahmed

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 6.30 p.m.

Council - Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting addressed petitions, a motion to support children with special educational needs, and a motion to address intimidation and harassment in politics. Councillors also approved the calendar of meetings for 2025/26 and designated a new monitoring officer.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 25th March, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the scrutiny improvement plan, a continuous improvement plan, the strategic performance and delivery report, and the budget monitoring report. The committee discussed the accuracy and measurement of the scrutiny improvement plan, and the need for more detail in the continuous improvement plan. They also raised concerns about homelessness, adult social care, and special educational needs and disability (SEND) funding pressures.

Licensing Sub Committee - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 2.00 p.m.

The Licensing Sub-Committee made two decisions at the meeting. The application for a new licence for Fresh Feast at 44 Artillery Lane was refused. The application for a new licence for Popular Pizza at 536 Commercial Road was adjourned pending the submission of medical evidence. The Sub-Committee also agreed to extend the deadlines for seven applications to June 2025.

Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 27th February, 2025 5.00 p.m.

This meeting was about the Health and Wellbeing Board considering updates on various health and wellbeing programmes in the Borough, and preparations for upcoming inspections of services for children with special educational needs. The meeting also included an update on mental health provision, and consideration of the minutes of the previous meeting.