Councillor James Potts

Licensing Sub Committee C - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 6.30 pm

The Licensing Sub Committee C met on 22 July 2025 to consider three applications for premises licences. These included a new premises licence for Jiak Malaysian Street Food, a new premises licence for SUD Italia, and a premises licence variation for Smokey Boys.

Licensing Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 6.20 pm

The Islington Council Licensing Committee convened on 14 July 2025, confirming the minutes of their previous meeting and amending the membership of Licensing Sub-Committee D. Councillor Nurullah Turan was appointed as the Vice-Chair of Licensing Sub-Committee D.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a report on persistent absence in secondary schools, upcoming central government policy changes, and a scrutiny initiation document on play spaces and services. The committee noted the scrutiny report, discussed the implications of the government's reforms to children's services, and agreed to provide comments on the scrutiny initiation document by September. The committee also agreed to move their April 2026 meeting to an earlier date.

Council - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 7.15 pm

At a meeting of Islington Council, councillors discussed a range of issues including the impact of government cuts, the importance of social value in procurement, and support for private renters. Councillors voted to support motions on embedding social value and compliance in procurement, supporting private renters, and recognising the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the local campaign to save the Upper Street Post Office. An original motion opposing cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was amended and then carried.

Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1st July, 2025 7.30 pm

The Islington Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the final report of the 2024-25 scrutiny review, and to select a new scrutiny topic for 2025-26, deciding to focus on waste reduction, recycling and the circular economy. The committee also agreed its work plan for the coming year.