Councillor Martin Sachs

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

In a meeting of the Children and Young People Policy Development Committee, councillors discussed ways to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream education, and agreed to include a report on school place planning at their next meeting. Councillors also received an update on the SEND inspection priority action plan, and discussed the challenges of increasing demand for SEND services amid a backdrop of falling school rolls and a national funding crisis.

Committee Member

Redbridge Council

The Redbridge Council Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee met to discuss the council's SEND and Alternative Provision Priority Action Plan, trauma-informed practices in schools, emotional school avoidance, and Key Stage 5 results. The committee agreed to recommend that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee seek assurance that funding for the SEND action plan would be available from both Redbridge Council and its partners. The committee also discussed the possibility of adding an additional meeting to review the recent SEND Ofsted Outcome report.

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 Homes and Neighbourhoods Policy Development Committee met to discuss leisure services in the borough and to consider their work plan for the coming year. Councillors agreed to explore health inequalities and accessibility issues related to leisure services, and to provide feedback on the options appraisal being conducted for the Vision contract[^2].

Committee Chair

Redbridge Council

The Governance and Assurance Committee of Redbridge Council met on 17 November 2025 to discuss the outcome of a hearing regarding a complaint against Councillor X, and to consider a motion to exclude the public from discussions involving exempt information. A supplementary agenda item was added to discuss a hearing following an investigation under the code of conduct into a complaint against Councillor Noor Jahan Begum.