Councillor Joseph Ball
Email: joseph.ball@camden.gov.uk
Council: Camden
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
30 meetings · Page 5 of 6
Extraordinary meeting, Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 6.00 pm
This meeting was called following a request by five councillors to discuss the Housing Ombudsman Service's recent report on Camden Council. The Ombudsman's report is highly critical of Camden's Housing Repairs service. It makes a series of recommendations on how the service can be improved.
Kentish Town District Management Committee - Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 6.30 pm
This meeting was an opportunity for the Kentish Town District Management Committee to consider the Housing Revenue Account budget for 2025/26 and proposals for rent and service charge increases. The meeting also included the formal registration of the tenants and residents associations that are represented on the committee.
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 16th December, 2024 6.30 pm
The Committee discussed an update from the Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care, progress on developing employment support for residents experiencing health inequalities, and a report by Healthwatch Camden on the experiences of women in Camden living with endometriosis. The Committee also considered the latest performance data from across the Council and received an update on the work programme for the year.
Housing Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 6.30 pm
This meeting included reports on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for the next financial year, private sector renting in the borough, and a plan to improve energy efficiency in council homes. The committee was also scheduled to discuss a report on performance across all council services.
Licensing Panel A - Thursday, 5th December, 2024 7.00 pm
This Licensing Panel A meeting was scheduled to consider three applications for the variation or grant of new premises licences for three sites in the borough, and a report about remote meeting etiquette.
Decisions from Meetings
9 decisions · Page 1 of 2
Procurement strategy for Enforcement Agent services for the recovery of road traffic and parking debt
From: Licensing Panel D - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 31, 2025
...to approve a procurement strategy for Enforcement Agent services for the recovery of road traffic and parking debt, awarding contracts based on 100% quality and social value for a four-year term with a break clause after two years, estimating an aggregate value of £4.8 million.
Recommendations Approved
Design and Delivery of the Children and Young People's Equitable Service Programme
From: Licensing Panel D - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 31, 2025
...to note the requirements of the second phase of the Children and Young People’s Equitable Services Programme and to award a £50,000 grant to the existing Health Equity Specialist for specialist programme management, including design and delivery support.
Recommendations Approved
Cooperative Councils' Innovation Network
From: Licensing Panel D - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 31, 2025
...to join the Co-Operative Councils Innovation Network as a full member.
Recommendations Approved
Award of additional stop smoking grant
From: Licensing Panel D - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 31, 2025
...the award of the Local Stop Smoking Services Additional Support Grant for 2025/26 to Camden and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, providing the Breathe community stop smoking service, was approved, totaling £234,819.
Recommendations Approved
Central London Forward (CLF) Youth Guarantee Trailblazer grant funding agreement
From: Licensing Panel D - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 31, 2025
... to approve the grant funding agreement with the Greater London Authority for the Central London Forward Youth Guarantee Trailblazer and the corresponding funding agreements with the 11 participating boroughs, enabling Camden to act as the lead administrative authority and distribute the £4,972,200 grant.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 30
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 9