Councillor Gillian Ford

Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 7.00 pm

Here is a summary of the Cabinet meeting of Havering Council on 17 September 2025.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF IT DELIVERY, Appointments Sub Committee - Friday, 5th September, 2025 11.30 am

The Havering Council Appointments Sub Committee met to discuss the appointment of an Assistant Director of IT Delivery. The meeting was also scheduled to cover standard announcements and declarations of interest. It was also scheduled to consider whether to exclude the public from the meeting.

Council - Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025 7.30 pm

The Havering Council meeting on 3 September 2025 included discussion of a motion regarding houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), a debate on Mercury Land Holdings (MLH), and member questions on topics ranging from allotment sites to school street zones. The council agreed to prepare evidence for widening Article 4 directions[^2] to include all detached homes, but rejected a motion to revise the MLH business plan to focus on social homes.

Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th August, 2025 7.00 pm

The Havering Council cabinet endorsed the second year of the Starting Well Improvement Plan, approved a procurement framework for frozen food and groceries, and agreed to re-procure a sexual health e-service. The cabinet also reviewed the first quarter revenue and capital monitoring report for 2024-26 and the Corporate Plan annual performance report.

Health & Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 30th July, 2025 1.00 pm

The Havering Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss a pharmaceutical needs assessment, a healthy weight strategy, and suicide prevention, as well as to receive a briefing on the NHS's 10-year plan. The board delegated authority to the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) steering group to approve the final report, and agreed for the Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategy to proceed to cabinet for adoption.