Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 3rd July, 2025 7.30 pm

The Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the annual complaints report, corporate performance, the budget outturn report, and a scrutiny initiation document. Councillors reviewed the council's handling of complaints, noting improvements and areas for further development, and examined corporate performance data, highlighting successes and challenges in various sectors. The committee also scrutinised the budget outturn, addressing concerns about planning income, council tax collection, and specific capital projects, and agreed to a scrutiny initiation document, outlining key areas for future investigation.

Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th June, 2025 7.30 pm

The Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee (CRESC) convened to finalise a report on progressive procurement and to select a topic for scrutiny in the coming year. The committee agreed to focus its next scrutiny on addressing poverty and inequality, with an emphasis on identifying barriers to accessing council services for vulnerable groups.

Annual Council - Thursday, 15th May, 2025 7.15 pm

At the Annual Council meeting, Councillor Jason Jackson was elected as Mayor of Islington, becoming the first black man to hold the post. Councillor Rosalyn Ngongoro was appointed as Deputy Mayor, and councillors were assigned to various committees and outside organisations. The council also formally appointed Paul Clarke as Interim Section 151 Officer[^1].

Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 1st May, 2025 7.30 pm

The Corporate Resources and Economy Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the annual review of the council's five missions, the scrutiny in Islington annual report, and the draft recommendations of a scrutiny review into progressive procurement. The committee agreed in principle the draft recommendations of the scrutiny review into progressive procurement, and will circulate a perfected draft for final comment. They also discussed the Q4 performance deep dive, and agreed to focus on areas where the RAG rating[^1] was amber or red.

Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 29th April, 2025 7.30 pm

Councillor Jilani Chowdhury, Chair of the Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, oversaw a meeting where the committee reviewed performance updates from the Whittington Hospital and University College London Hospitals (UCLH), discussed quality assurance in home care, and considered the Adult Social Care (ASC) Quarter 3 performance report. The committee also approved draft recommendations from a scrutiny review.