Syed Ghani - Cllr for Barking and Dagenham ( Valence)

Cllr Syed Ghani

 Labour Party  Valence  Cabinet Member for Enforcement & Community Safety

Email: syed.ghani@lbbd.gov.uk

Council: Barking and Dagenham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Member) Community Safety Partnership (Co-Chair) Assembly (Member) Ceremonial Council (Member) Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) (Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest) (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Member

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.

December 09, 2025
Community Safety Partnership Co-Chair

Community Safety Partnership - Wednesday, 3 December 2025 10:00 am

December 03, 2025
Assembly Member

Assembly - Wednesday, 19 November 2025 7:00 pm

At a meeting of the Barking and Dagenham Assembly, councillors noted the Local Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2024/25, approved the Annual Youth Justice Plan 2025/26, and agreed to submit the East London Joint Waste Plan Regulation 19 Submission Plan for government approval. The Assembly also noted the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2025/26 Mid-Year Review, and approved the appointment of Councillor Julia Williams to the Pensions Committee.

November 19, 2025
Cabinet Member

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.

November 11, 2025
Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) Member

Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) - Tuesday, 4 November 2025 5:00 pm

The Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) were scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, at the Town Hall, Barking. The agenda included a resident's story, the Director of Public Health's annual report, an update on neighbourhood working, an NHS operating model update, a discussion of winter pressures, and consideration of the draft NHS system strategy and commissioning intentions.

November 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Procurement of Enforcement Agent Services

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:00 pm - April 15, 2025

...to procure a four-year contract for external enforcement agent services through the YPO Enforcement Agency Services Framework and authorized the Strategic Director, Resources, to conduct the procurement and award the contracts.

Approved

UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Extension 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:00 pm - April 15, 2025

...to endorse the Council's submission for a £1 million UK Shared Prosperity Fund extension for 2025/26 and delegate authority to allocate and oversee spending in line with Council priorities.

Approved

Allocation of Strategic CIL to Infrastructure Project (LifeLine Church)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:00 pm - April 15, 2025

...to allocate £535,000 of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy funding to LifeLine Church for a new community centre in Andrews Corner, Dagenham, and delegate authority for legal compliance and execution of necessary agreements.

Approved

Changes to Loan Terms and Conditions to Be First (Regeneration) Ltd and Barking & Dagenham Trading Partnership Ltd

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:00 pm - April 15, 2025

...to approve a £5m revolving credit facility with Be First (Regeneration) Ltd, extend the £5.9m loan to Barking & Dagenham Trading Partnership Ltd, and delegate authority to finalize the loan terms.

Approved

Sale of Front Garden Land at 7 Listowel Road, Dagenham

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 April 2025 7:00 pm - April 15, 2025

...to approve the sale of Council-owned land at the front of 7 Listowel Road, Dagenham, and delegate authority to finalize the terms and execute the necessary legal agreements.

Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 118