Sarah Sturrock

The Cabinet decided to agree to the procurement of proposed capital condition projects for schools. This includes £2.4 million from existing unallocated Department for Education (DfE) allocations and up to £4.0 million from the 2026/2027 DfE allocation. The Cabinet also agreed to a contingency sum of £320,000 and delegated authority to the Director of Property to extend the programme scope if additional DfE funding is received.

The Cabinet of Newham Council resolved to consider and respond to the Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Commission's report on leisure inequalities and the borough's plans to address them on 18 November 2025. They also resolved to provide an Executive Response to the recommendations made. The Cabinet agreed to consider and respond to the report and its recommendations, and to provide an Executive Response.

The Cabinet of Newham decided to approve the award of the Highway Professional Services Contract 2026 to Project Centre Limited for an estimated £12.0m and two Highways Works contracts to Marlborough Highways Ltd. and Kenson Highways Ltd. for an estimated £150.0m. The decision was made on 23/10/2025. Delegated authority was granted to the Corporate Director of Environment & Sustainable Transport to exercise extensions and vary works split, and the Council will continue to use TfL's Highways Maintenance and Projects Framework Agreement as a contingency.

The Cabinet of Newham Council decided to approve a proposed approach to reduce expenditure on temporary accommodation and the number of households in temporary accommodation. The decision was made on 23/10/2025. The Cabinet also approved a revised Housing Placement Policy, delegated authority to finalise and implement it, and approved up to £1.7m in additional resources for the Homelessness Response Programme.

The Cabinet of Newham Council decided to adopt the Canning Town Enterprise Hub Strategic Regeneration Framework and allocate £4.8 million towards the delivery of the Mayer Parry Bridge. This decision was made on 23 October 2025. The council will extend the scope of CIL funding, allocate £3.15 million from S106 agreements with English Cities Fund, and note £1 million secured from sineQN for the bridge project.