Apologies have been received from Councillor Gillian Ford (Councillor Barry Mugglestone substituting).

To receive any other apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from the Vice-Chairman, Councillor Joe Locke (Councillor Bailey Nash-Gardner substituting) Councillor Gillian Ford (Councillor Barry Mugglestone substituting) and Councillor Robert Benham.

Members are invited to disclose any interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting. 

Members may still disclose any interest in any item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Committee held on 10 March 2026 (attached) and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 10 March 2026 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Charman.

Report and appendices attached.

The full list of non-executive appointments is attached as appendix 1 to these minutes. At the meeting, the Committee agreed the following nominations to vacant positions. All nominations were agreed with a vote being required, unless stated otherwise. 

Adoption and Permanency Panel – Councillor Khuram Amin

Havering Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Councillor Iurie Bivol

Havering Theatre Trust - Councillor Malvin Brown by 3 votes (Councillors Brown, Harwin and Nash-Gardner) to 1 vote for Councillor Barry Mugglestone (Cllr Mugglestone).

It was noted that this nomination may be subject to an interview with the Havering Theatre Trust.

Local Government Association – Councillor Sean McMahom by 3 votes (Councillors Brown, Harwin and Nash-Gardner) to 1 vote for Councillor Barry Mugglestone (Councillor Mugglestone).

Road Safety Council – Councillor Martynas Cekavicius

Lucas Children’s Play Centre – Nominative Trustees – Councillor Kevin Gill by 3 votes (Councillors Brown, Harwin and Nash-Gardener) to 1 votes for Councillor Oscar Ford (Councillor Mugglestone).

Poyntz Charity Representative Trustees – Mr Terry Clark and Mr Jared Tse.

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) – Councillors Khuram Amin, Graham Edwards, Kevin Gill, Sathya Maddasani and Henry Williams.

BETRA Tenant Management Organisation – Councillor Liz Tyler

DELTA Tenant Management Organisation – Councillor Tom Vickery

PETRA Tenant Management Organisation – Councillor Robert Attree

Wennington Quarry Liaison Committee – Councillor Terry Brown

It was noted that the Monitoring Officer would investigate whether it was possible to amend the Council’s nomination to the Hornchurch Housing Trust.

The Committee also noted the list of Executive Appointments made by the Leader as shown in appendix 2 to these minutes.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the Committee determined appointments to the non-executive organisations referred to in the report in the agenda papers for the period until the meeting that deals with appointments for the municipal year, 2027/2028 (or such other period as may be relevant in any specific case).

(b)       Where the appointment is executive, the Committee NOTED the appointments made by the Leader.

2          That it is agreed that where the Council’s representative (or any deputy or alternative representative where applicable) is unable to attend a particular meeting and the constitutional arrangements of the body in question so permit, that representative may authorise the Chair of the meeting to exercise a proxy vote.

3          That the Council’s voting rights at the General Assembly of the Local Government Association be exercised by the Leader of the Council  (5 votes, or his respective nominee in the event he is unable to vote in person).