Councillor Rita Chadha
Email: Rita.Chadha@newham.gov.uk
Council: Newham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
63 meetings · Page 11 of 13
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 3rd September 2024 7.00 p.m.
This meeting has been cancelled.
Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee - Thursday 8th August 2024 2.00 p.m.
The Chief Officer Appointments Sub-Committee was scheduled to discuss the appointment of a new Director of Public Realm for Newham Council. The Committee was scheduled to interview candidates for the position and recommend an appointment to the Chief Executive of the council. The meeting was also scheduled to be not open to the public for some of the day.
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 6th August 2024 7.00 p.m., NEW
This meeting was scheduled to receive a presentation about the council's performance against its own objectives. It also included a discussion about the council’s draft work programme for the coming year. Finally, there was scheduled to be a discussion about the make up of various scrutiny committees.
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 24th July 2024 7.00 p.m.
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee discussed the Royal Victoria Docks Bridge, plans for the council’s budget, and a scrutiny report on the relationship between young Black men and the borough. The committee agreed to refer the bridge back to the cabinet for reconsideration, agreed the scrutiny report with amendments, and agreed to establish a number of scrutiny commissions.
Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 23rd July 2024 7.00 p.m., WITHDRAWN
Decisions from Meetings
49 decisions · Page 1 of 10
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m. - December 16, 2025
...to approve the updated Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan, a 4.8% rent increase on all Council-owned rented accommodation and tenant service charges, effective from 1st April 2026, and the Rent Setting Policy.
Decision approved (subject to call-in)
Hamara Ghar Refurbishment Modernisation and Retrofit Project - Revised Scope and Cost
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m. - December 16, 2025
...to award Mulalley & Co Ltd an £8.1 million contract, funded by a total £9 million budget, for the refurbishment, modernisation, and retrofit of Hamara Ghar, a sheltered housing scheme, excluding mechanical and electrical upgrades, delegating authority for budget variations to the Corporate Director of Inclusive Economy.
Decision approved (subject to call-in)
Executive Response to Scrutiny Report - Fit For Purpose? Newham’s Leisure Inequalities and The Borough’s Plans to Address Them
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m. - December 16, 2025
...to note the recommendations from the Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee's report on leisure inequalities and the Executive's response to those recommendations, while also partially accepting some recommendations and declining others based on considerations of best value, legal constraints, and the utilization of existing data sources.
Decision approved
Populo Living 2026/27 Business Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m. - December 16, 2025
...to approve Populo Living's 2026/27 Business Plan, adjust investment loan facilities for the Didsbury, Plaistow, and Brickyard packages to account for accrued interest, and allocate funding and GLA grant to Populo Homes for the purchase of affordable homes on the Brickyard Development.
Decision approved (subject to call-in)
Capsticks LLP Investigation Report into Consumer Standards Compliance
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10.30 a.m. - December 16, 2025
...to note the final report by Capsticks LLP regarding Consumer Standards Compliance, including its recommendations, which will inform the Council's Housing Services Improvement Programme and be circulated to relevant committees, boards, and the Regulator of Social Housing.
Decision approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 63
Average per Month: 3.2
Decisions Recorded: 49