Decision

Recommendations: 

i.            Welcomed the findings of the Corporate Resources and Economic Scrutiny Committee (now Overview and Scrutiny Committee) Review of Supporting Islington’s Communities Through Progressive Procurement.

ii.            Agreed responses to the recommendations of the Committee, which formally became the Overview and Scrutiny Committee following a Council resolution on 4th December 2025, as set out in section 4 of this report.

iii.            Approved the council’s first Social Value Statement, developed in response to Recommendation One.

iv.            Agreed that officers report back on progress to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee at a time agreed with the Committee.

Decisions:

AGREED recommendations

Reasons for the decision – as detailed in the report  

Other options considered – as detailed in the report  

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none