Joel West

Council: Tower Hamlets

Committees: Cabinet Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board General Purposes Committee Standards Advisory Committee (Secretary) Transformation and Assurance Board (Officer) Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Transformation and Assurance Board Officer

Transformation and Assurance Board - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.00 a.m.

The Transformation and Assurance Board was scheduled to meet to discuss the council's Continuous Improvement Plan, receive an update from the Local Government Association Peer Review, and discuss member induction. Mayor Lutfur Rahman was scheduled to chair the meeting.

November 25, 2025
Standards Advisory Committee Secretary

Standards Advisory Committee - Monday, 29th September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee met to discuss the preparations for the 2026 Member Induction Programme, and to review the quarterly update on the register of interests, gifts and hospitality. Councillors also received an update on the Member's Pledge, a behavioural framework being developed with the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny.

September 29, 2025
Transformation and Assurance Board

Transformation and Assurance Board - Monday, 12th May, 2025 3.00 p.m.

The Transformation and Assurance Board (TAB) met to discuss member and officer relations, the political culture within the council, and to review their workplan. The board agreed to continue working with councillors and other stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of acceptable behaviour, with an update due at the September 2025 meeting. The board also discussed commissioning academic work on the political culture of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, but deferred making a decision.

May 12, 2025
Transformation and Assurance Board

Transformation and Assurance Board - Monday, 14th April, 2025 3.30 p.m.

The Transformation and Assurance Board (TAB) convened to address the Ministerial Directions issued in January 2025, focusing on a Continuous Improvement Plan, a Cultural Change Programme, and a Political Mentoring Programme. The board approved all three programmes, and also agreed to updated terms of reference. The board noted that the Continuous Improvement Plan would be reported to the full council in July, alongside the council’s first report to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

April 14, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The meeting approved the publication of a statutory notice for the amalgamation of Globe Primary School and Rachel Keeling Nursery School, to take effect from September 2025, and approved a revised Adult Social Care Charging Policy that will introduce free home care in April 2025. The Cabinet also discussed the Council's 2025-26 budget and the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-28.

January 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Youth Justice Board Strategic Plan Update Report

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 5.30 p.m. - January 08, 2025

... whether to endorse the progress made on the Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2024-2025 and approve the plan going forward.

Recommendations Approved

Reduction and Recycling Plan Progress Report – Qtr 1 and 2, 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th December, 2024 5.30 p.m. - December 18, 2024

...to note the Reduction and Recycling Plan 2023-2025, Quarter 2 2024-25 Progress Report, detailing the progress made towards achieving a 23% recycling rate in Tower Hamlets.

Recommendations Approved

Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2023-24

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th December, 2024 5.30 p.m. - December 18, 2024

...to note the Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2023-24, which outlines the achievements of the Board, its subgroups, and partner agencies in protecting vulnerable adults during that period.

Recommendations Approved