Councillor Lester Hudson

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Thursday 24th October 2024 10.00 a.m.

The Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee decided to suspend the Premises Licence of Bronze Royale, 319 Romford Road, Forest Gate E7 9HA for two months. The Sub-Committee also removed the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)[^2] and changed the opening hours to Sunday to Thursday 11:00 to 00:30, and Friday and Saturday 16:00 to 01:00. This decision followed a review instigated by The Metropolitan Police Licensing Team, who asked for the licence to be revoked.

Themed, Council - Monday 21st October 2024 7.00 p.m.

The Council of Newham Council approved two motions, one regarding the establishment of a special task force to examine the causes of and possible solutions to the borough's temporary accommodation crisis, and one in support of the Labour government's national house building agenda. A motion calling on the council to adopt a number of policies advocated by the Green Party, including ending right to buy, introducing rent controls, and reforming council tax, was defeated.

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 16th October 2024 6.30 p.m.

The committee heard a presentation from Dr Barry McKay from Fathom Financial Consulting[^2] on the current state of the Global Economy. The committee also received a report on the administration of the Newham Pension Fund and approved the 2024-25 budget of £0.973m for the Local Pension Partnership Administration (LPPA)[^3]. The committee decided to approve the investment of c. £150m in the new LCIV Global Active Equity Value Fund[^4], financed by a c. £30m reduction in the LCIV Global Focus Fund and a c. £120m reduction in the LGIM Paris Aligned Global passive equity fund.

Relationship Between Black Boys and the Borough Scrutiny Commission - Thursday 10th October 2024 7.00 p.m.

This meeting has been cancelled.

Licensing (2003 Act) Sub-Committee - Monday 7th October 2024 10.00 a.m.

The Licensing Sub-Committee granted a licence variation to the off-licence NKS Food Centre in East Ham, allowing the sale of alcohol until 2am on Friday, Saturday and Bank Holidays, but rejected a request to amend existing conditions on the licence relating to the minimum unit size of beers and spirits. The applicant had requested to be allowed to sell single 500ml bottles of beer and 20cl bottles of spirits, to match those being sold in a nearby off-licence, but this was refused. The Sub-Committee also added a condition that a personal licence holder must be on the premises at all times during the sale of alcohol, and required the licence holder to review their bottle marking procedures.