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Appointment of Councillors to Political Positions and the Appointment of Chairs and Vice Chairs and Membership of Committees

Minutes:

Councillor Hyde moved the recommendations in the report. The recommendations were put to the vote and CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(i)              That Council note that the Labour group have notified the following appointments:

Leader of Group

Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz

Deputy Leader of Group

Councillor Rowena Champion

Chief Whip

Councillor Sara Hyde

Deputy Whips

Councillors Anjna Khurana & Jason Jackson

Chair of Group

Councillor David Poyser

Vice-Chair

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Secretary

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Treasurer

Councillor Satnam Gill

Social Secretary

Councillor Phil Graham

Ordinary Member Posts

Councillors Gary Heather & Bashir Ibrahim

 

(ii)             That Council note that the Green group have notified the following appointments:

Leader of Group

Councillor Caroline Russell

Deputy Leader of Group

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

Group Business Manager

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

(iii)           That the following appointments be made to the Policy and Performance Committee for 2022/23 or until successors are appointed:

 

POLICY & PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE (16 Councillors)

 

Councillor Jenny Kay (Chair)

Councillor Hannah McHugh

Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir (Vice Chair)

Councillor Praful Nargund

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor Saiqa Pandor

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Matt Nathan

Councillor Tricia Clarke

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Councillor Sheila Chapman

Councillor Bashir Ibrahim

Councillor Gary Heather

Councillor Phil Graham

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Janet Burgess

Councillor Troy Gallagher

Councillor Dave Poyser

Councillor Benali Hamdache

Councillor Nick Wayne 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)           That the following appointments be made to the remaining committees for 2022/23 or until successors are appointed:

 

CHILDREN’S SERVICES SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Sheila Chapman (Chair)

Councillor Fin Craig

 

Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie (Vice Chair)

Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir

 

Councillor Rosaline Ogunro  

Councillor Saiqa Pandor 

 

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

Councillor Janet Burgess

 

 

Co-opted Members for Education related issues:

 

Roman Catholic Diocese – Mary Clement

 

Parent Governor Representative (Primary) – Jon Stansfield

 

Parent Governor Representative (Secondary) – Zaleera Wallace

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury 

Councillor Paul Convery 

 

Councillor Praful Nargund

Councillor Toby North 

 

Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENT & REGENERATION SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (9 Councillors)

Councillor Tricia Clarke (Chair)

Councillor Ruth Hayes

Councillor Gary Heather (Vice Chair)

Councillor Claire Zammit 

Councillor Clare Jeapes

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Councillor Fin Craig

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong 

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Praful Nargund

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH AND CARE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury (Chair)

Councillor Fin Craig

Councillor Joseph Croft (Vice Chair)

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

Councillor Clare Jeapes  

Councillor Claire Zammit

Councillor Tricia Clarke

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Janet Burgess

Councillor Dave Poyser

Councillor Nick Wayne

Councillor Benali Hamdache

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HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Jason Jackson (Chair)

Councillor Mick O’Sullivan

Councillor Marian Spall (Vice Chair)

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

Councillor Rosaline Ogunro 

Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner

Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor Phil Graham

Councillor Ben Mackmurdie

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

 

 

Resident Observers:

 

Rose-Marie McDonald

Dean Donaghey

 

 

 

 

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

Councillor Nick Wayne (Chair)

Councillor Janet Burgess

Councillor Flora Williamson (Vice Chair)

Councillor Sara Hyde

 

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Councillor Satnam Gill

 

 

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 Kaya Comer-Schwartz (Chair)

Councillor Nurullah Turan

Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo

 

Officers:

Jonathan O’Sullivan – Acting Director of Public Health

Jon Abbey – Director of Children’s Services

John Everson – Director of Adult Social Care 

 

Representatives of the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group:

Dr John McGrath  – Governing Body representative 

Clare Henderson – Executive Director representative

 

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)

To be advised - Camden and Islington NHS Trust (non-voting)

To be advised - 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 John Woolf

Councillor Roulin Khondoker

Councillor Diarmaid Ward

Councillor Rowena Champion

Councillor Santiago Bell-Bradford 

 

 

Officer Substitutes:

 

For Jonathan O’Sullivan – Charlotte Ashton, Islington Deputy Director of Public Health

For John Everson  – Jill Britton, Acting Director of Strategic Commissioning and Investment 
For Jon Abbey – Laura Eden, Director of Safeguarding and Family Support

 

Clinical Commissioning Group Substitutes:

For Clare Henderson – Sarah McDonnell-Davies, Executive Director for Borough Partnerships

 

Healthwatch Islington Substitute:

