Councillor John Peter Howard

Committee Chair

Redbridge Council

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to meet on 8 December 2025 to discuss the Adults Emergency Duty Team, receive updates from the chairs of the Policy Development Committees and review the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Plan 2025-2026. The meeting will also include a public question time.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss a planning application for a mixed-use development and to approve the minutes from their previous meeting. The meeting was to be held at the Town Hall in Ilford.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council meeting on 20 November 2025 was scheduled to cover a range of topics, including questions from the public and councillors, reports from officers, and business motions on regeneration, frontline workers, and air quality. A significant item on the agenda was the hearing following an investigation under the Code of Conduct into a complaint against Councillor Noor Jahan Begum.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, to discuss a planning application for a development at a garage block. The committee was also scheduled to confirm the minutes of a previous meeting.

Committee Chair

Redbridge Council

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the budgetary control report, the treasury management strategy, and the budget strategy, all of which are due to be considered by the cabinet. The committee noted the budgetary pressures arising from homelessness and adult social care, and discussed potential measures to mitigate these, including preventative work and collaboration with health partners. The committee also discussed the treasury management strategy, the long-term plan for reducing debts, and the modernisation agenda.