The Appointments and General Purposes Committee of Islington Council was scheduled to consider the appointment of a new Director of Law and Governance. The committee was also scheduled to review minutes from previous meetings.

Appointment of Director of Law and Governance

The committee was scheduled to interview candidates for the significant role of Director of Law and Governance, who also serves as the Council's Monitoring Officer¹. The report pack indicated that the committee was asked to agree the final salary for the successful candidate, within an advertised range of £124,431 to £140,445, plus an additional £12,534 per annum for the Monitoring Officer duties. Any offer of employment was scheduled to be subject to the Executive Notification Procedure, and the final appointment was scheduled to be submitted to the Council for approval. The report highlighted that the postholder would play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Corporate Plan.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

The committee was scheduled to agree the minutes from its previous meetings held on 28 July 2026 (at 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm) and 25 September 2026. The minutes from the 28 July meeting noted the appointment of Besserat Atsebaha to the post of Director of Environment and Public Safety. The minutes from the 6:00 pm meeting on 28 July indicated that the committee had agreed its membership, terms of reference, dates of meetings, and work programme for 2026/27, and had also agreed proposals for updating the Council's Constitution. The minutes from the 25 September meeting stated that the committee had agreed a shortlist of candidates for the Director of Law and Governance post.