Agenda and draft minutes
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Filming at meetings Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.
The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: The Cabinet Member referred to the notice of filming at meetings and this information was noted.
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Apologies for absence To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: There were no apologies. |
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Declarations of interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:
(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.
A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.
Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: There were none.
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Urgent Business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear). Minutes: There was no urgent business.
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Deputations / Petitions/ Questions Minutes: There were none. |
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Appointment of New Trustees for Haringey Culture Collective Additional documents: Minutes: The report sought the Leader’s approval to appoint two new Trustees to the Board of Haringey Culture Collective (HCC), in line with recommendations made by the HCC Board of Trustees. It also gave notice that an open recruitment process for additional Trustees has been initiated, with a view to returning recommended candidates for Council approval in May 2026.
There had been an open recruitment process and the Council publicly advertised through a newsletter (which had a leadership of over 5,000 people). The Council extensively used community networks and a local voluntary sector. A variety of different routes was used to try and raise awareness.
The Council was using all social media platforms as well as using its own personal networks, increasing amount of interest.
The Cabinet Member RESOLVED
1. To approve the appointment of Emete Kirton and Marcus Davey to the Board of Trustees of Haringey Culture Collective, as recommended by the existing Board of Trustees.
2. To note the initiation of an open recruitment process to appoint further Trustees to the Board.
3. To agree that the recommended candidates from the open recruitment be brought back for Council approval in May 2026.
Reasons for decision
The Haringey Culture Collective (HCC) Board was originally established with five Trustees comprised of three Council officers and two independents. The intention has always been to review the skills and expertise required to oversee the London Borough of Culture delivery and to expand the Board accordingly.
A full skills audit had been carried out by the existing Trustees, identifying gaps in areas such as cultural leadership, community representation, and specialist expertise. The Board agreed on both the targeted appointment of suitable individuals and the initiation of an open recruitment process to ensure transparency and representation.
Appointments of members of the public to boards of Council-owned companies and charities fell under the Leader's delegated authority, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, and must be based on recommendations from the organisation’s governing board.
Trustees were unpaid and as such this decision did not incur significant expenditure nor create financial implications for the Council. It therefore did not meet the threshold for a key decision, as it did not involve significant cost to the Council or impact communities across two or more wards.
Alternative options considered
Do nothing. This option was rejected as the skills audit confirmed that not expanding the Board would limit the HCC’s capacity to govern effectively and deliver the London Borough of Culture 2027 programme.
Only undertake open recruitment without targeted appointments. This option was rejected because two candidates with critical, needed expertise have already been identified and approved by the Board through its established governance.
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