Gulam Kibria Choudhury - Councillor for Tower Hamlets (Poplar)

Councillor Gulam Kibria Choudhury

Aspire Poplar Chair of the Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Email: gulam.k.choudhury@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Council: Tower Hamlets

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet Strategic Development Committee (Member) Council (Member) Development Committee (Member) Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board (Stakeholder) General Purposes Committee (Substitute) King George's Field Charity Board Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee Health & Adults Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Chair) Appointments Sub Committee Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Council

Budget Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 7.00 p.m.

February 25, 2026
Strategic Development Committee Member

Strategic Development Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Strategic Development Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 18 December 2025, to discuss major planning matters in Tower Hamlets. The agenda includes discussion of planning applications for The Royal Foundation Of St Katharine and 1 Canada Square. The committee will also note the procedure for hearing objections at meetings.

December 18, 2025
Overview & Scrutiny Committee Member

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss progress against the council's strategic priorities and improvement plans. A key focus of the meeting will be updates on the Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) Corporate Improvement Plan. The committee will also review the latest strategic delivery and budget monitoring reports.

December 15, 2025
General Purposes Committee Substitute

General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The General Purposes Committee met to discuss preparations for the 2026 elections, local authority governor applications, and updates to the council's constitution. The committee approved changes to part A of the constitution and agreed to send the updated committee procedure rules to the full council for approval, unless further feedback is received.

December 04, 2025
Development Committee Member

Development Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Development Committee met to discuss a planning application for the redevelopment of the Genesis Cinema site on Mile End Road. The committee voted to refuse the application, citing concerns over heritage, design, residential amenity, and failure to comply with planning policies.

November 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 5.30 p.m. - April 30, 2025

...the Corporate Director of Children’s Services was authorised to award a contract to East London Foundation Trust for the re-commissioning of Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Children’s Social Care, ensuring continued mental health support for young people in the Supporting Families division.

Recommendations Approved

Agency worker contract – Contract Award for 2 years

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 5.30 p.m. - April 30, 2025

...to award a two-year contract to Matrix for agency worker services, utilizing the London Collaboration M-Star 4 framework, with the aim of achieving cost savings and supporting the Council's recruitment and resourcing strategy.

Recommendations Approved

Budget Monitoring 24/25 Quarter 3

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025

...on the budget monitoring for the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Reduction and Recycling Plan Progress Report – Quarter 3, 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025

...on the progress made in the first three quarters of 2024-25 towards the Tower Hamlets Reduction and Recycling Plan 2023-2025.

Recommendations Approved

Record of Corporate Director’s Actions Quarter 3 (2024 -2025)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m. - March 26, 2025

...whether to note the Corporate Director's actions regarding waivers of procurement procedures for contracts over £100,000 during Quarter 3 (2024-2025).

Recommendations Approved