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The Pension Committee has responsibility for overseeing the Council's pension fund, including directing investments and monitoring liabilities.

This committee monitors the strategic and corporate policies and performance of the Council, assists the Cabinet in the development of the Council’s annual budget and scrutinises the Council’s performance in relation to overall budgetary management. For details of membership and meetings for this Committee please…

This panel is made up of Councillors, tenants and residents, officers and the Fire Service who will meet 4 times a year to discuss ways in which the Council can ensure its housing stock is safe.

Independent panel of trained volunteers who decide on school exclusion appeals.

The Housing Scrutiny Committee scrutinises the Council’s policies and the provision, planning, financing, management and performance of services relating to housing provided by the Supporting People Directorate and the Supporting Communities Directorate and by other service providers.

The purpose of the Panel is to:• Hear directly from service users as to their experiences and any recommendations. • Hear from appropriate experts including, but not limited to, the Centre for Independent Living.• Identify issues and areas of exploration to pass to the Joint Chairs…

There are 15 members of the full Committee.  Five Licensing Panels (A-E), with three members each, consider applications for premises licences, variations of premises licences, temporary event notices where an objection has been received and applications for a review of a premises licence.  Panels also consider…

The Culture and Environment Scrutiny Committee scrutinises the Council's cultural and environmental policies and the provision, planning, financing, management and performance of services relating to culture, environment, regeneration, community safety and the voluntary sector provided by the Supporting Communities Directorate and other service providers. The…

Independent panel of trained volunteers who decide on school admissions appeals.

Monitors and reviews admission arrangements to Camden schools. Membership includes representatives from the local authority (2 councillors), community schools (6 representatives), voluntary adied schools (4)academy schools (1), Dioceses (2), parents (3) and community (2).

This committee makes decisions on planning applications, applications on listed buildings consent and conservation area consent. It also takes decisions on enforcement action where developments have taken place without permission. However, it doesn’t look at all applications that are received by the Council, as the Director…

The Committee considers the conduct of councillors and advises on ethical standards. Its membership includes non-voting two independent persons from outside the council. For details of membership and meetings for this Committee please visit the webpage or phone for information.

The Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee scrutinises matters relating to health, public health and adult social care and hears the views of local residents, with a view to improving health/care services, reducing health inequalities and improving the health/care of local residents. It also…

Councillor Angela Mason (Lab). The role is: Summary   Leading on keeping children safe, reducing child poverty, supporting families, excellence in education for all and reducing domestic violence (including early intervention early years, schools, keeping children safe, domestic violence).  Detail To take responsibility for delivery of the…

Councillor Anna Wright (Lab). The role is:  Summary Leading on volunteering and neighbourhood empowerment including supporting the participation of all citizens in community life and decision-making; promoting health and wellbeing through sport and leisure; special responsibility for the voluntary and community sector (VCS), outcomes-led community work and…

Ensures the effective operation of the Council’s governance arrangements. The service supports the committees and decision-making structures of the Council and maintains the Council’s Constitution.

The Panels consider appeals for the awards of Freedom Passes and Taxicards and are formed of 3 Councillors each. They meet every 2 months (when there is business to consider) and are assisted by an independent medical adviser and legal adviser. The Panels are the…

This committee has responsibility for Camden Council's general non-executive functions such as audit, risk management, accounts and the constitutional framework. For details of membership and meetings for this Committee please visit www.democracy.camden.gov.uk or phone for information. The Committee delegates certain other matters to the following sub-committees further details…

This committee scrutinises the work of officers and decisions by the Cabinet related to children, schools and families. For details of membership and meetings for this Committee please visit the webpage link, or phone for information.

The Cabinet is the body of the Council which is responsible for most decisions. All decisions the Cabinet intends to take are published in the Forward Plan in so far as they can be anticipated. Decision-making meetings of the Cabinet are generally open for the public…