Joseph Ball - Councillor for Camden ( Kentish Town South)

Councillor Joseph Ball

 Labour  Kentish Town South

Email: joseph.ball@camden.gov.uk

Council: Camden

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Panel A Council (Committee Member) Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee Housing Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Kentish Town District Management Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Panel D (Chair) Licensing Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

30 meetings · Page 5 of 6

Council

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.

January 20, 2025
Kentish Town District Management Committee

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.

January 08, 2025
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny 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.

December 16, 2024
Housing Scrutiny Committee

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.

December 10, 2024
Licensing Panel A

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.

December 05, 2024

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