Shabana Kausar
Council: Barking and Dagenham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
21 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
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
45 decisions · Page 5 of 9
Debt Management Performance 2025/26 (Quarter 1)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm - October 14, 2025
...to note the debt management performance for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year and the London comparative data relating to Council Tax and Business Rates.
Approved
Joint Procurement of a UCaaS Solution and a CCaaS Solution
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm - October 14, 2025
...to proceed with procuring contracts for new Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) suppliers, commencing in March 2027, and authorized the Strategic Director, Resources to conduct the procurements and award the contracts.
Approved
Valence House and Museum and Valence Park Vision and Master Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm - October 14, 2025
...to approve the Valence House and Museum and Valence Park Vision and Masterplan, along with its indicative feasibility estimate, and to delegate authority for procurement and contract awards to the Strategy Director, Inclusive Growth and Place, in consultation with the Head of Legal and subject to Procurement Board endorsement, to fully implement the proposals.
Approved
School Place Planning and Capital Investment Update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm - October 14, 2025
...to manage school places, the Cabinet agreed to extend the Local Education Partnership, lease City Farm to the Partnership Learning Trust, and approve funding and procurement routes for specialist places and improvements, delegating authority for contract awards.
Approved
Neighbourhoods Programme Outline Business Case
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm - October 14, 2025
... to proceed with developing a Full Business Case for the Neighbourhoods Programme, endorsing a phased approach that broadens transformation beyond statutory services, supporting a hybrid model for resourcing the Full Business Case, approving investment for its development subject to funding confirmation, and delegating funding decisions to the Director of Strategy.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 21
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 45