Executive Response to Scrutiny Report - Fit For Purpose? Newham’s Leisure Inequalities and The Borough’s Plans to Address Them

December 16, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to note the recommendations from the Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee's report on leisure inequalities and the Executive's response to those recommendations, while also partially accepting some recommendations and declining others based on considerations of best value, legal constraints, and the utilization of existing data sources.

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Decision

For the reasons set out in this report and its
appendices, Cabinet RESOLVED to Agree to:
 

i) 
Note the recommendations referred from Health and Social Care
Scrutiny Committee’s Report, Fit for Purpose? Newham’s
Leisure Inequalities and The Borough’s Plans To Address Them
(2025).

ii) 
Note the Executive’s response to the recommendations made by
Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, presented
in appendix 1.
 
Alternatives
considered
 
a) 
The Executive has given full consideration to the recommendations
from HASC Scrutiny Commission, along with any viable alternatives.
A detailed response to these recommendations is provided in
Appendix 1.

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m. on December 16, 2025

Supporting Documents

Leisure Fit For Purpose - Executive Response Cabinet Report Dec 25 Final Draft for CAF 02.12.25.pdf
APPENDIX 1 HASC FIT FOR PURPOSE REPORT EXECUTIVE RESPONSE Final Draft for CAF 02.12.25.pdf

Details

OutcomeDecision approved
Decision date16 Dec 2025