Karen Swift

Council: Tower Hamlets

Committees: Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee (Officer) Cabinet Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Officer) Audit Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee Officer

Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, 8 December 2025, to discuss housing options, delivery updates, and regeneration and infrastructure priorities. The meeting will cover a range of topics, including the Housing Options Transformation Programme, housing delivery progress, and regeneration initiatives to support housing delivery. Councillors will review reports and presentations to inform their discussions.

December 08, 2025
Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee Officer

Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee scheduled a meeting to discuss a number of reports, including updates on the local plan, a review of commercial assets, a social landlords performance report, and the anti-social behaviour strategy. The meeting was also scheduled to review the action log from previous meetings.

November 03, 2025
Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee Officer

Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee met to discuss housing and regeneration priorities for 2025-26, receive an update on preparations for Awaab's Law[^2], and review the draft Housing Strategy. The committee discussed targets for affordable home building, improvements to council homes, and measures to address homelessness. They also talked about the challenges and opportunities in the private rented sector.

September 16, 2025
Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee Officer

Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 30th July, 2025 5.30 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Housing Management Cabinet Sub-Committee met to discuss tenant feedback, housing standards, and future policy. The committee approved a new policy for vulnerable tenants and leaseholders, and agreed to review its progress on housing improvements in September. They also noted the outcome of a Regulator of Social Housing inspection, and discussed plans to address areas where the council is not meeting consumer standards.

July 30, 2025
Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee Officer

Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Sub Committee met to discuss the performance of social landlords in the borough, and to review the council's response to a critical report from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The committee also agreed the terms of reference, membership, quorum and meeting dates for 2025/26.

July 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Commissioning of Core Rough Sleeping Services

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 5.30 p.m. - June 18, 2025

... to approve the procurement of a two-lot framework to competitively procure two suppliers for four years to deliver specialist services supporting people rough sleeping in Tower Hamlets.

Recommendations Approved

Domiciliary Care Services Direct Award of contracts

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 5.30 p.m. - June 18, 2025

...to directly award interim domiciliary care contracts to incumbent suppliers B to E, but not supplier A.

Recommendations Approved

2025 – 2026 KPI and Target Setting

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 5.30 p.m. - June 18, 2025

... to approve the proposed corporate performance measures and associated targets for 2025/26, incorporating suggestions from the Overview and Scrutiny Session held on 14 April 2025.

Recommendations Approved

0-5 Public Health Nursing Services Contract Extension

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th June, 2025 5.30 p.m. - June 18, 2025

...to extend the existing 0-5 Public Health Nursing Services Contract for an initial six months, with a further six-month extension period to follow.

Recommendations Approved

Housing Management Strategic Risks

From: Housing Management (Cabinet) Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 4th June, 2025 5.30 p.m. - June 04, 2025

...it approved the proposed Risk Map and scores, the proposed Risk Management methodology of quarterly presentation, and noted the outlined control measures for the Housing Management Strategic Risks.

For Determination