Councillor Iqbal Hossain

Councillor Hossain stated that a proposal failed to demonstrate it would not have a disproportionate adverse impact on persons with protected characteristics, citing a lack of equity impact assessment. The councillor highlighted statistics showing a high percentage of children with EHCPs from a Bangladeshi background and requested an investigation into the reasons for this. The councillor also expressed concern about the absence of listed building consent for façade restoration and the lack of affordable housing in a development, voting against it. The councillor was elected Vice-Chair of the Development Committee and Deputy Speaker.

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