Frankie Simons
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
228 meetings · Page 1 of 46
Inclusive Growth and Housing Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 15 October 2026 - 7.00 pm
Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 14 October 2026 - 7.00 pm
Pension Committee - Tuesday, 22 September 2026 - 7.00 pm
Pension Committee - Tuesday, 14 July 2026 - 7.00 pm
This meeting has been moved.
Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 8 July 2026 - 7.00 pm
The Audit and Governance Committee of Waltham Forest Council met on Wednesday 8 July 2026 to discuss a range of financial and governance matters. Key topics included the external audit plan for 2025-26, the draft statement of accounts for the same year, and the annual treasury management review. The committee also received updates on risk management, the corporate anti-fraud team's progress, and the draft annual governance statement for 2025-26. Several items were scheduled to be taken as read, including compliance with data protection regulations, a review of the whistleblowing policy, and updates to the Planning Committee's terms of reference and code of practice, as well as constitution updates.
Decisions from Meetings
97 decisions · Page 1 of 20
Minutes of the Council meeting held on 24th April 2025
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 7.30 pm - May 22, 2025
The Council of Waltham Forest approved the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 24th April 2025. The Council also declared a Nature Emergency and resolved to convene residents and local partners to accelerate collective action, mainstream nature recovery considerations in Council decision making, and embed nature recovery as a strategic priority in planning and design guidelines for new developments. The Council further approved the updated Waltham Forest Local Development Scheme (LDS) 2025-2028. Finally, the Council re-appointed Cllr John Moss, Cllr Terry Wheeler, and Colette McCann as trustees for the Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity.
Recommendations Approved
Scheme of delegation
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 7.30 pm - May 22, 2025
The Council of Waltham Forest Council on 22 May 2025 agreed to delegate non-executive functions to officers as set out in the Council's Constitution and the General Scheme of Delegation. They also agreed that officers with delegated powers can further delegate these powers and that the Director of Governance and Law will make the necessary changes to the Constitution and Scheme of Delegation.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of representatives to outside bodies for 2025/26
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 7.30 pm - May 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Leader's report
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 7.30 pm - May 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Election of Mayor
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 7.30 pm - May 22, 2025
...to elect Councillor Tony Bell as the Mayor of the London Borough of Waltham Forest and to thank Councillor Sharon Waldron for her service as Mayor during the previous year.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
- Meetings attended
- 228
- Average per month
- 4.1
- Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
- 97