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Council: Havering
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
24 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Budget Scrutiny, Overview & Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 6.30 pm
The Overview and Scrutiny Board of Havering Council is scheduled to convene on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, with a key focus on scrutinising the council's budget for the upcoming year and the medium-term financial strategy. Additionally, the board will review reports concerning ombudsman complaints, contracts procedure rules, and the progress of the improvement and transformation plan.
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.
Overview & Scrutiny Board - Thursday, 3rd July, 2025 7.00 pm
The Overview and Scrutiny Board met to discuss the council's savings progress, HR metrics, customer service strategy, and annual report. Councillors expressed concerns about savings targets, agency worker usage, sickness absence, and the need for improved customer service. The board approved its annual report for submission to the full council.
Decisions from Meetings
47 decisions · Page 5 of 10
Award of Contract for Highways Services
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to award the Highways Contract to Marlborough Highways Limited for an initial six-year term, with a possible four-year extension, up to a total value of £145 million over ten years.
Recommendations Approved
Approval to award procurement for fresh & frozen meat and poultry
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to improve HES Catering services, the Cabinet approved awarding a Pan London framework agreement to Thomas Ridley and Son Ltd and William Whites Meat Ltd for the supply of fresh & frozen meat and poultry, along with call-off contracts to both companies solely for the London Borough of Havering.
Recommendations Approved
Highway Maintenance Plan Policy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to adopt the Highways Maintenance Plan Policy.
Recommendations Approved
Communications Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to agree the Council's Communications Strategy for 2025-26, which aims to improve communication with residents, businesses, and stakeholders, focusing on key issues like cost of living, community safety, and council finances, while also enhancing the council's profile regionally and nationally.
Recommendations Approved
Future Management of Brittons 3G Pitch
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 7.00 pm - December 11, 2024
...to authorise the Head of Leisure and Culture to pursue funding, planning permission, and development of a football hub at Brittons Playing Fields, including additional 3G pitches and facilities, subject to securing sufficient funding and reporting back to the Cabinet if necessary.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 24
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 47