Councillor Valerie Bossman-Quarshie

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 6.30 pm, NEW

Councillor Una O'Halloran was elected as the new leader of Islington Council. She is the first leader of the council to have been born and raised in the borough, and the first to have been a lifelong council tenant. She was elected unanimously by councillors after being proposed and seconded by Labour councillors, and welcomed by councillors from the Green party.

Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 12th November, 2024 7.30 pm

The Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee met to review the draft of a new Joint Waste Strategy for North London. The committee was also scheduled to discuss two ongoing projects being run by the Council, named Islington in Bloom and Nature Neighbourhoods .

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 22nd October, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee endorsed the Islington Care Leavers and Housing Protocol and noted the Islington Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report, the Child Protection Annual Report, and the Youth Justice Service Inspection Report.

Environment, Climate and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 8th October, 2024 7.30 pm

The committee reviewed Islington's street cleansing strategy, considered plans for retrofitting Archway Leisure Centre and discussed the annual report of the Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Transport, Councillor Rayne Champion.

Council - Thursday, 19th September, 2024 7.15 pm

The meeting included announcements from the Mayor and the Leader of the Council. It then moved on to consider a petition calling for the Council to divest funds from institutions engaged in illegal occupations and crimes against humanity. The Council then approved seven motions that had been submitted by Councillors. It also approved a number of reports, including a report on the Council’s budget, and made a number of appointments.