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Council: Havering
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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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 7 of 10
Award of contracts for ULEZ compliant buses for PTS to transport clients on behalf of Children and Adult Services
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th October, 2024 7.30 pm - October 09, 2024
...to award a contract to Treka Bus Limited for the purchase of thirteen 16-seater ULEZ compliant buses for Patient Transport Services (PTS) to transport clients on behalf of Children and Adult Services.
Recommendations Approved
Award of a Pre-Contract Service Agreement to develop the designs for the new Balgores Special School
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th October, 2024 7.30 pm - October 09, 2024
...to award Galliford Try Ltd preferred bidder status and a Pre-Contract Service Agreement (PCSA) worth £2,328,096 for the design development of the new Balgores Special School.
Recommendations Approved
Commencement of Procurement of the Replacement Housing System
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th October, 2024 7.30 pm - October 09, 2024
...to commence procurement for a new integrated housing technology platform for up to seven years and delegate contract award authority to the Corporate Director of Resources/S.151 Officer, within specified financial limits.
Recommendations Approved
7 Year Cyclical Decorations Programme
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to award a seven-year, £20 million contract to Trident Maintenance Services Ltd for cyclical decorations and associated repairs in Housing Revenue Account (HRA) properties, pending satisfactory completion of leaseholder consultation.
Recommendations Approved
Havering Town Hall roof replacement - Permission to tender
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to commence a tendering process for the replacement of the Havering Town Hall's roof, roof lanterns, parapet walls, and HVAC units, as well as the installation of photovoltaic panels, with a projected start date in June 2025 and completion in December 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 24
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 47