John Woolf - Councillor for Islington (Canonbury)

Councillor John Woolf

Labour Party Canonbury Executive Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods

Email: John.Woolf@islington.gov.uk

Council: Islington

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Annual Council (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Employment and Appointments Committee Council (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

39 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Annual Council Committee Member

Annual Council - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 27, 2026, 7:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 5.00 pm

The Executive of Islington Council is scheduled to consider a range of important reports, including a review of homelessness in the borough and proposals for a new Crisis and Resilience Fund. The meeting will also cover budget and performance monitoring for the current financial year.

March 25, 2026, 5:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 5.00 pm

The Executive of Islington Council met on Thursday 26 February 2026. The meeting was scheduled only and no decisions were made. The primary focus of the meeting was to discuss the setting of the council's budget for the upcoming financial year.

February 26, 2026, 5:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Budget Meeting, Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm

The Council meeting on 26 February 2026 saw the approval of the council's budget for the upcoming year, alongside a proposed amendment to this budget. The meeting also addressed appointments to outside bodies and the Members' Allowances Scheme.

February 26, 2026, 7:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 5.00 pm

The Executive of Islington Council met on 12 February 2026 to discuss and approve the final budget proposals for 2026/27 and the Medium Term Financial Strategy. Key decisions included agreeing the annual budget for the London Boroughs Grants Committee, approving Housing Revenue Account rents and fees, and endorsing recommendations for the General Fund Medium-Term Financial Strategy, the Housing Revenue Account Budget, and the Capital Investment Programme.

February 12, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

143 decisions · Page 16 of 29

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

DWP/Central London Forward Connect to Work employment programme - I029935

From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025

...to directly deliver the Connect to Work programme, accept £3,661,468 in grant funding from the Department for Work and Pensions via Central London Forward, and delegate contract execution to the Corporate Director of Community Wealth Building in consultation with the Executive Member for Inclusive Economy, Culture & Jobs.

Recommendations Approved

Delivery strategy for the New Homes Programme, including the procurement strategy for new build and major construction contracts - I029366

From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025

...to approve a delivery strategy for the New Homes Programme, including a procurement strategy for new build and major construction contracts, to maximize the delivery of affordable homes and address the local housing crisis.

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 39

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 143