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Summary
The Licensing Committee of Islington Council met on 20 May 2025 to discuss the appointment of licensing sub-committees for the upcoming year and to review the minutes of their previous meeting. The committee was also scheduled to consider if any items should be treated as urgent or exempt from press and public access.
Appointment of Licensing Sub-Committees
The committee was scheduled to discuss the appointment of Licensing Sub-Committees for 2025/2026 and the delegation of licensing functions. A document titled Appointment of Sub-Committees for 2025-2026 and Delegation of Licensing Functions FH
was included in the public reports pack for consideration.
The report pack included three appendices:
- Appendix 1 - Terms of Reference Sub-Committee
- Appendix 2 - Terms of Reference Committee
- Appendix 3 - Dates
Minutes from Previous Meeting
The public reports pack included the minutes from the meeting held on 17 December 2024. Councillors Joseph Croft, Councillor Heather Staff, Councillor Clare Jeapes, Councillor Gary Heather and Councillor Nurullah Turan were present at that meeting, which was chaired by Councillor Heather Staff.
The previous meeting included discussion of the following items:
- Apologies for Absence
- Declarations of Interest
- Minutes of previous meeting
Amendments to Sub-Committee Membership. The following Licensing Sub-Committee memberships were agreed:
Licensing Sub A
- Councillor Heather Staff – Chair
- Councillor Gary Heather – Vice-Chair
- Councillor Roulin Khondoker
Licensing Sub B
- Councillor Bashir Ibrahim – Chair
- Councillor Nick Wayne – Vice-Chair
- Councillor Ilkay Cinko-Oner
Licensing Sub C
- Councillor Ben Mackmurdie – Chair
- Councillor Joseph Croft – Vice-Chair
- Councillor Asima Shaikh
Licensing Sub D
- Councillor Clare Jeapes
- Councillor Marian Spall
- Councillor Phil Graham
It was noted that Councillors Praful Nargund, Councillor Nurullah Turan, and Councillor Matt Nathan are members of the Licensing Committee and can substitute as necessary.
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