Agenda item

Appointment of Councillors to Political Positions and the Appointment of Chairs, Vice Chairs, Independent Members, and Membership of Committees 2020/21

Meeting of Annual Council, Thursday, 24th September, 2020 7.00 pm (Item 32.)

Minutes:

Councillor Hyde, seconded by Councillor Woolf, moved the recommendations in the report. The recommendations were put to the vote and CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

A. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILLORS TO POLITICAL POSITIONS

That the Council note that the Labour Group have notified the following appointments:

Leader of Group	Councillor Richard Watts
Deputy Leader of Group	Councillor Paul Smith
Chief Whip	Councillor Sara Hyde
Deputy Whips	Councillors Anjna Khurana & John Woolf
Chair of Group	Councillor Gary Heather
Vice-Chair	Councillor Michelline Ngongo
Secretary	Councillor Jilani Chowdhury
Treasurer	Councillor Diarmaid Ward
Social Secretary	Councillor Marian Spall
Ordinary Member Posts	Councillors Matt Nathan & Mouna Hamitouche

B. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS

(i) That Alan Begg and Alan Finch be appointed as co-opted members of the Audit Committee for a four year term or until successors are appointed.

(ii) That Luke Rigg and Robert Milne be appointed as Independent Persons for Standards for a four year term or until successors are appointed.
(iii) That Reza Choudhury be appointed to the Independent Panel until the conclusion of the Independent Panel process detailed in the report.

C. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRS AND VICE-CHAIRS AND MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES FOR 2020/21

1) That the following appointments be made to the Policy and Performance Scrutiny Committee for 2020/21 or until successors are appointed:

POLICY & PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE (16 Councillors)

Councillor Theresa Debono (Chair)	Councillor Sara Hyde
Councillor Troy Gallagher (Vice Chair)	Councillor Clare Jeapes
Councillor Santiago Bell-Bradford	Councillor Matt Nathan
Councillor Sheila Chapman	Councillor Mick O’Sullivan
Councillor Jilani Chowdhury	Councillor Angela Picknell
Councillor Vivien Cutler	Councillor Dave Poyser
Councillor Osh Gantly	Councillor Caroline Russell
Councillor Gary Heather	Councillor Nick Wayne

Substitutes:
Councillor Janet Burgess	Councillor John Woolf
Councillor Roulin Khondoker	Councillor Claudia Webbe
Councillor Anjna Khurana	Councillor Joe Caluori
Councillor Andy Hull

2) That the following appointments be made to the remaining committees for 2020/21 or until successors are appointed:

CHILDREN’S SERVICES SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Vivien Cutler (Chair)			Councillor Phil Graham
Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir (Vice Chair)			Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo
Councillor Santiago Bell-Bradford			Councillor Flora Williamson
Councillor Joe Caluori			Councillor John Woolf
Co-opted Members for Education related issues:
	Roman Catholic Diocese – Mary Clement
	Parent Governor Representative (Primary) – Claire Ballak
	Parent Governor Representative (Secondary) – Zaleera Wallace
Substitutes:
Councillor Nick Wayne		Councillor Janet Burgess
Councillor Sarah Hyde		Councillor Clare Jeapes
Councillor Roulin Khondoker

ENVIRONMENT & REGENERATION SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (9 Councillors)

Councillor Dave Poyser (Chair)	Councillor Phil Graham
Councillor Roulin Khondoker (Vice Chair)	Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir
Councillor Paul Convery	Councillor Clare Jeapes
Councillor Tricia Clarke	Councillor Caroline Russell
	Councillor Kadeema Woodbyrne

Substitutes:
Councillor Osh Gantly	Councillor Sara Hyde
Councillor John Woolf	Councillor Janet Burgess
Councillor Santiago Bell-Bradford

HEALTH AND CARE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Osh Gantly (Chair)	Councillor Tricia Clarke
Councillor Jilani Chowdhury (Vice Chair)	Councillor Phil Graham
Councillor Rakhia Ismail	Councillor Roulin Khondoker
Councillor Clare Jeapes	Councillor Martin Klute
Substitutes:
Councillor Sara Hyde	Councillor John Woolf
Councillor Anjna Khurana

The co-opted member from Healthwatch Islington is to be confirmed.

HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Mick O’Sullivan (Chair)	Councillor Phil Graham
Councillor Marian Spall (Vice Chair)	Councillor Mouna Hamitouche
Councillor Theresa Debono	Councillor Gary Heather
Councillor Troy Gallagher	Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir
Substitutes:
Councillor Alice Clarke Perry	Councillor Jenny Kay
Councillor Vivien Cutler	Councillor Roulin Khondoker
Councillor Osh Gantly	Councillor John Woolf
Councillor Sara Hyde	Cllr Santiago Bell-Bradford
Resident Observers:
Rose-Marie McDonald Dean Donaghey

AUDIT COMMITTEE (4 Councillors and 2 Independent Members, as below)

Councillor Nick Wayne (Chair)	Councillor Troy Gallagher
Councillor Andy Hull (Vice Chair)	Councillor Anjna Khurana
Substitutes:
Councillor Roulin Khondoker	Councillor John Woolf
Councillor Jenny Kay	Councillor Flora Williamson
Independent Members:
Alan Begg
Alan Finch

HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD (15 members, as below)
Members of the Board are also members of the Haringey and Islington Health and Wellbeing Boards Joint Sub-Committee, with the exception of the representatives of NHS England and Islington GP Federation.

Councillors:

Councillor Richard Watts (Chair)

Councillor Nurullah Turan

Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz

Officers:

Julie Billett – Director of Public Health

Carmel Littleton – Corporate Director – People

Katharine Willmette – Service Director – Adult Social Care

Representatives of the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group:

Dr Jo Sauvage – NCL CCG Governing Body member for Islington

Sarah McDonnell-Davies – Executive Director of Borough Partnerships

Representative of Healthwatch Islington:

Emma Whitby – Chief Executive, Healthwatch Islington (non-voting)

Representatives of the NHS:

Dr Helene Brown, Medical Director, NHS England (non-voting)

Angela McNab, Chief Executive, Camden and Islington NHS Trust (non-voting)

Siobhan Harrington, Chief Executive, Whittington NHS Trust (non-voting)

Voluntary Sector Representative:

Katy Porter, Manor Gardens Welfare Trust (non-voting)

Islington GP Federation:

Michael Clowes, Chief Executive, Islington GP Federation (non-voting)

Substitutes may attend meetings subject to prior agreement of the Chair.

Councillor Substitutes:
Councillor Una O’Halloran	Councillor Asima Shaikh
Councillor Satnam Gill	Councillor Diarmaid Ward
Councillor Rowena Champion	Councillor Sue Lukes

Officer Substitutes:
For Julie Billett – Charlotte Ashton, Islington Deputy Director of Public Health
For Katharine Willmette – Jim Beale, Assistant Director of Adult Social Care For Carmel Littleton – Laura Eden, Director of Safeguarding and Family Support
Clinical Commissioning Group Substitutes:
For Dr Jo Sauvage – Dr John McGrath, NCL CCG Governing Body For Sarah McDonnell-Davies – Paul Sinden, Director of Performance & Acute Commissioning
Healthwatch Islington Substitute:
For Emma Whitby – Jennifer Kent, Healthwatch Islington

NHS Substitutes:
For Dr Helene Brown – Dr Hasz Sonigra, Associate Medical Director, NHS England
For Siobhan Harrington – Jonathan Gardner, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Whittington Health
For Angela McNab – Andy Rogers, Chief Operating Officer, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

PLANNING COMMITTEE (10 Councillors)

Councillor Martin Klute (Chair)	Councillor Paul Convery
Councillor Jenny Kay (Vice Chair)	Councillor Rakhia Ismail
Councillor Angela Picknell (Vice Chair)	Councillor Roulin Khondoker
Councillor Jilani Chowdhury	Councillor Dave Poyser
Councillor Tricia Clarke	Councillor John Woolf

Substitutes:
Councillor Flora Williamson	Councillor Janet Burgess
Councillor Sara Hyde	Councillor Nick Wayne
Councillor Alice Clarke-Perry	Councillor Claudia Webbe

LICENSING COMMITTEE (13 Councillors)

Councillor Phil Graham (Chair)
Councillor Nick Wayne (Vice Chair)	Councillor Troy Gallagher
Councillor Joe Caluori	Councillor Rakhia Ismail
Councillor Sheila Chapman	Councillor Matt Nathan
Councillor Alice Clarke-Perry	Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo
Councillor Paul Convery	Councillor Gary Poole
Councillor Vivien Cutler	Councillor Marian Spall

LICENSING REGULATORY COMMITTEE (4 Councillors)

