Usaama Kaweesa -  for Merton (Cricket Green)

Usaama Kaweesa

Labour Party Cricket Green Cabinet Member for Children's Services

Email: usaama.kaweesa@merton.gov.uk

Council: Merton

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Commission Development and Planning Applications Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

50 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 4 February 2026 7.15 pm

February 04, 2026
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 19 January 2026 7.15 pm

January 19, 2026
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.15 pm

17 attendees, 6 documents, 0 media files

January 13, 2026
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 7.15 pm

18 attendees, 14 documents, 0 media files

December 15, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 7.15 pm

21 attendees, 12 documents, 0 media files

November 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

76 decisions · Page 13 of 16

Award of Corporate Cleaning Services Contract

From: Cabinet - Monday 4 November 2024 7.15 pm - November 04, 2024

...to award the corporate cleaning services contract to Tenderer A for an initial two years with a possible four-year extension, and delegated authority to the Executive Director of Innovation and Change to approve the extension.

Recommendations Approved

JMC/Riverside Redevelopment Project

From: Cabinet - Monday 4 November 2024 7.15 pm - November 04, 2024

...to approve progressing the redevelopment of the Jan Malinowski Centre and adjacent Riverside Drive site, including noting increased funding and the VAT position.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of Merton's Local Plan

From: Cabinet - Monday 4 November 2024 7.15 pm - November 04, 2024

... to recommend that full council adopts Merton's Local Plan and Policies Map, replacing the Merton's Core Planning Strategy 2011 and Merton's Sites and Policies Plan 2014, and delegates authority to the Executive Director of Housing and Sustainable Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Sustainable Development, to approve all necessary adoption documents and other consequential matters in accordance with appropriate regulations.

Recommendations Approved

Council Tax Support Scheme 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Monday 4 November 2024 7.15 pm - November 04, 2024

...to update the 2025/26 Council Tax Support scheme to maintain low council tax charges for lower-income and vulnerable residents, as detailed in the report and with the proposed revisions.

Recommendations Approved

Award of Contract for the Merton Adult Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service

From: Cabinet - Monday 4 November 2024 7.15 pm - November 04, 2024

...to award a five-year contract for the Merton Integrated Adult Substance Misuse Prevention and Treatment Service to Via, the current provider, for the period of 2025-2030.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 76