Councillor Charlene McLean
Email: charlene.mclean@newham.gov.uk
Council: Newham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 March 2026 - 9.30 a.m.
The Cabinet of Newham Council is scheduled to consider a new Social Value Procurement Policy, which aims to ensure that the council's spending delivers maximum benefit to residents. The meeting's agenda also includes discussions on the Domestic Abuse Strategy, the Air Quality Action Plan, and proposals for new Public Spaces Protection Orders.
Budget, Council - Thursday 26th February 2026 7.30 p.m.
The Council meeting scheduled for Thursday 26 February 2026 was set to discuss the borough's budget for the upcoming financial year, including proposed savings and growth allocations. Key areas for discussion included the Housing Revenue Account budget, the Council Tax setting for 2026/27, and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy for the next five years. The meeting also included reports on the Treasury Management Strategy, the Capital Investment Strategy, and proposed changes to fees and charges.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 February 2026 - 1.00 p.m.
The Cabinet of Newham Council met on Tuesday 17 February 2026 to discuss and make decisions on a range of important issues. Key decisions included the approval of the final budget proposals for 2026/27, which will see a 4.99% increase in Council Tax, and the merger of Odessa Infant and St. James' CofE Junior Schools. The Cabinet also agreed to commence procurement for a specialist tennis operator to manage facilities across nine parks in the borough.
Extraordinary Cabinet, Cabinet - Thursday 5th February 2026 9.30 a.m.
The Cabinet of Newham Council met on Thursday 5 February 2026 to discuss the permanent implementation of the Area 8 'West Ham Park' People Friendly Streets scheme. The Cabinet approved the scheme, making it permanent under a Traffic Management Order (TMO), following a call-in by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) which had raised concerns about the timing of the decision and the weighting of resident opposition.
Decisions from Meetings
121 decisions · Page 12 of 25
Proposed letting of the whole 4th floor East Wing, Building 1000, E16 2QU ('the property')
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025
...to grant a new lease to the London Ambulance Service for the 4th floor, East Wing, at Building 1000 Dockside Road and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Resources to finalise the lease terms.
For Determination
Financing the 2025/26 Capital Programme
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025
...to authorise the Corporate Director of Resources to enter into new long-term borrowing of up to £454m to fund the estimated borrowing requirement in 2025/26.
For Determination
OneSource ICT Split - Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 1st April 2025 11.30 a.m. - April 01, 2025
...to proceed with multiple procurements for the OneSource ICT split, moving away from a single IT partner to a multi-partner approach with more council-led services, while remaining within the existing budget and aiming for a sovereign IT service by December 2025.
For Determination
Review of the Boroughs Statement of Licensing Policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4th March 2025 10.30 a.m. - March 04, 2025
...to approve the reviewed statement of licensing policy, subject to Full Council adoption, for a 5-year period following consideration of the draft policy and statutory consultation feedback.
Decision approved
Populo Living 2025/26 Business Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4th March 2025 10.30 a.m. - March 04, 2025
...to approve the Populo Group Business Plan for 2025/26 as detailed in Appendix 1.
Decision approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 121