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 9 of 9
Contract for Provision of Bespoke Packages of Care for Children's Care Services
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 January 2025 7:00 pm - January 21, 2025
...to proceed with procuring an open framework for bespoke care packages for vulnerable children and authorized relevant directors to manage the procurement and contract process.
Approved
Land at London Road / North Street, Barking - Termination of Development Agreement and Land Sale
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 January 2025 7:00 pm - January 21, 2025
...to approve the termination of the Development Agreement with Robyna UK Ltd for the residential-led joint development scheme at land at London Road / North Street, Barking, and to approve the way forward for the project due to a lack of progress.
Approved
Dedicated Schools Budget and School Funding Formula 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 January 2025 7:00 pm - January 21, 2025
The Cabinet will be provided with an update on the school funding position and asked to approve the Dedicated Schools Budget (DSB) strategy and the local school funding formula for 2025/26.
Approved
Procurement of a Framework for Homecare Services in Adult Social Care
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 January 2025 7:00 pm - January 21, 2025
...to procure a four-year framework for 18+ homecare services in Adult Social Care, waive contract rules for existing non-framework providers to ensure continuity of care, and authorize the Strategic Director to conduct the procurement and enter into contracts.
Approved
Calculation and Setting of the Council Tax Base 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 January 2025 7:00 pm - January 21, 2025
... to set the Council Tax Base for 2025/26 at 58,146.80 Band 'D' properties and recommend the implementation of a 100% premium on long-term empty homes from April 2025 and on second homes from April 2026.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 21
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 45