Alan Dawson

Council: Barking and Dagenham

Committees: Cabinet (Secretary) Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) (Secretary)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

11 meetings · Page 1 of 3

Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 7:00 pm

The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 9 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including budget strategies, housing revenue accounts, customer experience, digital strategies, school consolidation, community endowments, and contract awards. The Cabinet will consider a new Digital, Data and Technology Strategy, and a Customer Experience and Access Strategy. They will also discuss the council's draft budget strategy for 2026/27-2030/31.

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet met to discuss budgetary matters, approve spending, and review performance reports. They approved the allocation of £4.1 million of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding to Queen Mary University London (QMUL) for a dental outreach programme, and also agreed to borrow £2.23 million to upgrade the fire safety system at Barking Industria. Councillors also endorsed a draft Supplementary Planning Document for the Becontree Estate, and agreed to public consultation on it.

November 11, 2025
Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm

The Barking and Dagenham Council cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including the Neighbourhoods Programme, the Valence House and Museum masterplan, school place planning, and the sale of council-owned land. They approved proceeding with the development of a full business case for the Neighbourhoods Programme, endorsed the Valence House and Museum and Valence Park Vision and Masterplan, and agreed to enter into an agreement for the sale of the council’s freehold in the Crowlands Heath Golf Club.

October 14, 2025
Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) Secretary

Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) - Tuesday, 9 September 2025 5:00 pm

This meeting of the Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee covered a range of topics, including community support, a national health programme, winter planning, a public health peer review, pharmaceutical needs, and the borough's manifesto. The board agreed to publish the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for 2025-2028 and noted the progress on the implementation of the Local Government Association Peer Review Team's eight recommendations.

September 09, 2025
Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm

At a meeting of the Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet, councillors discussed the borough's budget, approved a fire door replacement programme, and agreed to the use of the CarePort project to improve health services. The cabinet also approved a number of contract procurement proposals.

August 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Adults Emergency Duty Team Service - Section 75 Agreement

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to ensure the continued provision of an Adults Emergency Duty Team service until April 2030, the Cabinet approved entering into a Section 75 Agreement with the North East London Foundation NHS Trust (NELFT) in partnership with Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest Councils.

Approved

Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 7:00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to recommend the Assembly to note the Treasury Management Annual Report for 2024/25 and approve the actual Prudential and Treasury Indicators for 2024/25, as detailed in the report's Appendix 1.

Recommendations approved

Transport for London Local Implementation Plan Funding 2025/26 - 2027/28

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 20, 2025

...to endorse the proposed three-year delivery plan for the Council's Local Implementation Plan funding submission to Transport for London for 2025/26 to 2027/28, accept £4.946m in grant funding, proceed with the 2025/26 programme managed by Be First, and delegate authority for programme changes.

Approved

Museum Estate and Development Fund: Capital Works to Valence House (Heritage Site)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 20, 2025

...the Cabinet agreed to procure a contract for capital works at Valence House, funded by the Museum Estate and Development Fund, using a pre-designated list of specialist contractors, waiving the standard advertising/tendering requirement, and authorized the Strategic Director, Inclusive Growth and Place, to conduct the procurement and award the contract.

Approved

Roxwell Road Development - Approval of Disposals, Head Leases and Loan Facility Agreements

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 20, 2025

...the Cabinet approved the disposal of the Roxwell Road development's new build schemes, comprising 87 homes, through leases and loan facilities to Reside and Barking and Dagenham Homes Ltd entities, while delegating authority to finalize the terms and execute the necessary legal agreements.

Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 11

Average per Month: 0.9

Decisions Recorded: 72