Councillor Jenny Headlam-Wells

Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 24th February, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to receive updates about a range of services provided to children, young people and families in Camden. Topics included how the Council and Camden Learning were scheduled to support schools in meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, in improving school attendance, and how they had been supporting children in care. The meeting was also scheduled to receive an update about the performance of Camden schools, including test and examinations results for the 2023-24 academic year. The information below is taken from the report pack provided to attendees for the meeting and does not provide an account of what was actually discussed, or whether any decisions were actually made.

Licensing Panel B - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The meeting was scheduled to consider three licensing applications, for the Great Nepalese Tandoori Restaurant, SMSH Burgers, and Taco Bell. All three applications were opposed by local people.

Licensing Panel B - Thursday, 16th January, 2025 7.00 pm

This Licensing Panel B meeting was scheduled to consider three applications for new or varied licences. The most significant of the applications was for a new licence for Sainsbury’s supermarket in Camden Town. There was also an application to vary the licence of the Papa John’s takeaway on West End Lane. The final application was for a new licence for Mason & Fifth, a building providing serviced apartments in Primrose Hill.

Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was about the performance of services for children in care in Camden. The committee was provided with an annual report on the performance of the Corporate Parenting Service and its key priorities for the year ahead. There was also a report on the experiences of the 'Virtual School' for children in care, and a progress update on the recommendations made by young people in 2023 about their experiences of social care meetings. A report on Camden’s interconnected programmes of work for supporting families with children of all ages was also provided. Finally, the committee was also asked to note their work programme for the year.

Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the first of 2025 for the full Council of Camden Council. It was scheduled to include a petition presented by the Camden Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a themed debate about how Camden Council works with partners and institutions, an update on the Council’s response to the Government’s consultation on the 10 Year Health Plan for England, a report on the proposed Council Tax Support scheme, the proposed Contract Standing Orders, the Council Tax and Business rates bases, and the responses to written questions submitted by Councillors for the previous Council meeting.