For Emma Whitby – Jennifer Kent, Healthwatch Islington

 

NHS Substitutes:

For Dr Helene Brown – Dr Hasz Sonigra, Associate Medical Director, NHS England

To be advised - Camden and Islington NHS Trust

To be advised - Whittington NHS Trust

 

PLANNING COMMITTEE (10 Councillors)

Councillor Martin Klute (Chair)

Councillor Hannah McHugh

Councillor Dave Poyser (Vice Chair)

Councillor Ruth Haynes

Councillor Toby North (Vice Chair)

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Tricia Clarke

Councillor Bashir Ibrahim 

Councillor Paul Convery

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor Jenny Kay

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

 

 

LICENSING COMMITTEE (15 Councillors)

Councillor Angelo Weekes (Chair)

Councillor Matt Nathan

Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie (Vice Chair)

Councillor Nick Wayne

Councillor Marian Spall

Councillor Anjna Khurana 

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Phil Graham

Councillor Asima Shaikh

Councillor Paul Convery

Councillor Ben Mackmurdie

Councillor Flora Williamson

Councillor Joseph Croft

Councillor Praful Nargund

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

 

 

 

LICENSING REGULATORY COMMITTEE (4 Councillors)

Councillor Marian Spall (Chair)

Councillor Martin Klute

Councillor Phil Graham (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Asima Shaikh

 

 

 

Note: Appointments to sub-committees of the Executive, the Audit Committee, the Planning Committee and the Licensing Committee will be made at the next meeting of those committees.

 

STANDARDS COMMITTEE (4 Councillors and 2 Independent Persons)

Councillor Sara Hyde (Chair)

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Anjna Khurana

Councillor Satnam Gill

 

 

Independent Persons (non-voting members of the committee):

Luke Rigg

 

Robert Milne

 

 

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE  (5 Councillors)

Councillor Sara Hyde (Chair)

Councillor Janet Burgess

Councillor Diarmaid Ward

Councillor Flora Williamson  

Councillor Heather Staff

 

 

GRIEVANCE APPEAL COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Anjna Khurana (Chair)

Councillor Bashir Ibrahim

Councillor Rowena Champion

Councillor Dave Poyser

Councillor Martin Klute

 

 

INVESTIGATING AND DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Nick Wayne (Chair)

Councillor Praful Nargund

Councillor Nurullah Turan

Councillor Ben Mackmurdie

Councillor Una O’Halloran

 

DISCIPLINARY APPEAL COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Jason Jackson (Chair)

Councillor Troy Gallagher

Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo

Councillor Saiqa Pandor

Councillor Satnam Gill

 

 

 

 

(v)             That the following appointments be made for 2022/23 or until successors are appointed:

 

FOSTERING PANEL AND ADOPTION AND PERMANENCE PANEL

Councillor Paul Convery

 

CORPORATE PARENTING BOARD

Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo (Chair)

Councillor Saiqa Pandor

Councillor Sheila Chapman

Councillor Toby North 

Councillor Flora Williamson

 

 

STANDING ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (SACRE)

Revd David Allen - Church of England Representative (Chair)
Mary Thorne - Church of England Representative
Harifa Begum - Teacher Association Representative
Damien Parrott - Teacher Association Representative
Ann Dwulit - Teacher Association Representative
Michele Lambert - Teacher Association Representative
Eleanor Sutherland - Teacher Association Representative
Revd Tim Bradshaw – Religious Representative
Parul Monnan - Religious Representative
Tracey Peters - Religious Representative
Teddy Prout - Religious Representative
Vinay Shah - Religious Representative
Naomi Ter-Berg - Religious Representative
Cllr Michelline Safi Ngongo – Local authority representative
Cllr Sheila Chapman – Local authority representative
Cllr Fin Craig – Local authority representative (substitute)
Cllr Flora Williamson – Local authority representative (substitute)

JOINT TMO LIAISON COMMITTEE

Councillor Mick O’Sullivan

 


MEMBER CHAMPIONS


Carers Champion – Councillor Janet Burgess 

Equalities Champions – Councillor Anjna Khurana

Arts Champion – Councillor Claire Zammit

Armed Forces Champion – Councillor Troy Gallagher

Mental Health Champion – Councillor Joseph Croft

Reading Champion – Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

Recycling Champion – Councillor Clare Jeapes

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

Women and Girls Champion – Councillor Saiqa Pandor

Private Renters Champion – Councillor Jenny Kay

Migrants Champion – Councillors Heather Staff & Ilkay Cinko-Oner (Job Share) 

Young People’s Champion – Councillor Bashir Ibrahim

 

 



 

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