Shabana Kausar
Council: Barking and Dagenham
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
13 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Pensions Committee - Wednesday, 17 December 2025 7:00 pm
Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 9 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including budget strategies, housing revenue accounts, customer experience, digital strategies, school consolidation, community endowments, and contract awards. The Cabinet will consider a new Digital, Data and Technology Strategy, and a Customer Experience and Access Strategy. They will also discuss the council's draft budget strategy for 2026/27-2030/31.
Audit and Risk Committee - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 7:00 pm
The Audit and Risk Committee met to discuss external audit reports from BDO and Grant Thornton (GT), consider management responses, and review the committee's work programme. The committee approved the audited Statement of Accounts for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the Pension Fund for the financial years 2019/20 to 2022/23, delegating authority to the Strategic Director of Resources to finalise the accounts with BDO for publication.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet met to discuss budgetary matters, approve spending, and review performance reports. They approved the allocation of £4.1 million of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding to Queen Mary University London (QMUL) for a dental outreach programme, and also agreed to borrow £2.23 million to upgrade the fire safety system at Barking Industria. Councillors also endorsed a draft Supplementary Planning Document for the Becontree Estate, and agreed to public consultation on it.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including the Neighbourhoods Programme, the Valence House and Museum masterplan, school place planning, and the sale of council-owned land. They approved proceeding with the development of a full business case for the Neighbourhoods Programme, endorsed the Valence House and Museum and Valence Park Vision and Masterplan, and agreed to enter into an agreement for the sale of the council’s freehold in the Crowlands Heath Golf Club.
Decisions from Meetings
37 decisions · Page 6 of 8
Review of Housing Revenue Account
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm - August 19, 2025
...to address an underspend in the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) for 2024/25, the Cabinet approved a permanent revenue budget virement within the HRA, increased contributions to the disrepair provision and revenue contribution to capital in 2025/26, and noted the consolidation of budget management, financial accountability, and operational oversight responsibilities within the HRA into a distinct service-led financial arrangement.
Approved
Minutes - To confirm as correct the minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to confirm as correct the minutes from their meeting held on February 25, 2025.
Deleted
Household Support Fund (7) and Discretionary Financial Support Policy 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to approve the updated Local Discretionary Financial Hardship Schemes Policy 2025/26 and delegate authority to the Director of Financial Services to vary funding allocation and scheme criteria as needed.
Approved
Debt Management Performance 2024/25 (Quarter 3)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to note the debt management performance for the third quarter of the 2024/25 financial year as carried out by the Council's Collection service.
Approved
Allocation of Strategic CIL to Infrastructure Projects
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 7:00 pm - March 18, 2025
...to allocate Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding to outdoor play spaces and park safety enhancement projects, and delegate authority for executing related agreements.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 13
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 37