Councillor Jilani Chowdhury

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.

Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Health - Monday, 28th April, 2025 10.00 am

The North Central London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) meeting included a discussion on mental health pathways and a review of the committee's work programme. The meeting, held at George Meehan House in Haringey, was scheduled to cover updates on mental health services, particularly concerning the transition from children's to adult services, and improvements in information sharing between organisations. The agenda also included routine items such as reviewing past minutes and outlining future meeting dates.