Issue - meetings

For Cabinet to consider the report by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on ‘Matters arising from Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Independent Review of the Love Lane Estate Ballot’.

The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee introduced the item which asked Cabinet to consider ‘matters arising from Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Independent Review of the Love Lane Estate Ballot’.

It was noted that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 29 November 2021 had heard evidence from a deputation which had questioned the validity of the estate ballot that had taken place for Love Lane Estate. The Overview and Scrutiny Committee was recommending a review into the conduct of the Love Lane Estate ballot. The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny commented that he had noted the reasons for the rejection of this recommendation that had been set out by the Cabinet Member for House Building, Place-Making, and Development but asked that this was reconsidered. He stated that this was a historic ballot as the first of its kind in Haringey and that he believed that an independent review would be appropriate to ensure that the ballot had been conducted properly.

The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny recommended that Cabinet considered taking forward an independent review of the conduct of Love Lane Estate ballot.

The Chair of Overview and Scrutiny responded to questions from the Cabinet:

-       In relation to the evidence heard, it was noted that the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny had received submissions directly from some residents and that a deputation from a resident’s group had been presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

-       The Leader stated that evidence and allegations relating to the ballot should be submitted to the Council through the normal channels, such as the complaints procedure, so that it could be formally considered. She added that the deputation to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had not been from residents of the Love Lane Estate.

The Cabinet response to this Overview and Scrutiny recommendation was provided in Appendix 3 of the report at Item 9 and resolution included below.