Councillor Diarmaid Ward

Employment and Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 6th November, 2024 11.00 am, NEW

The Employment and Appointments Committee meeting included the shortlisting of candidates for interview for the post of Corporate Director of Homes and Neighbourhoods.

Employment and Appointments Committee - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 1.00 pm, NEW

The meeting approved the minutes of the previous meeting and agreed a shortlist of candidates for the post of Corporate Director of Climate and Environment. The rest of the meeting was held in private.

Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm

The Executive of Islington Council met on 24th October 2024 to agree a range of proposals. The Executive agreed funding to deliver Phase 3 of the Resident Experience Programme; agreed the distribution of Islington’s allocation of the Household Support Fund; approved the adoption of a new policy for the future use of vacant school houses and other vacant caretakers’ houses; and agreed to adopt an innovative participatory grant-making approach to a new £500,000 Sanctuary Grant Programme using government asylum dispersal and refugee resettlement grant funding for local projects to support refugees, migrants and residents seeking asylum in the borough.

Pensions Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting was about the Islington Council Pension Fund. It included presentations and discussions on the fund’s performance, the adoption of an updated investment strategy, and on funding matters.

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.