Matthew Mannion

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 15th September, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee (OSC) of Tower Hamlets Council met on 15 September 2025, to discuss the Youth Justice Strategic Plan, the council's gambling policy, budget monitoring, and the committee's work programme. The committee agreed to endorse the Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2025-2028 and recommend the adoption of the revised Statement of Gambling Policy to the full council. They also reviewed the budget monitoring report for the first quarter of 2025-26 and discussed the overview and scrutiny work programme for 2025-26, agreeing to a compromise to allow for future amendments.

Longlisting for Director Corporate Property and Estates, Appointment Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 5.40 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee convened to discuss the longlisting of candidates for the Director of Corporate Property and Estates position. The meeting was also scheduled to cover the election of a chair and declarations of interest from members. Due to the confidential nature of the agenda, the public was excluded from the majority of the meeting.

Longlisting for Director HR & OD, Appointment Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 5.00 p.m.

The Appointments Sub-Committee met to discuss the longlisting of applicants for the role of Director of HR and OD[^2]. The report pack included a recommendation to exclude the press and public from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the items on the agenda. The committee was scheduled to agree on a longlist of candidates to be invited for first-stage interviews.

Longlisting for Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement, Appointment Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee convened to address a single substantive agenda item: creating a longlist of candidates for the Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement position. Councillor Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning (Statutory Deputy Mayor), Councillor Nathalie Bienfait, Councillor Abu Talha Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, and Councillor Saied Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Resources and the Cost of Living, were scheduled to be in attendance. The meeting was scheduled to begin directly after the conclusion of the Appointment Sub-Committee meeting for the Director of Corporate Property and Estates.

Longlisting for Director of IT, Appointment Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.20 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council Appointments Sub-Committee convened to discuss the longlisting of candidates for the Director of IT position. The meeting, held in the Chief Executive's Office at Tower Hamlets Town Hall, also included an election of a chair and a review of declarations of interest. The committee was expected to exclude the press and public due to the confidential nature of the agenda items.