Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 13th June, 2024 7.30 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 10th June, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting agreed its membership, terms of reference, dates of meetings, work program and scrutiny topic for the 2024-25 municipal year. The committee also noted the 2023 SACRE Annual Report and Quarter 3 performance report.

Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 21st May, 2024 6.20 pm

The Licensing Committee met and set the schedule of Licensing Sub-Committee meetings for the 2024/2025 municipal year. They also agreed the membership of each of the four sub-committees, and appointed a Chair and Vice-Chair for each one. The minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2024 [^1] were agreed.

Annual Council - Thursday, 16th May, 2024 7.30 pm

Councillor Anjna Khurana was elected as Mayor of Islington for 2024/25, with Councillor Jason Jackson as her deputy. Outgoing Mayor, Councillor Gary Heather, was thanked for his service to the borough. Councillor Kaya Comer-Schwartz announced a refreshed Executive, with new responsibilities and some changes in personnel. The Council also approved a number of constitutional amendments relating to the operation of scrutiny, changes to the Members’ Allowances Scheme and procurement rules, and the membership and terms of reference for the Council’s committees.

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 13th May, 2024 7.30 pm

The Committee agreed an amended set of recommendations from its review of New Homes Build in Islington. It received a positive update on the rollout of fibre broadband across the borough, and discussed and provided feedback on the draft Homelessness Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy for 2024-2027.