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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 Santiago Bell-Bradford

Chief Whip

Councillor Sara Hyde

Deputy Whips

Councillors Jason Jackson & Fin Craig

Chair of Group

Councillor David Poyser

Vice-Chair

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Secretary

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Treasurer

Councillor Satnam Gill

Social Secretary

Councillor Heather Staff

Ordinary Member Posts

Councillors Bashir Ibrahim & Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

 

 

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

 

Leader of Group

Councillor Benali Hamdache

Deputy Leader of Group

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

Group Business Manager

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

 

 

(iii)            That the following appointments be made to the Policy and Performance Committee for 2023/24 or until successors are appointed:

 

POLICY & PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE (12 Councillors)

Councillor Flora Williamson (Chair)

Councillor Hannah McHugh

Councillor Paul Convery (Vice Chair)

Councillor Bashir Ibrahim

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor Saiqa Pandor

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Councillor Tricia Clarke

Councillor Sheila Chapman

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Nick Wayne 

Councillor Troy Gallagher

Councillor Dave Poyser

Councillor Praful Nargund

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

 

 

(iv)           That the following appointments be made to the remaining committees for 2023/24 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 Toby North

Councillor Rosaline Ogunro  

Councillor Saiqa Pandor 

Councillor Clare Zammit

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

 

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 Dave Poyser

Councillor Heather Staff

 

Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENT & REGENERATION SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Tricia Clarke (Chair)

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

Councillor Clare Jeapes (Vice Chair)

Councillor Ruth Hayes

Councillor Angelo Weekes

Councillor Claire Zammit 

Councillor Fin Craig

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Toby North

Councillor David Poyser

Councillor Flora Williamson

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

 

HEALTH AND CARE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury (Chair)

Councillor Fin Craig

Councillor Joseph Croft (Vice Chair)

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

Councillor Janet Burgess

Councillor Claire Zammit

Councillor Tricia Clarke

Councillor Caroline Russell

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor David Poyser

Councillor Flora Williamson

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

 

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

 

HOUSING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (8 Councillors)

Councillor Jason Jackson (Chair)

Councillor Mick O’Sullivan

Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner (Vice Chair)

Councillor Mick Gilgunn

Councillor Phil Graham

Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir

Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor David Poyser

Councillor Ben Mackmurdie

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Caroline Russell

Councillor Marian Spall

Councillor Rosaline Ogunro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Jenny Kay

 

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 Integrated Care Board: 

Dr Clare O’Brien– 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)

Darren Summers – Camden and Islington NHS Trust (non-voting)

Helen Brown – CEO, Whittington NHS Trust (non-voting)

 

Voluntary Sector Representative:

To be advised.

 

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  Jodi Pilling, 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

 

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 Rosaline Ogunro

Councillor Paul Convery

Councillor Benali Hamdache

 

Substitutes:

 

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Nick Wayne

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

Councillor Jenny Kay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LICENSING COMMITTEE (15 Councillors)

Councillor Angelo Weekes (Chair)

Councillor Ben Mackmurdie

Councillor Heather Staff

Councillor Joseph Croft

Councillor Phil Graham

Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner

Councillor Bashir Ibrahim

Councillor Marian Spall

Councillor Clare Jeapes

Councillor Matt Nathan

Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

Councillor Asima Shaikh

Councillor Nick Wayne

Councillor Ernestas Jegorovas-Armstrong

Councillor Praful Nargund

 

 

LICENSING REGULATORY COMMITTEE (4 Councillors)

Councillor Marian Spall (Chair)

Councillor Ben Mackmurdie

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 Anjna Khurana (Chair)

Councillor Jason Jackson

Councillor Fin Craig

Councillor Satnam Gill

 

 

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

Luke Rigg

 

Robert Milne

 

 

GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Sara Hyde (Chair)

Councillor Rosaline Ogunro

Councillor Diarmaid Ward

Councillor Janet Burgess

Councillor Heather Staff

 

 

GRIEVANCE APPEAL COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Jason Jackson (Chair)

Councillor Clare Jeapes

Councillor Rowena Champion

Councillor Marian Spall

Councillor Nurullah Turan

 

 

INVESTIGATING AND DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Nick Wayne (Chair)

Councillor Troy Gallagher

Councillor Diarmaid Ward

Councillor Ruth Hayes

Councillor Una O’Halloran

 

Substitute:

 

Councillor Sheila Chapman

 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Flora Williamson

DISCIPLINARY APPEAL COMMITTEE (5 Councillors)

Councillor Fin Craig (Chair)

Councillor David Poyser

Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo

Councillor Benali Hamdache

Councillor Satnam Gill

 

 

 

 

 

A.    OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Recommendation:

1)    That the following appointments be made for 2023/24 or until successors are appointed:

 

 

FOSTERING PANEL AND ADOPTION AND PERMANENCE PANEL

Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir

 

CORPORATE PARENTING BOARD

Councillor Michelline Safi Ngongo (Chair)

Councillor Gulcin Ozdemir

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
Ann Dwulit - Teacher Association Representative
Parul Monnan - Religious Representative
Tracey Peters - Religious Representative
Vinay Shah - Religious Representative
Naomi Ter-Berg - Religious Representative
Cllr Michelline Safi Ngongo – Local authority representative
Cllr Saiqa Pandor – Local authority representative

Note: there are vacancies on SACRE and further appointments will be made in due course.

TMO LIAISON COMMITTEE

Councillor Mick O’Sullivan

 

MEMBER CHAMPIONS


Carers Champion – Councillor Janet Burgess 

Equalities Champions – Councillor Hannah McHugh

Arts Champion – Councillor Claire Zammit

Armed Forces Champion – Councillor Marian Spall

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 – Councillors Fin Craig and Rosaline Ogunro (Job Share)

 

 



 

 

 

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