Alison Cornelius - Councillor for Barnet (Totteridge & Woodside)

Councillor Alison Cornelius

Conservative Totteridge & Woodside

Email: cllr.a.cornelius@barnet.gov.uk

Council: Barnet

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Committee Member) North Area Committee Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Annual Council Cabinet

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Alison Cornelius's council service across multiple years reveals a consistent dedication to scrutinizing public services, with a pronounced and evolving focus on health, community well-being, and local infrastructure. While her earlier years, particularly 2024, show active engagement in budget discussions, infrastructure projects, and road safety, her most recent activity in 2025 demonstrates a deepening and more specific concentration on healthcare and public health.

In 2025, Cornelius was a highly active participant, particularly within the Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee. Her priorities clearly centered on ensuring robust public health outcomes and patient safety. She consistently sought detailed data and clarification on critical health metrics, including vaccination uptake, hospital-acquired infections (flu, COVID-19, E.Coli, C.Diff), and patient safety issues like 'never events' and pressure ulcers. Her advocacy for clearer reporting, demanding full terminology and explanations for chart color-coding, highlights a commitment to transparency and understanding. Furthermore, she voiced significant concerns regarding disparities in public health funding for outer London boroughs and the financial pressures on hospices and care homes due to national insurance increases, specifically mentioning the strain on organizations like the Eleanor Palmer Trust. Her engagement extended to local development, where she questioned inclusivity and sought details on feasibility and infrastructure. A declaration of a pecuniary interest in repairing mayoral regalia also occurred.

Prior to this, in 2024, Cornelius was engaged in a broader range of council activities. She participated in budget discussions, voting 'For' a Conservative Group amendment. Her focus included infrastructure projects like the Tudor Park Pavilion, road safety initiatives on Totteridge Lane and Pollard Road, and excavation licenses. Her interest in health services was also present, questioning the cost and success of fluoride varnishing, reviewing Royal Free London Quality Accounts, and raising concerns about the public health grant allocation, advocating for escalation to ministers regarding disparities between inner and outer London boroughs. She also paid tribute to a former councillor and posed critical questions on various service spending and uptake issues. Her employment with TFL led to a declared interest in a bus route motion. She concluded 2024 by being appointed Chair of the Licensing Sub-Committee, where she outlined procedural steps.

Her earliest recorded activity in 2026, while limited to attendance at a single council meeting, marks the most recent point in her service. The lack of recorded speaking or specific actions in this instance, compared to her detailed engagement in 2025, suggests a potential shift or a period of less public-facing activity in this most recent year.

Overall, key themes and priorities for Alison Cornelius include a strong emphasis on scrutinizing health services, advocating for equitable public health funding, and ensuring transparency and accountability in council operations. Her focus has evolved from a broader engagement with infrastructure and budget matters in 2024 to a more specialized and in-depth examination of healthcare and public health issues in 2025. Her most significant contributions in recent years lie in her detailed questioning and advocacy within the health scrutiny committees, pushing for better data, clearer reporting, and addressing funding disparities. Consistent areas of interest include public health, patient safety, and the financial sustainability of local services.

Yearly Activity Timeline

During 2026, Alison Cornelius's primary recorded activity was her attendance at the Council meeting on January 27th. There is no indication of her speaking or taking specific actions during this meeting.

Monthly Activity in 2026

During January 2026, Alison Cornelius was present at the Council meeting on Tuesday, 27th January. There is no record of her speaking or taking any specific actions during this meeting.

Meetings in January 2026
Council - Tuesday 27th January, 2026 7.00 pm - 27 January 2026

Alison Cornelius was present at the Council meeting on Tuesday, 27th January, 2026. There is no record of her speaking or taking any action during the meeting.

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

36 meetings · Page 6 of 8

Licensing and General Purposes Committee

the Licensing and General Purposes Committee of Barnet Council

October 31, 2024
Council

Council - Tuesday 15th October, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting began with a series of speeches on the topic of Black History Month and then moved on to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 July 2024, note the contents of a number of reports, appoint new officers, and approve a new constitution for the council. Two motions were debated and voted on: a motion to celebrate the achievements of the Labour administration, which was carried, and a motion to regret the government's decision to means-test Winter Fuel Allowance, which was lost.

October 15, 2024
North Area Committee

North Area Committee - Wednesday 11th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The North Area Committee met and agreed to grant funding for an outdoor gym in Stonyfield Park, the installation of a permanent Christmas tree and seating in Mill Hill Town Square, and the refurbishment of the toilets in the Underhill Children’s Centre. The committee also agreed to defer a decision on an application for a new toddler’s play area in Mill Hill Park to the next municipal year.

September 11, 2024
Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee - Thursday 5th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee discussed a report on children's oral health in Barnet. The committee was concerned that Barnet was the only borough in North Central London that did not provide a targeted fluoride varnishing programme for children, due to funding constraints. The committee requested data on how many children had been identified with safeguarding concerns from dental assessments or from the supervised toothbrushing scheme. There was disappointment that only 69% of Barnet's looked after children have had dental checks, which the Executive Director of Communities, Adults and Health agreed to raise with Tina McElligott, the Director of Children's Social Care. The committee also discussed whether there was any funding available to help people who have to travel to access NHS dentists, and asked the Integrated Care Board (ICB) to consider commissioning a mobile dental van, similar to some other boroughs.

September 05, 2024
North Area Committee

North Area Committee - Thursday 25th July, 2024 6.30 pm

The North Area Committee approved funding requests for the Barnet Elizabethans Rugby Football Club, Hadley Football Club, The Darlands Conservation Trust, and Oak Hill Parkrun. The committee also noted the latest updates to the Community Infrastructure Levy and Road Safety & Parking budgets.

July 25, 2024

Summary

Meetings Attended: 36

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 4