Cllr Rocky Gill
Email: rocky.gill@lbbd.gov.uk
Council: Barking and Dagenham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
23 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Pensions Committee - Thursday, 26 March 2026 7:00 pm
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 25 March 2026 7:00 pm
Assembly - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 7:00 pm
The Assembly of Barking and Dagenham Council met on Wednesday 25 February 2026, approving the budget framework for 2026-27 and a medium-term financial strategy. The meeting also saw the adoption of the Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy 2026-2031 and the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge report.
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 18 February 2026 7:00 pm
The Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 18 February 2026 focused on the external audits of the Council's and Pension Fund's accounts for the 2024/25 and 2023/24 financial years. Grant Thornton, the external auditor, presented their findings, highlighting a disclaimer of opinion for both the Council and the Pension Fund for the 2023/24 financial year due to significant limitations in obtaining sufficient audit evidence, particularly concerning opening balances and historic issues. For the 2024/25 accounts, while audit fieldwork was substantially completed, a disclaimer of opinion is still anticipated for the Council due to outstanding procedures and historic issues, but a more positive outlook is noted for the Pension Fund, with the possibility of moving away from a disclaimer opinion in the next financial year.
Decisions from Meetings
8 decisions · Page 2 of 2
Review of Council Governance Arrangements and Constitution Updates
From: Annual Meeting, Assembly - Wednesday, 14 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 14, 2025
...to improve governance and oversight, the Assembly approved updates to the Council's Constitution, including establishing separate Audit and Risk and Standards Committees, increasing Licensing Sub-Committee membership, discontinuing ex-officio Planning Committee appointments, and noting the replacement of Deputy Cabinet Members with Cabinet Assistants.
Approved
Members' Allowances Scheme 2025/26
From: Annual Meeting, Assembly - Wednesday, 14 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 14, 2025
... the Assembly approved the Members' Allowances Scheme for the 2025/26 municipal year, which includes a 2.5% increase to Basic Allowances and Special Responsibility Allowances, remuneration for the Majority Group Chief Whip, and an increase to the Dependants' Carers' Allowance in line with the London Living Wage.
Approved
Appointments to the Political Structure and Other Bodies 2025/26
From: Annual Meeting, Assembly - Wednesday, 14 May 2025 7:00 pm - May 14, 2025
...to meet statutory and constitutional requirements and ensure relevant positions are appointed to, the Assembly approved appointments to various Council committees and other internal and external bodies for the 2025/26 municipal year.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 23
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 8