General Purposes Committee

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 10th December, 2026 6.30 p.m.

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General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 8 September 2026 - 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Tuesday 8 September 2026 to discuss updates to the council's constitution. Key discussions included the development of a new constitution portal, upcoming changes to the Local Government Pension...

General Purposes Committee - Monday, 29 June 2026 - 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Monday 29 June 2026. The committee approved nominations for local authority governor positions and agreed to add a training session on the council's constitution to its work plan. The committee ...

General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 4.00 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee meeting on Tuesday 17 March 2026 focused on preparations for the upcoming Mayoral and local elections and updates on the council's constitution and member induction programme. Key decisions included agreeing to forward proposa...

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 ...

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee met to discuss updates to the council's constitution and to review the initial plans for the member induction programme in 2026. The committee agreed to changes to the Pensions Board and Standards Advisory Committee terms of r...

General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee met on Tuesday 17 June 2025, to elect a vice-chair, approve the minutes from the previous meeting, note the committee's terms of reference, and approve nominations for local authority governors at maintained schools in Tower H...

General Purposes Committee - Monday, 2nd December, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The committee discussed the appointment of school governors, whether it should formally respond to a government consultation on remote council meetings, proposed changes to the council's constitution, and received a report on the conduct of recent elections...

General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 4th June, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee met on Tuesday 4 June 2024, electing Councillor Shafi Ahmed as Vice-Chair and approving the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee also reviewed its work plan and terms of reference for the upcoming year, and agreed ...

General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 27th February, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Tuesday 27 February 2024, agreeing to nominate new local authority governors for maintained schools and approving updates to the Council's Constitution. The committee also noted the ongoing work...

General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 13th June, 2023 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Tuesday 13 June 2023, where councillors discussed updates on the Elections Act 2022, constitutional changes, and made appointments to the Corporate Parenting Board. The committee also noted hous...

Extraordinary, General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 28th March, 2023 5.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met to discuss and agree on the process for recruiting to several key senior officer positions within the council. The committee agreed to establish an appointment subcommittee to oversee the recruitme...

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 23 February 2023 - 6.30 p.m.

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General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 15th December, 2022 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday 15 December 2022, discussing the upcoming review of polling places and districts, updates to the council's constitution, and the appointment of local authority governors. Decisions were...

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 13th October, 2022 6.30 p.m.

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General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 21st June, 2022 6.30 p.m.

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General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 25th May, 2022 7.30 p.m.

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General Purposes Committee - Tuesday, 22nd March, 2022 6.00 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Tuesday 22 March 2022, where members approved the appointment of new school governors and agreed to proceed with seeking extended legal powers for fixed penalty notices for bylaws. The committee...