Councillor David Longstaff

Schools Forum - Tuesday 24th June, 2025 4.00 pm

The Barnet Council Schools Forum was scheduled to convene on 24 June 2025, to discuss a range of financial and strategic issues affecting schools in the borough. Key topics included updates on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn, maintained school balances, the Schools Budget Support Grant (SBSG), and the Scheme for Financing Schools, as well as updates on the High Needs Block (HNB) and SEND provision.

Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Wednesday 11th June, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-committee met to discuss corporate parenting reports, a family services quarterly update, task and finish group updates, and the cabinet forward plan. The committee noted the corporate parenting reports, which included updates on the Children in Care Council, fostering services, and the Independent Reviewing Service. Members also discussed the family services quarterly update and the task and finish group updates, and they identified the kinship policy for pre-decision scrutiny.

Annual Council - Tuesday 20th May, 2025 7.00 pm

The Annual Council meeting of the London Borough of Barnet on 20 May 2025 addressed several administrative and policy matters, including amendments to cabinet member responsibilities, a constitution review, and the approval of a Cumulative Impact Zone in Burnt Oak. The council also noted the results of recent by-elections and made appointments to various committees and outside bodies.

Cabinet - Monday 7th April, 2025 7.00 pm

The Barnet Council Cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including highways, community participation, kinship care, parking enforcement and housing. Decisions were made on the highway network, community participation, the kinship care offer, and the parking enforcement contract. Consideration of the draft Statement of Community Involvement and the 20 mph zone policy were deferred.

Schools Forum - Tuesday 25th March, 2025 4.00 pm