Chris Spencer

Council

Council - Tuesday 28th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Council of Barnet Council met on Tuesday 28 January 2025. The meeting started with tributes to Councillor Eva Greenspan, and former Councillors Usha Chopra and Joe Lee who had all sadly passed away. The council then adopted the [Joint Report of the Monitoring Officer and Chief Finance Officer (section 151 Officer)][Council cover report 28 January 2025], which detailed unlawful payments that had been made to, and from the Barnet Pension Fund. The Council delegated to the Pension Fund and Governance, Audit, Risk Management and Standards Committees the task of establishing the best way to rectify these unlawful payments, and delegated authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Monitoring Officer and Chief Finance Officer, to put those steps into effect. The council also noted the appointment of Alexa, Alina, Zahra, and Shama from Copthall Girls School to speak about the 60th anniversary of the London Borough of Barnet.

Health & Wellbeing Board

Health & Wellbeing Board - Thursday 23rd January, 2025 9.30 am

The Health & Wellbeing Board noted the progress of work at the Graham Park Estate and accepted the draft Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the period 2025-2035, subject to a final round of public consultation. It also received a verbal update on communicable diseases.

Schools Forum

Schools Forum - Thursday 16th January, 2025 4.00 pm