Chris James -  for Enfield

Chris James

 Labour Party  Associate Cabinet Member (Enfield West)

Email: Cllr.Chris.James@enfield.gov.uk

Council: Enfield

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: (Committee Member) Cabinet (Associate Member) Council (Committee Member) Overview & Scrutiny Committee Corporate Parenting Group (Committee Member) Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel Palmers Green Ward Forum (Committee Member) Healthy and Safe Communities Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee Equalities Board (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Corporate Parenting Group Committee Member

Corporate Parenting Board - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 5.30 pm

December 17, 2025
Cabinet Associate Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Enfield Council cabinet is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10 December 2025 to discuss the medium term financial plan, and the schools capital programme.

December 10, 2025
Healthy and Safe Communities Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Healthy and Safe Communities Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Healthy and Safe Communities Scrutiny Panel are scheduled to discuss the Enfield Safer Stronger Communities Board Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2026-30, community cohesion work, and the Safer Stronger Communities Performance Report at their next meeting. They will also note the work programme for 2025/26 and future meeting dates.

December 09, 2025
Equalities Board Committee Member

Equalities Board - Monday, 1st December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Equalities Board of Enfield Council scheduled a meeting to discuss health inequalities, hate crime, and domestic abuse in the borough. The board was also expected to review the minutes from their previous meeting and note their work programme for the coming year.

December 01, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee for North Central London Sector - Friday, 21st November, 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the scheduled Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee for North Central London Sector meeting. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday, 21st November, 2025 at Camden Council. The agenda for the meeting is available to view online.

November 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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2025/26 Quarter 1 Revenue and Capital Monitoring Report

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 10, 2025

...to note the final General Fund revenue outturn for 2024/25, the Quarter 1 2025/26 General Fund net revenue forecast adverse variance, progress on savings, the impact on the Council’s reserves, the forecast in-year overspend on the Dedicated Schools Grant, the latest forecasts for capital receipts, the 2025/26 Quarter 1 General Fund capital forecast spend, and the 2025/26 Quarter 1 HRA revenue and capital positions.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management Outturn Report 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 11, 2025

...to note the Treasury Outturn position for 2024/25, recommend to Council an update to the Council’s investment policy by increasing the limit on deposits placed with UK Banks from £5m to £25m providing the counter party meets the minimum long term credit rating of A-, and recommend to Council an increase in the proportion of principal loan repayments allowed to fall due in ten years from 45% to 50% to provide flexibility for new borrowing whilst maintaining the stability of the loan’s portfolio.

Recommendations Approved

Maintaining our Finance and HR Capabilities

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 11, 2025

...to procure and award contracts for an SAP ERP S/4 HANA platform, a system integrator, a consultant for assurance, and a specialist provider for archiving records, all to update and maintain the Council's Finance and HR capabilities.

Recommendations approved

2024/25 Draft Financial Outturn

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 7.00 pm - June 11, 2025

... to approve new risk reserve targets, a £10.7m transfer to risk reserves contingent on government approval of funding overspends with proceeds from asset sales, a £34.0m carry forward of unspent capital budget, a revised £521.6m capital programme budget, and delegate authority for final adjustments to the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts, while noting an overall overspend, funding for demand-led overspends via asset sales pending government approval, progress on savings, risk reserve levels, a Dedicated Schools Grant deficit, and capital expenditure details.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 60

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 28