Emily Arkell - Councillor for Haringey (Bounds Green)

Councillor Emily Arkell

Labour Bounds Green Cabinet Member for Culture & Leisure

Email: Emily.Arkell@haringey.gov.uk

Council: Haringey

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Alexandra Park and Palace Statutory Advisory Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Member Signing (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 6.30 pm

February 10, 2026, 6:30 pm
Alexandra Park and Palace Statutory Advisory Committee Committee Member

Alexandra Park and Palace Statutory Advisory Committee - Monday, 2nd February, 2026 7.30 pm

The Alexandra Park and Palace Statutory Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, 2nd February 2026. The meeting's agenda includes a report on the progress of the Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust, covering various aspects of its operations and future plans.

February 02, 2026, 7:30 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 6.30 pm

The Cabinet of Haringey Council met on Tuesday 20 January 2026, approving the acquisition of 12 new council homes, a new policy to tackle single-use plastics, an updated damp and mould policy, and a new library strategy. The meeting also saw the approval of updated fees and charges, and significant investments in housing stock improvements and climate resilience.

January 20, 2026, 6:30 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm

The Haringey Council cabinet convened to address a range of critical issues, approving measures from financial management and housing to community safety and environmental resilience. Key decisions included adopting a new Anti-Social Behaviour Policy, approving a finance update for the second quarter of 2025/26, and adopting Haringey's Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience Action Plan.

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Member Signing Committee Member

Variation of Libraries Operating Hours - Confirmation, Cabinet Member Signing - Monday, 8th December, 2025 1.00 pm

Councillor Emily Arkell, Cabinet Member for Culture & Leisure, confirmed the implementation of changes to library operating hours, which had been previously approved by the Cabinet in December 2024. These changes, which include maintaining lunchtime opening and increasing lone-working practices, aim to address the council's financial challenges while fulfilling its statutory duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service, as required by the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964[^2]. The decision follows staff consultation, and the development and testing of a revised staffing structure.

December 08, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman Public Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

...to formally consider the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman's public report regarding a complaint about Adult Social Care, approve the Council's response and action plan, authorise the Director of Adult Social Care to provide evidence of compliance, and agree to provide further assurance updates to the Adults and Health Scrutiny Panel.

Recommendations Approved

Adult Social Care Improvement Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

... the Cabinet of Haringey approved the Adult Social Care Improvement Plan, which addresses findings from a CQC assessment report and establishes a cross-party improvement board to oversee its implementation.

Recommendations Approved

Approval of a draft Homelessness Strategy for consultation

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

... to approve a draft Homelessness Strategy for formal consultation, aiming to develop a new strategy for 2025-2027 after considering feedback from stakeholders.

Recommendations Approved

Publication of Adult Carers Strategy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

... to approve the Haringey Adult Carers Strategy 2025-2028 and endorse the proposed first-phase delivery plan, aiming to improve support for unpaid carers in the borough.

Recommendations Approved

Matters Referred to Cabinet by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

...the Cabinet of Haringey noted the recommendations of the Housing, Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel Review regarding the Temporary Accommodation Placements Policy and Private Rented Sector Discharge Policy, and agreed with the responses to those recommendations.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 26

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 50