Abdulrazak Kassim
Council: Tower Hamlets
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Pensions Committee - Monday, 11th November, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The Pensions Committee noted the reports of the Pension Board, Schroders, and officers. The committee approved the holding of a Pension Fund Information Forum for scheme employers and members in January 2025.
Informal Meeting, Pension Board - Monday, 4th November, 2024 10.00 a.m.
The meeting was about the administration of the Tower Hamlets Council Local Government Pension Scheme.[^1] The report pack included several reports on the scheme's performance, risks, liquidity, and legislative changes. It also proposed holding a Pension Fund Information Forum for scheme employers and members in January 2025.
Pensions Committee - Monday, 30th September, 2024 6.30 p.m.
The committee received a presentation on the upcoming 2025 triennial actuarial valuation of the Tower Hamlets Pension Fund, noted various reports on training, employer engagement, pensions administration, risks to the pension fund, the state of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and heard a deputation from trade union representatives.
Pension Board - Monday, 16th September, 2024 10.00 a.m.
The Pension Board met to consider a range of policy and governance issues, approving updates to a number of the council's pensions policies and receiving a training presentation from their actuary, Hymans Robertson.[^1]
Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 5.30 p.m.
The meeting agreed changes to waste collection policies in the borough, approved new capital spending to improve leisure facilities and discussed a range of policy and strategic updates.
Decisions from Meetings
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East London Apartments
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025
...to ensure the continued operation of the 31-bed East London Apartments homeless hostel, the Corporate Director of Health and Adult Social Care was authorised to begin a competitive procurement process for a new three-year contract starting April 1, 2026, even before confirmation of central government grant funding.
Recommendations Approved
Reduction and Recycling Plan Progress Report – Quarter 4, 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025
...to note the Reduction and Recycling Plan 2023-2026, Quarter 1 2025-26 Progress Report, which details progress on waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives in Tower Hamlets.
Recommendations Approved
Strategic Delivery and Performance Report Year Four Quarter 1
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025
For Determination
Local Plan Submission
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025
...to recommend that the 'Draft New Local Plan' be presented to the Full Council meeting on November 19, 2025, for approval to submit it to the Secretary of State.
Recommendations Approved
Children and Young People’s Supported Housing Pathway
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 5.30 p.m. - October 15, 2025
...to ensure continued and high-quality services for vulnerable children and young people, the Cabinet approved the re-procurement of the Tower Hamlets Children and Young People’s Supported Housing Pathway contract for three years, with the option for two 12-month extensions, starting June 1st, 2026, at an annual value of £1,783,325, and authorized the Corporate Director of Children's Services to award the contract to the best value bidder.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 33
Average per Month: 1.5
Decisions Recorded: 57