Councillor Diarmaid Ward
Email: diarmaid.ward@islington.gov.uk
Council: Islington
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
48 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Planning Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 7.30 pm
The Islington Planning Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss a number of planning applications, including a major development on the Barnsbury Estate. The committee will also discuss formal matters such as the minutes of the previous meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will be webcast on the council's website.
Freedom of the Borough, Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Islington Council is scheduled to hold a meeting where they will consider admitting David John Dade as an Honorary Freeperson of the London Borough of Islington. This is in recognition of his voluntary work for the Islington Poppy Appeal.
Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.30 pm
The Islington Council meeting of 4 December 2025 included discussion of the council tax support scheme, a review of the constitution, and a new gambling policy. Councillors were also scheduled to discuss support for children, local government funding, and renter's rights. In addition to these items, the council was expected to discuss questions raised by members of the public and the youth council.
Freedom of the Borough, Council - Friday, 21st November, 2025 3.00 pm
Islington Council held a special meeting to award the Freedom of the Borough to Arsenal Women's Football Club in recognition of their UEFA Women's Champions League win in 2024-25. The motion was proposed, seconded, and then supported by several councillors, before being passed unanimously. Representatives from Arsenal Women's Football Club attended the meeting to accept the award.
Planning Sub Committee B - Monday, 6th October, 2025 7.30 pm
The Islington Council Planning Sub-Committee B convened to discuss and approve a planning application for improvements to Wilfred Fienburgh Court, a council-owned residential estate. The approved plans include installing security gates and railings, relocating refuse bins to a new secure store, and repositioning the vehicle barrier. Councillors voted unanimously to approve the application, subject to conditions outlined in the officer's report.
Decisions from Meetings
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S75 Agreement with NCL ICB for the Islington Survivors Trauma Service - I029909
From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025
...to enter into a Section 75 agreement with the North Central London Integrated Care Board to maintain funding for the Islington Survivors Trauma Service at a maximum of £636,000 from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2026.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of previous meeting
From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025
...to agree the co-ordinated schemes and timetables for admission to Islington primary, secondary schools, and academies in 2026-27, and in-year admission protocols for 2026-27, the policy and oversubscription criteria for admission to community primary and secondary schools and Highbury Fields Sixth Form for 2026-27, the admission numbers for Islington community primary and secondary schools and for external applicants to Highbury Fields Sixth Form for 2026-27, to approve the issue of a statutory notice to close St Jude and St Paul's Church of England Primary School on 31 August 2025, to approve the issue of a statutory notice to close Highbury Quadrant Primary School on 31 August 2025, to approve the extension of the contract to the existing parking enforcement services contract, NSL Ltd, from 1 April 2025 until 30 September 2025, to approve the procurement strategy for the buying process of a call-off contract for cashless parking from the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation Framework 509- 23 Agreement Lot 3 Cashless Parking (mobile) Solutions, to RingGo Limited, for the period 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026, and to agree in principle to appropriate the land comprising the Finsbury Leisure Centre, its football pitches and the pathways between to planning purposes.
Recommendations Approved
Procurement strategy and contract award for North Central London sexual health services
From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025
...to endorse the procurement strategy and authorise awarding the North Central London Integrated Sexual Health services contract to Central North West London NHS Trust for up to 60 months, with an initial term of 36 months plus two optional 12-month extensions, with an estimated budget for Islington of £12,968,680.
Recommendations Approved
S75 for social care support at Pentonville Prison
From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025
...to enter into a Section 75 agreement with NHS England to provide adult social care and support to eligible adult male prisoners at Pentonville Prison for five years, with a possible two-year extension, from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2030, at an estimated value of £875,000.
Recommendations Approved
Local Development Scheme 2025
From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025
...to approve and bring into immediate effect the Local Development Scheme 2025, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, and to cancel the list of planning documents attached as Appendix 2.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 48
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 85