Councillor Marian Spall (Chair)	Councillor Alice Clarke-Perry
Councillor Phil Graham (Vice-Chair)	Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo
Substitutes:
Councillor Sara Hyde	Councillor John Woolf
Councillor Theresa Debono	Councillor Roulin Khondoker

STANDARDS COMMITTEE (4 Councillors and 2 Independent Persons)

Councillor Sara Hyde (Chair)	Councillor Anjna Khurana
Councillor Andy Hull	Councillor John Woolf
Substitutes:
Councillor Paul Smith	Councillor Rakhia Ismail
Councillor Troy Gallagher

Independent Persons (who have observer status on the committee):
Luke Rigg
Robert Milne

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE

Councillor Sara Hyde (Chair)	Councillor Mouna Hamitouche
Councillor Nurullah Turan	Councillor Martin Klute
Councillor Theresa Debono
Substitutes:
Cllr Angela Picknell

GRIEVANCE APPEAL COMMITTEE

Councillor John Woolf (Chair)	Councillor Andy Hull
Councillor Diarmaid Ward	Councillor Mouna Hamitouche
Councillor Vivien Cutler

Substitutes:
Cllr Martin Klute

INVESTIGATING AND DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

Councillor Nick Wayne (Chair)	Councillor Jenny Kay
Councillor Satnam Gill	Councillor Una O’Halloran
Councillor Troy Gallagher

DISCIPLINARY APPEAL COMMITTEE

Councillor Anjna Khurana (Chair)	Councillor Kadeema Woodbyrne
Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz	Councillor Marian Spall
Councillor Phil Graham

FOSTERING PANEL AND ADOPTION AND PERMANENCE PANEL

Councillor Paul Convery

CORPORATE PARENTING BOARD

Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz (Chair)	Councillor Sara Hyde
Councillor Paul Convery	Councillor Flora Williamson
Councillor Vivien Cutler

STANDING ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (SACRE)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster			Conor McGinn 1 Vacancy
Free Church Federal Council:	Archway Methodist Church	Tim Bradshaw
	Salvation Army	1 Vacancy
	United Reformed Church	1 Vacancy
	Baptist Union	1 Vacancy
Society of Friends		1 Vacancy
Greek Orthodox Church		1 Vacancy
Elim Pentecostal Church		1 Vacancy
Jewish	Board of Deputies of British Jews	Judith Fox
Muslim Community	Muslim Welfare House Trust	Mohamed Mahmoud
	Muslim Education Trust	Merium Bhuiyam 1 Vacancy

Jain	Jain Samaj Europe	Vinay K Shah
Buddhist	Harrow Zazenkai - White Wind Zen Community	Frank Tettsu Woods
Islington Baha’i Community		1 Vacancy
Hindu		1 Vacancy
Sikh		Rosalind Miller
Daoist		1 Vacancy
Church of England	London Diocesan Board for Schools	Mary Thorne
	St Mary Magdalene Academy	April Keech
	St Luke’s Church	Revd Dave Tomlinson
	St Clement’s Church	Fr David Allen
Humanist	British Humanist Association	Edward Prout
National Union of Teachers		1 Vacancy
Association of School and College Leaders	Drayton Park Primary School St Lukes / Moreland Primary Schools	Damien Parrott Ann Dwulit
National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)		1 Vacancy
National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT)		1 Vacancy
Head of RE Secondary Schools	St Mary Magdalene Academy	Sophie Morgan
Head of RE Special Schools	New River College	Ian Benson
Head of RE Primary Schools	Winton Primary School	Semra Gokce
Representatives of Governor Organisations		1 Vacancy
Islington Council		Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz Cllr Sara Hyde (Substitute members: Cllr Alice Clarke-Perry Cllr Flora Williamson)

JOINT TMO LIAISON COMMITTEE

Councillor Mick O’Sullivan

OTHER POSITIONS

Carers Champion – Councillor Janet Burgess

Equalities Champions – Councillor Rakhia Ismail

Arts Champion – Councillor Rakhia Ismail

Armed Forces Champion – Councillor Gary Poole

Mental Health Champion – Councillor Phil Graham

Reading Champion – Councillor Tricia Clarke

Recycling Champion – Councillor Clare Jeapes

Small Business, Co-ops and Social Enterprise Champion
– Councillor Matt Nathan

Women and Girls Champion – Councillor Kadeema Woodbyrne

Private Renters Champion – Councillor Jenny Kay

Migrants Champion – Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir

Supporting documents:

Appointment of Councillors to Political Positions 2020-21, item 32. PDF 87 KB