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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 8 of 10
Compliance Contracts Procurement
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to procure and award six 10-year contracts, potentially extendable by 6 years, with a maximum total value of £94,050,000, for safety inspections, building compliance checks, and related works for Havering's housing and corporate buildings, using a 50% Quality, 40% Price, and 10% Social Value weighting, and the Mercell procurement portal, delegating contract award approval and works ordering to specified officers.
Recommendations Approved
Roof Replacements 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to procure a contract worth up to £4,000,000 for roof replacements on Havering's Housing Revenue Account (HRA) properties, delegating the contract award and terms to the Strategic Director of Place in consultation with other directors.
Recommendations Approved
Approval to award a contract for delivery of Electrical Services to HRA homes and communal areas
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to procure and award a contract worth up to £63 million for electrical services to Havering Council homes and communal areas for a term of 10 years, with a possible 6-year extension, using a 50% Quality, 40% Price, and 10% Social Value weighting, and delegated the contract award and subsequent works packages.
Recommendations Approved
Large Complex Works and Street Retrofit
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 25, 2024
...to procure and award two contracts worth up to £350m for major works on Council housing and corporate buildings, using a 50% Quality, 40% Price, and 10% Social Value weighting, and delegated contract award and works package decisions.
Recommendations Approved
Energy Contracts 2024-28 - Renewal
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 7.30 pm - September 18, 2024
Cabinet will be asked to approve the award of the Energy Contract for 2024-2028
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 24
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 47