Councillor Sylvia McNamara

Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 24th February, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to receive updates about a range of services provided to children, young people and families in Camden. Topics included how the Council and Camden Learning were scheduled to support schools in meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, in improving school attendance, and how they had been supporting children in care. The meeting was also scheduled to receive an update about the performance of Camden schools, including test and examinations results for the 2023-24 academic year. The information below is taken from the report pack provided to attendees for the meeting and does not provide an account of what was actually discussed, or whether any decisions were actually made.

Licensing Panel E - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 10.00 am

This Licensing Panel E meeting was scheduled to review an application for the review of a premises licence under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003[^2] for The Sir Richard Steele, 97 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4RL. The licence is held by Martin Power. There were no reports scheduled to be considered in private.

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 6.00 pm

This meeting was to consider the adoption of a new protocol for SACRE, feedback on Camden's 2023-2024 Annual Report and to receive an update on the work of the Camden Faith Forum. It was also scheduled to discuss the adoption of a new monitoring process, a grant application from the Westhill/NASACRE for an RE project run with Camden schools and to receive an update from the Department for Education (DfE) on RE staffing and student outcomes in Camden's Secondary Schools.

Licensing Panel C - Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 7.00 pm

This was a meeting of Camden Council's Licensing Panel C to consider an application for a review of the Premises Licence of Sican 26-28 Whitfield Street. A review was requested by Gary Sollof and 38 local residents on the grounds that the operation of the premises undermines the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, and the prevention of public nuisance. A total of 151 representations were received by the Council.

Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 6.30 pm

This meeting was about the performance of services for children in care in Camden. The committee was provided with an annual report on the performance of the Corporate Parenting Service and its key priorities for the year ahead. There was also a report on the experiences of the 'Virtual School' for children in care, and a progress update on the recommendations made by young people in 2023 about their experiences of social care meetings. A report on Camden’s interconnected programmes of work for supporting families with children of all ages was also provided. Finally, the committee was also asked to note their work programme for the year.