Decision details

The Assembly will be asked to approve revised membership arrangements for the Housing Forums to support the involvement of all ward councillors in the work of the Forums.

The Director of Law and Governance introduced a report on proposed changes to Councillor membership on Housing Forums.

The new arrangement would involve all ward councillors receiving formal invitations and papers for their respective Forum (Barking Forum – Abbey, Becontree, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Mayesbrook and Thames; Dagenham Forum – Alibon, Chadwell Heath, Eastbrook, Heath, Parsloes, River, Valence, Village and Whalebone).  To accord with the current voting arrangements under the Forum’s Constitution, one councillor per ward would be entitled to vote.

The Assembly resolved that all ward councillors be invited to their respective Housing Forum and that, for the purposes of voting and to accord with the Forum’s Constitution, there shall be one voting right per ward.