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Meetings of Council-side Committees - Wednesday, 21st May, 2025 6.40 pm
May 21, 2025 View on council website
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Summary
The Meetings of Council-side Committees were scheduled to take place on 21 May 2025, following the Annual Council Meeting. The agenda included noting changes to committee membership and approving the appointment of chairs and vice-chairs. Councillor Will Lane, the Mayor, was scheduled to chair the meeting.
Appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs
The meeting was scheduled to approve the appointment of chairs and vice-chairs for the following committees:
- Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee
- Environment Select Committee
- Family Services Select Committee
- Housing and Communities Select Committee
- Administration Committee
- Audit and Transparency Committee
- Investment Committee
- Licensing Committee
- Planning Committee
- Planning Applications Committee
- Pension Board
Committee Membership
The meeting was also scheduled to note changes to the membership of the committees, as approved at the Annual Meeting of the Council.
Attendees
Cllr Mona Adam
Green Party • Golborne
Cllr Sarah Addenbrooke
Lead Member for Communities & Community Safety • Conservative Party • Abingdon
Cllr Hamish Adourian
Conservative Party • Earl's Court
Cllr Dr Mona Ahmed
The Independent Group • Notting Dale
Cllr Kasim Ali
Leader of the K+C Labour Group • Labour Party • Dalgarno
Cllr Aarien Areti
Conservative Party • Holland
Cllr Mohammed Bakhtiar
Labour Party • Colville
Cllr Tom Bennett
(Vice-Chair, Famil Services Select Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Committee & Planning Applications Committee) • Conservative Party • Redcliffe
Cllr Toby Benton
(Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee, Family Services Spokesperson
) • Labour Party • Colville
Cllr Laura Burns
(Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee) • Conservative Party • Chelsea Riverside
Cllr Elizabeth Campbell
Leader of the Council • Conservative Party • Royal Hospital
Cllr Anne Cyron
(Vice Chair, Adult Social Care & Health Select Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Applications Committee) • Conservative Party • Abingdon
Cllr Emma Dent Coad
The Independent Group • St. Helen's
Cllr Marwan Elnaghi
Labour Party • Notting Dale
Cllr Janet Evans
(Chair, Licensing Committee) • Conservative Party • Courtfield
Cllr Catherine Faulks
Lead Member for Family & Children's Services • Conservative Party • Campden
Cllr Joanna Gardner
(Vice-Chair, Housing and Communities Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Pembridge
Cllr Gregory Hammond
(Chair, Environment Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Courtfield
Cllr Gerard Hargreaves
(Chair, Audit & Transparency Committee, Vice-Chair, Planning Committee & Planning Applications Committee) • Conservative Party • Chelsea Riverside
Cllr Preety Hudd
(Vice-Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Vice-Chair, Investment Committee) • Conservative Party • Campden
Cllr James Husband
(Chair, Planning Committee and Planning Applications Committee) • Conservative Party • Abingdon
Cllr Walaa Idris
(Chair, Family Services Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Brompton & Hans Town
Cllr Dahabo Isse
Conservative Party • Colville
Cllr Eva Jedut
Workers Party of Britain • Dalgarno
Cllr Cem Kemahli
Lead Member for Planning & Public Realm • Conservative Party • Royal Hospital
Cllr Lucy Knight
(Chair, Adult Social Care and Health Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Holland
Cllr Will Lane
(Mayor) • Conservative Party • Queen's Gate
Cllr Sina Lari
Labour Party • Golborne
Cllr David Lindsay
(Chair, Pension Board) • Conservative Party • Norland
Cllr Sam Mackover
(Vice-Chair, Environment Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Queen's Gate
Cllr Quentin Marshall
(Chairman, Investment Committee) • Conservative Party • Courtfield
Cllr Sof McVeigh
Lead Member for Housing Management, Housing Safety & Building New Homes • Conservative Party • Brompton & Hans Town
Cllr Lloyd North
Conservative Party • Campden
Cllr Abdullahi Nur
(Environmental Spokesperson
) • Labour Party • Golborne
Cllr Will Pascall
(Chair, Family Services Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Stanley
Cllr Stéphanie Petit
Conservative Party • Norland
Cllr Josh Rendall
Lead Member for Adult Social Care & Public Health • Conservative Party • Stanley
Cllr Marie-Therese Rossi
(Vice-Chair, Licensing Committee) • Conservative Party • Redcliffe
Cllr Dori Schmetterling
Conservative Party • Pembridge
Cllr Claire Simmons
(Chair, Housing and Communities Select Committee) • Labour Party • Notting Dale
Cllr Kim Taylor-Smith
Deputy Leader, Lead Member for Employment, Culture & Economy • Conservative Party • Stanley
Cllr Johnny Thalassites
Lead Member for Finance, Customer Services & Net Zero Council • Conservative Party • Holland
Cllr Portia Thaxter
(Adult Social Care & Health Spokesperson) • Labour Party • St. Helen's
Cllr Tim Verboven
Liberal Democrats • Earl's Court
Cllr Linda Wade
Liberal Democrats • Earl's Court
Cllr Mary Weale
(Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee) • Conservative Party • Brompton & Hans Town
Cllr Roberto Weeden-Sanz
(Vice-Chair, Environment Select Committee) • Conservative Party • Queen's Gate
Cllr Emma Will
Lead Member for Property, Parks & Leisure • Conservative Party • Royal Hospital
Cllr Sidney Yankson
(Vice-Chair, Audit & Transparency Committee) • Conservative Party • Redcliffe
Cllr Sonia Zvedeniuk
Conservative Party • Chelsea Riverside
Topics
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