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Council: Havering
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
25 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Tuesday, 17th March, 2026 7.00 pm
Budget Scrutiny, Overview & Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 6.30 pm
The Overview & Scrutiny Board of Havering Council met on Wednesday 04 February 2026 to discuss ombudsman complaints, contracts procedure rules, and the council's budget for 2026/27. Key decisions included noting the significant financial gap facing the council, the need for exceptional financial support, and the proposed council tax increase.
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 7.00 pm
The Havering Council Overview & Scrutiny Board met to discuss the future of three former library premises, and voted to send the decision back to the cabinet for reconsideration. The board raised concerns about the size of the Gidea Park site for a respite centre, clarity on the Harold Wood site after a three-year break clause, ensuring the respite centre is available for local children, and the delegation of decisions from the cabinet member to officers.
Extraordinary Meeting, Overview & Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 7.00 pm
The Overview & Scrutiny Board met on 8 January 2025 and unanimously upheld a requisition to call in a Cabinet decision regarding the office-to-residential conversion of Chesham House to accommodate homeless families. The Board's decision means the Cabinet will need to reconsider its original decision.
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 7.00 pm
The Havering Council's Overview and Scrutiny Board met to discuss budget savings, HR metrics, the improvement and transformation action plan, and cabinet responses to scrutiny recommendations. Councillors reviewed progress on savings targets, scrutinised workforce data, and discussed the future of the Havering Volunteer Centre. The board also considered how to improve the scrutiny process itself.
Decisions from Meetings
47 decisions · Page 3 of 10
Mercury Land Holdings Business Plan Update 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 05, 2025
...to approve revisions to the Mercury Land Holdings business plan, reallocate funding, delegate authority for approving detailed business cases and asset disposal terms, and approve the updated business plan.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for absence
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 05, 2025
...to note that no apologies for absence were received and the full cabinet was in attendance.
Information Only
Education Funding
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 05, 2025
...a revised approach to education funding was approved, including adjustments to the Schools Block, High Needs Block, Early Years Block, funding formulas, deficit management for schools, and increased funding for special units and additional support in mainstream schools.
Recommendations Approved
5 Year Capital Programme and Strategy - 2025/26 to 2029/30
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 05, 2025
Information Only
2025/26 Budget and 2025-2029 Medium Term Financial Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 7.00 pm - February 05, 2025
...to recommend to the Full Council the approval of the 2025/26 budget and 2025-29 Medium Term Financial Strategy, including a 2.99% increase in core Council Tax and an additional 2% increase for the Adult Social Care Precept, along with various related proposals and delegations.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 25
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 47