Cllr Syed Ghani
Email: syed.ghani@lbbd.gov.uk
Council: Barking and Dagenham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Extraordinary Meeting, Ceremonial Council - Wednesday, 24 September 2025 8:00 pm
The Ceremonial Council of Barking and Dagenham convened to bestow honours upon two significant entities. The council voted to award the Honorary Freedom of the Borough to the Dagenham Girl Pipers, and to name Jean Alexander as an Honorary Alderwoman of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Council cabinet met to discuss a range of strategic and operational issues, approving an anti-poverty strategy, an equality and inclusion strategy, and a plan for a new investment partnership in Barking Town Centre. Councillors also approved measures relating to leaseholder payments, electric vehicle infrastructure, and several procurement decisions.
Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common) - Tuesday, 9 September 2025 5:00 pm
This meeting of the Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee covered a range of topics, including community support, a national health programme, winter planning, a public health peer review, pharmaceutical needs, and the borough's manifesto. The board agreed to publish the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment for 2025-2028 and noted the progress on the implementation of the Local Government Association Peer Review Team's eight recommendations.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 19 August 2025 7:00 pm
At a meeting of the Barking and Dagenham Council Cabinet, councillors discussed the borough's budget, approved a fire door replacement programme, and agreed to the use of the CarePort project to improve health services. The cabinet also approved a number of contract procurement proposals.
Assembly - Wednesday, 23 July 2025 7:00 pm
The Barking and Dagenham Assembly met to discuss treasury management, children's services, and updates to the council's constitution. The Assembly approved the Treasury Management Annual Report, noted the Children's Care and Support Self-Evaluation, and approved revisions to the Council's Financial Regulations, Contract Rules, and Councillors' Code of Conduct. They also agreed to continue the appointment of the current three independent persons.
Decisions from Meetings
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Revenue Budget and Capital Programme Update (Period 6, September 2025)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025
... to note the projected financial positions across the General Fund, Housing Revenue Account, Dedicated Schools Grant, and Capital Programme, including a General Fund overspend, a breakeven Housing Revenue Account, a Dedicated Schools Grant overspend, and a Capital Programme underspend, and to approve a planned movement in reserves.
Approved
12 Thames Road, Barking - Secondary Power and Sprinkler Upgrades
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025
...to endorse an interim secondary power solution, approve a sprinkler system upgrade, allocate £3.166m to cover costs, and delegate authority for procurement and potential legal action related to the power non-compliance.
Approved
Allocation of Strategic CIL to Queen Mary University London
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025
...£4.1 million of Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding was allocated to Queen Mary University for the North East London Dental Outreach Collaborative, a project to convert floors in Maritime House into a dental training facility and provide NHS dental care.
Recommendations approved
Barking Industria - Upgrade of Existing Fire Safety System
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025
... to approve £2.23m in Council borrowing to retrofit the fire safety system at Barking Industria, authorizing the Strategic Director, Inclusive Growth and Place to commission the work via Be First, and delegating authority to the Head of Legal to execute all necessary legal documents.
Approved
New Service Delivery Contract with Barking and Dagenham Trading Partnership Limited
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:30 pm - November 11, 2025
...to enter into a new five-year contract with Barking and Dagenham Trading Partnership Limited, commencing 1 April 2026, for housing repairs and maintenance via BDMS Ltd and cleaning and catering services via BDCC Ltd, while also agreeing to quarterly advance payments to BDMS Ltd and BDCC Ltd, subject to compliance with the Subsidy Control Act 2022, noting the draft heads of terms for the housing repairs and maintenance contract, and delegating authority to the Strategic Director, Housing, Environment and Communities to finalise the contracts.
Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 32
Average per Month: 2.7
Decisions Recorded: 118