Members of the Council's Executive provide
political leadership and strategic direction for the council, both
within individual portfolio responsibilities and as part of the
corporate responsibilities of the Executive. They bring a
cross-service perspective to the council, encouraging integrated
working across service areas focused on the council's political and
administrative priorities.
The Executive take an active approach to ensuring
that decisions made by the council are informed both politically
and administratively and the council's executive decisions are made
collectively at Executive meetings.
The Executive are each democratically accountable
to the public and are the public face of the council.
The Executive meets at least ten times per year and
the meetings are open to the public and press except where
confidential matters are being discussed.
The Executive Member responsibility for services is as
follows:
Leader – Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz
• Overall
management
• Resilience and civil
emergencies
• Communications and
consultation
• Devolution
Deputy Leader and
Finance & Performance – Cllr Diarmaid Ward
• Finance, Property,
Revenues and Benefits and Pensions
• Performance, Contract
Management and Risk management
• Contact Islington and
Complaints
• ICT, Procurement, Legal
and Human Resources
• Democratic Services,
Registrars and Electoral Registration
• Council
transformation
Inclusive Economy,
Culture & Jobs – Cllr Santiago Bell-Bradford
• Employment and
Employment Services
• Lifelong Learning and
Skills
•
Apprenticeships
• Economic Regeneration
and Inclusive Economy
• Small Business support
and business relationships
• Green jobs
• Commercial
planning
• Arts, Culture and
Heritage
Environment, Air
Quality & Transport – Cllr Rowena Champion
• Energy, Fuel Poverty and
Climate Change
• Refuse, Waste Reduction
and Recycling
• Street Scene, Roads and
Highways
•
Sustainability
• Traffic and
Parking
• Major Transport
Infrastructure, Road Safety and Transportation
• Improving Air
Quality
• People Friendly Streets
and promoting walking and cycling
• Parks, Open Spaces and
Cemeteries
Equalities,
Communities & Inclusion – Cllr Sheila Chapman
• Equalities and community
cohesion
• Support for migrants and
refugees
• No Recourse to Public
Funds (NRPF) Support Services
• Libraries
• Member
development
• Adult early intervention
and Fairer Together
• Community Development
and Resilience
• Voluntary and Community
Sector
• Ward Partnerships and
Local Initiative Funding
• Tackling Social
Isolation and Loneliness
Homes &
Neighbourhoods – Cllr Una O’Halloran
• Housing Management and
Maintenance (including Partners for Improvement)
• Private Sector
Housing
• Tenant and Resident
engagement and representation
• Tenant Management
Organisations
• Homelessness
• Delivering new genuinely
affordable homes
• Strategic Planning and
Development Control
Children, Young
People & Families – Cllr Michelline Safi Ngongo
• Early Years and
Children’s Centres
• Schools
• Play and Youth
Services
• Children’s Social
Services and Child Protection
• Tackling child
poverty
• Youth Offending Service
and Youth Crime
Health & Social
Care – Cllr Flora Williamson
• Coronavirus
recovery
• Adult Social
Services
• Public Health
• Integration of Health
and Social Care
• Sport and
Leisure
• Tackling food
poverty
Community Safety
– Cllr John Woolf
• Prevent
• Community Safety and
Policing
• Hate crime
• Tackling Domestic
Violence and Abuse, and supporting survivors
• Champion for Victims (of
crime)
• Public
Protection
• Licensing
• Nighttime
sector
If you have any questions, please
contact:
Mary Green, Principal Executive Officer
democracy@islington.gov.uk
