Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing
Havering Council is addressing the implications of its adult services restructure, completed in December 2025.
Havering Council's adult services and its commissioning team underwent a restructure, a decision made by the Cabinet on 15 October 2025. This followed changes at NHS North East London, which was cutting running costs by 50%, and was driven by funding concerns. The commissioning team's restructure was planned for completion by December 2025.
The restructure impacts "Place" and ends the integrated commissioning model, as explained by Councillor Gillian Ford, Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing. As part of these changes, the Cabinet considered an interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26.
Key facts
- Havering's adult services are undergoing a restructure. Source
- The council's commissioning team restructure was planned for completion by December 2025. Source
- The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting on 15 October 2025. Source
- An interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26 was considered. Source
- Councillor Gillian Ford is the Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing. Source
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