Julie Lorraine
Council: Tower Hamlets
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
36 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Cabinet - Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 5.30 p.m.
The Tower Hamlets Council Cabinet met to discuss several key issues, including mental health services for children, noise complaints, market improvements, dog control, school amalgamations, substance misuse services, and agency worker contracts, making decisions on each. The Cabinet agreed to insource the out of hours noise service, introduce a dog control public spaces protection order, and approve the amalgamation of Globe Primary and Rachel Keeling Nursery Schools. They also approved a contract for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services, a redesign of the substance misuse service, and an agency worker contract extension with MATRIX.
Audit Committee - Thursday, 24th April, 2025 6.30 p.m.
The Tower Hamlets Council Audit Committee convened on 24 April 2025, to discuss several key issues, including the 2023/24 External Auditors Annual Report, the Corporate Code of Governance update, the Internal Audit Annual Plan, and the Risk Management Report. The committee approved the action plan for statutory recommendation 3, and noted progress on other statutory recommendations.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 3.00 p.m.
The Tower Hamlets Cabinet, led by Mayor Lutfur Rahman, convened to discuss a range of strategic and financial matters, including budget monitoring, endorsement of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report, and bringing estates parking enforcement services in-house. The cabinet approved the Annual Delivery Plan for 2025/26, strategic delivery and performance report, budget monitoring report, and several other key decisions.
Extraordinary, Audit Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 6.45 p.m.
The Tower Hamlets Audit Committee convened to address statutory recommendations from the external auditor, EY, regarding the 2023-24 audit results, as required by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014[^1]. The committee agreed to the recommendations relating to closing of accounts and internal controls, but requested a more detailed action plan concerning procurement and contract management. After this, the press and public were excluded from the meeting to discuss a report from PWC regarding a homecare contract and forensic audit.
Extraordinary - , Audit Committee - Monday, 24th February, 2025 6.30 p.m.
This meeting has been postponed.
Decisions from Meetings
78 decisions · Page 14 of 16
Council Housing Acquisitions Programme (CHAP) and Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF R3)
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 5.30 p.m. - September 11, 2024
...whether to apply for £48.3 million in grant funding to be used towards acquiring properties for the Council's housing program.
Recommendations Approved
Nominations to Outside Bodies
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 5.30 p.m. - September 11, 2024
...whether to approve proposed changes to nominees representing the Council on the Greenwich+Docklands Festivals and the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.
Recommendations Approved
Budget monitoring report 2024-25 – Quarter 1
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 5.30 p.m. - September 11, 2024
...whether to note the council's quarter 1 forecast outturn position as of June 30th, 2024, and approve capital budget adjustments.
Recommendations Approved
Fire Safety & Capital Investment Works Latham House
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 5.30 p.m. - September 11, 2024
...whether to authorize a £7.8 million investment, contracting approach, and procurement strategy for fire safety and capital improvement works at Latham House.
Recommendations Approved
Spitalfields & Banglatown masterplan SPD
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 5.30 p.m. - September 11, 2024
... whether to adopt the Spitalfields and Banglatown SPD, a masterplan outlining development strategies for the area.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 78