Councillor Richard Sweden

Chief Officer Appointment - Director of Return on Investment (ROI), Staffing Committee - Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 3.00 pm

The Staffing Committee met to interview candidates for the vacant Director of Return on Investment (ROI) role and ultimately decided to offer the position to Mark Brickell, pending the appropriate checks.

Review of a Premises Licence: Global Food and Drink, 44 St. James Street, E17 7PE, Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee - Tuesday, 30th July, 2024 1.00 pm

The Licensing Sub-Committee decided to revoke the licence of Global Food & Drink, 44 St. James Street, Walthamstow after hearing evidence that the business had repeatedly broken the law, and following a history of problems at the shop.

Whipps Cross Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 6.00 pm

Scrutiny Coordinating Committee - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting included the first iteration of a new way of measuring and capturing the council's corporate performance, as well as an update on corporate performance for the period beginning January 2024 and ending March 2024. The committee was also scheduled to review the draft work programmes of all of the council's scrutiny committees, as well as the Cabinet Forward Plan.

Council - Thursday, 18th July, 2024 7.30 pm

The Council voted to welcome the new Labour government and to write to the Prime Minister to offer their congratulations. Councillors also voted to adopt a new Civility in Public Life action plan, and to approve the transfer of planning powers back to the Council from the LLDC.