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 6 of 16

Procurement of Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) service

From: Cabinet - Monday 22 September 2025 7.15 pm - September 22, 2025

...to procure a new 5.5-year contract, with a possible 5-year extension, for Integrated Sexual Health (ISH) Services through a four-borough collaborative approach with Wandsworth, Sutton, and Richmond upon Thames, using the Most Suitable Provider process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations, and to delegate contract award authority.

Recommendations Approved

Outturn Report 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Monday 23 June 2025 7.15 pm - June 23, 2025

...that Cabinet noted the financial outturn position on the revenue and capital programme for 2024/25, including a net overspend of £2.521m on revenue, and reviewed proposed amendments to the capital programme, including SCIL bids for Raynes Park High School's artificial pitch and schools' sustainable drainage, and fleet vehicle replacements.

Recommendations Approved

Acquiring temporary accommodation to address the housing crisis

From: Cabinet - Monday 23 June 2025 7.15 pm - June 23, 2025

... to address the housing crisis, the Cabinet of Merton approved a property acquisition program to provide temporary accommodation for homeless households, utilizing Local Authority Housing Funding, and delegated authority to the Executive Director of Housing & Sustainable Development to acquire properties and enter into legal agreements to facilitate these acquisitions, while also noting the intention to procure managing agents and repair and maintenance operators.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 76