Councillor Matthew Kirk

Council - Monday, 20th January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the first of 2025 for the full Council of Camden Council. It was scheduled to include a petition presented by the Camden Palestine Solidarity Campaign, a themed debate about how Camden Council works with partners and institutions, an update on the Council’s response to the Government’s consultation on the 10 Year Health Plan for England, a report on the proposed Council Tax Support scheme, the proposed Contract Standing Orders, the Council Tax and Business rates bases, and the responses to written questions submitted by Councillors for the previous Council meeting.

Culture and Environment Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 13th January, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to receive and consider the Annual Report of the Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden. It was also scheduled to hear updates about the multi-disciplinary Community Safety Enforcement service and the council's Cultural Programme. It was also scheduled to receive updates on two areas that had previously been discussed in the meeting held on 9 December 2024, advertising boards and the council's response to the Circular Economy Panel.

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.

Licensing Panel A - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to consider applications to vary the premises licences of two venues. It is important to note that this summary only reflects what was scheduled to be discussed, as detailed in the meeting papers. It does not describe what was actually said, or what was decided.

Licensing Panel C - Thursday, 19th December, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Licensing Panel C was scheduled to discuss the adoption of procedure rules for remote meetings, and an application for a new premises licence.