Richard Cotton - Councillor for Camden ( Camden Town)

Councillor Richard Cotton

 Labour  Camden Town

Email: richard.cotton@camden.gov.uk

Council: Camden

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Disability Oversight Panel Council (Committee Member) Kentish Town District Management Committee (Committee Member) Housing Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Audit and Corporate Governance Committee (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Disability Oversight Panel

Disability Oversight Panel - Monday, 25th November, 2024 5.00 pm

This meeting considered two reports about the council's progress in improving access to services for people with disabilities. The first was on the progress made in improving the accessibility of the council's digital estate, and the second was on the support offered by the council to disabled people who want to participate in sport and physical activity.

November 25, 2024
Council

Council - Monday, 18th November, 2024 7.00 pm

November 18, 2024
Housing Scrutiny Committee

Housing Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 12th November, 2024 6.30 pm

The Housing Scrutiny Committee noted updates on the Housing Transformation Programme, anti-social behaviour (ASB) policy, rough sleeping services review, estate parking strategy, and homelessness scrutiny panel actions. It also reviewed a report from the Cabinet Member for Better Homes. It was agreed that the Asset Management Strategy (Cabinet Report) would now be presented at the January 2025 meeting instead of the December 2024 meeting. A deputation on Holmes Road Depot and its direct labour force was received from Alice Brown, Climate Emergency, who expressed concern about the lack of publicly available data on the amount of work done by the direct labour force compared to contractors and subcontractors. Brown argued for greater transparency in procurement processes to tackle the climate emergency effectively.

November 12, 2024
Standards Committee

Standards Committee - Monday, 21st October, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting on 21 October 2024 was of the Standards Committee. The agenda included a range of topics relating to standards and conduct of councillors at Camden Council. The committee were scheduled to receive a report on complaints about councillors in 2023-24, agree the categories of Statutory Disclosable Pecuniary Interests for which a dispensation could be granted and review proposed changes to the Register of Interests form.

October 21, 2024
Disability Oversight Panel

Disability Oversight Panel - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 5.00 pm

The Disability Oversight Panel met to consider an update on the implementation of their special educational needs and disability strategy.

October 15, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

Motions

From: Council - Monday, 18th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 18, 2024

...to support the Labour Government's Autumn Budget, focusing on maximizing the impact of housing reforms, pursuing energy efficiency initiatives, utilizing community safety support, promoting Camden's leading work, and maximizing the benefits of HS2 for the people of Camden.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 34

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 1