The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Newham Council met on Tuesday 17 February 2026 to review the council's scrutiny work programme for 2025-2026 and to consider the final budget proposals for the upcoming financial year. The committee approved the proposed scrutiny work programme and made recommendations regarding the final budget proposals.

Scrutiny Work Programme 2025-2026

The committee discussed the proposed scrutiny work programme for 2025-2026, as outlined in the OSC Work Programme 2025_2026 04 FEB 2026 for publication and the accompanying OSC COVER REPORT Scrutiny Work Programme 2025-2026 17 FEB 2026. The programme details the areas the committee will focus on for scrutiny over the coming year. The committee resolved to approve the proposed scrutiny work programme.

Final Budget Proposals

The committee considered the FINAL BUDGET PROPOSALS SupplementaryAgendaOnetoPage_342.pdf and the SUPPLEMENTARY AGENDA - FINAL BUDGET PROPOSALS 17th-Feb-2026 19.00 Overview and Scrutiny Committee.pdf. These proposals outline the council's financial plans for the next financial year. The committee made recommendations regarding these budget proposals.

Draft Minutes of Previous Meeting

The committee reviewed the OSC 20JAN2026 DRAFT MINUTES.pdf, which were the draft minutes from the meeting held on 20 January 2026. These minutes were confirmed without discussion.