It is a constitutional requirement for Cabinet to review the Youth Justice Board annual plan. The plan sets out the priorities and strategic goals of the Youth Justice Board and operational frontline service delivery.

This report highlights the current priority areas raised by the recent HMIP Inspection of Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service including the 7 recommendations for improvement.

This report outlines the proposed measures to alleviate the impact of the cost of living for children and young people in education.

The report provides details on the Mayor’s Pledges with respect to:

•establishing a fund to provide bursaries (Mayor’s Higher Education Award) for young people who want to go to university.

•the establishment of a fund to support young people who want to stay in education post 16 (previously known as the Education Maintenance Allowance

The report includes proposed eligibility criteria and projected costs and benefits for each of the manifesto pledges. Alternative options and associated risks are also included in the report.

Authority is sought to surrender the existing lease of 10 years and take a new lease of 15 years.

The annual rent of £120,159 will remain the same, and Cabinet authority is being sought as the annual rent is beyond delegated authority levels.

A lack of provision in London has resulted in high costs and placements at a great distance from the home local authority. There is an urgent need for greater influence over the market. The formation of a Pan-London Vehicle (PLV) for Commissioning will bring local authorities together in a new jointly owned legal vehicle to plan and commission provision for London children. The aim is for the collaboration of London local authorities purchasing power to stimulate new provision where required, achieve greater financial sustainability and improve outcomes for children.

The PLV for Commissioning will initially focus on Secure Welfare provision as there is currently no provision in London. DfE have provided funding to support this development. firstly, with a focus on high-cost low incidence provision and subsequently wider residential provision. All projects would be agreed through the jointly owned vehicle by the participating local authorities

This report presents the contracts being procured during quarter two. The report also sets out the Contracts Forward Plan at appendix 2 to this report.

The report asks for confirmation that all contracts can proceed to contract award after tender.

The report updates on progress in respect of the Blackwall Reach Regeneration, for which London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Greater London Authority are the joint clients. It explains proposals to progress future phases.

To agree that 89 Bishops Way is surplus to requirements and to dispose of the property on the open market.

The report provides an update on customer services across the council. It also outlines actions to make necessary improvements and makes recommendations for noting, approving and recommending to Cabinet.

The report includes an update on the 4 key access channels:-
Telephone
Website
Social Media and
Face to face

Review of Wapping Bus Gateway

Authority is sought to grant S.203 Planning Powers to assist with the development of London Dock School and appropriation of Rights of Light Matters

This report is to seek approval to undertake the tender process to procure a new highways and street lighting contract, including the details and proposed term of the contact

Approval is sought through to initiate works at the Watney Market car park. Currently the sprinkler systems within the commercial element are beyond their economic life and can no longer be maintained. As a result, there is no guarantee in case there is a fire that they will work, and this is considered a major risk considering the two residential blocks above. Furthermore, the emergency lighting in the basement carpark is damaged beyond repair, providing a health and safety issue as well as encouraging Anti-Social Behaviour.

The report provides an update on the progress of the Local Community Fund (LCF) grant programme and interlinked council-funded Infrastructure and Capacity Building project, for the period April 2022-June 2022.

Budget Monitoring 2022/23 Quarter 1 including Capital

The report informs cabinet of the outcome of the four week period of public representation in response to the statutory notice on the prescribed alterations to George Green’s School to change of designation of the current resource based provision to ASC and increase the number of places within the provision from 15 to 20 from 1 January 2023.

The report also includes a summary of representations received during the Statutory Notice period and any responses made; updated information on risk and opportunities; officer’s recommendations; decisions available to the Mayor in Cabinet.

Review of proposed removal of traffic management schemes implemented under the Liveable Streets programme.

Review and take decisions regarding Governance (including financial) recommendations

This report sets out, for noting by Cabinet, the Corporate Director’s Actions taken under Rule 10 (section 50 Record of Corporate Director’s Actions (RCDA) - Waiving of Procurement Procedures) in Part C – Codes and Protocols of the Council’s constitution.
The section states that Corporate Director’s Actions in respect of contracts over £100,000 must be reported to Cabinet for noting and this report fulfils this requirement.

The Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) seeks to provide detailed guidance on the implementation of policies in the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031 - in particular, Local Plan Policy D.DH6 (Tall Buildings). Due to their scale and size, tall buildings have had a profound impact on the character of the borough as well as the legibility of the urban fabric and the image of London as a whole. In the right locations, tall buildings have the potential to make significant positive contributions to the character and image of the borough, and also serve as beacons of growth and regeneration. In recent years, London has seen a surge of tall buildings being planned and built across the capital, with many located in places that previously were not characterised by taller buildings. Tower Hamlets has become a borough with a particular concentration of tall building proposals. The latest New
London Architecture annual report on tall buildings identifies 96 in the pipeline within the borough, the largest pipeline of all London boroughs. The SPD will assist in managing tall building proposals by setting out a framework for assessment, a spatial analysis,
contextual information, and principles, objectives and application requirements applicable to tall building proposals. The SPD provides further detail on the potential for tall buildings and their height within the five tall building zones designated in the Local Plan and on sites promoted as allocations in the emerging Leaside Area Action Plan (LAAP). This potential is informed by an understanding of the history, heritage, spatial arrangement, character and townscape of different parts of the borough and by the vision and established policy framework set out within the
adopted Local Plan. As an adopted document, the Tall Buildings SPD to further enable clear and robust guidance to inform and be implemented in development proposals. The SPD will add guidance to the design, location and development of tall buildings, ensuring such development has a positive impact on the Boroughs housing, employment and commercial aspirations as well as addressing the overall impact that such developments can have on local residents.

The Council holds a portfolio of contracts for IT applications, and other services where the cost of change is likely to exceed any saving from re-procurement and need to agree an appropriate way of managing these.

Renewing support and maintenance of these contracts will ensure service continuity, minimise the risk of critical service failure, and maximise return on investment on these contracts.

To endorse and agree the identification of contaminated land and the regulatory controls

To agree the statutory consultation on the Gambling Policy 2022 -2025

The report details proposed changes to the Gambling Policy that must be reviewed every three years. These proposed changes have been subject to public consultation.

To agree and review the statutory Air Quality Action Plan 2022-2027
The report details proposed changes to the Air Quality Action Plan that must be reviewed every five years. These proposed changes have been subject to public consultation.

This report provides the Mayor in Cabinet with an update on the delivery and implementation of the council’s Strategic Plan.

This report provides the Mayor in Cabinet with an update on the delivery and implementation of the council’s Strategic Plan.

It is proposed to offer a Historic Buildings Grant of up to £17,000 to Bow Church to repair the How Memorial Gateway, Bromley High Street, Bromley-by-Bow E3. This grant will match fund a grant of £10,000 from the Heritage of London Trust.

The structure currently sits on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register and the proposed works will enable the structure to be removed from the register.

The Mayor and Cabinet are asked to approve the actions which follow the report of the Housing & Regeneration Scrutiny Sub-Committee’s review on fire safety in the borough. This review was requested by the sub-committee’s Chair in the wake of the fire at New Providence Wharf on 7 May 2021.

Following the approval of the £759.209m capital programme for the period 2021-2024 by Cabinet on 9th February 2022, further capital projects which support the Council’s strategic priorities have been identified and, where funding sources are available for allocation, have been progressed through the capital governance process.

This report seeks approval by Cabinet for schemes that have progressed through the governance process and been considered by the Capital Strategy Board for inclusion into the 2022-25 Approved Capital Programme and for those where formal changes to the agreed budget or scheme detail is required at the earliest opportunity, to ensure that the pace of delivery is maintained.

This report provides the Mayor in Cabinet with an update on the delivery and implementation of the council’s Strategic Plan in 2021/22.

This report sets out the council’s achievements in developing policies and procedures relating to the use of council premises by Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, previously subject to Directions from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

The report also sets out supplementary policy as an annex to the Council Premises Leased to Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations policy statement agreed at Cabinet on 24th March 2021. This supplementary policy relates to the allocation of community space in new developments to VCS organisations and the criteria for including new community space in the council’s Community Premises Portfolio.

This report submits the action plan response to the findings of the Tower Hamlets Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Inequalities Commission.

The Commission made 23 recommendations across areas of community leadership, health, education, and employment. The action plan details what the council, and the wider partnership, will do to respond to the recommendations and improve outcomes for the borough’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

This item seeks a decision on the next stages of the measures for Warner Place and Squirries St and the junction between on Gosset St which is part of the Liveable Streets project in Bethnal Green

This paper seeks agreement of the financial arrangements for Tower Hamlets 2019-20 Better Care Fund Plan through a Section 75 agreement as required by the national Better Care Fund programme.

As part of this decision we are also requesting delegation to approve (agree and vary) future Section 75 agreements for Better Care Fund Plans providing that they are supported by the Health and Wellbeing Board and agreed by the Corporate Director for Health, Adults and Community and the Managing Director of WEL CCGs for a period of five years.

Tower Hamlets new five year Mental Health strategy provides a high-level framework setting out how Tower Hamlets Council, Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group and its partners will work to improve outcomes for people with a mental health issue between 2019 and 2024