Agenda
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Contact: Ayshe Simsek, Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager
Note: This meeting will take place on the rise of the extraordinary meeting. Pleae note that access to the public seating area is restricted to public participants in the meeting. the public an also watch the meeting on the following link
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FILMING AT MEETINGS Please note 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. |
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To receive apologies for absence |
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To ask the Mayor to consider the admission of any late items of business in accordance with Section 100B of the Local Government Act 1972 |
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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
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12th of October 2026 minutes to follow. |
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To receive such communications as the Mayor may lay before the Council |
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To receive the report of the Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal and Governance |
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To make appointments to Outside Bodies Report to follow |
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To make appointments to Committees Report to follow |
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To receive reports from the following bodies - Standards Committee and Audit Committee a) Standards Committee - Constitutional Changes – to follow after the 17th of November meeting b) Audit Committee – Quarterly update on Treasury Management Additional documents: |
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To consider requests to receive Deputations and/or Petitions and, if approved, to receive them |
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To answer questions, if any, in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure Nos. 9 & 10 1.Councillor Simon Clark to Councillor Johann Beckford (in his capacity as a board member at the NLWA) North London Heat and Power Project is the cause for two of the three maximum exposure risks on the Council’s corporate risk register; representing an unacceptable risk to both the delivery of Council services and the financial sustainability of the Council. As a former neighbour of the Edmonton Eco Park, I am acutely aware of the impact the current incinerator, decade long construction project and future incinerator will have on some of the most deprived areas of North London, including Northumberland Park here in Haringey. These disruption and air quality impacts extend to a key piece of green/blue infrastructure in North and East London; The Lee Valley corridor which provides much needed green and recreational spaces for our residents and as well as being a critical and increasingly vibrant ecological corridor. The business case and decision to proceed with this major infrastructure project was approved by the 2015 NWLA Board and its delivery overseen by successive Boards. The Government’s Green Book guidance has subsequently been updated to give greater weight to lifetime carbon emissions; recognising the fundamental flaw in the case to proceed with these incredibly dirty forms of waste disposal and energy generation. In addition to the environmental critique of this project; the technical soundness of its Case, particularly the financial and management cases is also being drawn into question. This project is now presenting a severe financial risk to the Council. Can the NWLA Board member give us an update on the current status of the Authority’s North London Heat and Power Project, including the steps the new board have taken in reducing the financial risk to and burden on Haringey residents and taxpayers across North London?
2. Councillor Mark Groskopf to Councillor Mark Blake
The Community Security Trust has found antisemitic incidents have more than doubled since 2022. What is the Council doing to ensure Jewish residents are safe in Haringey?
3. Councillor Mike Hodges to Councillor Erin Wolson
How will you make sure that different Haringey communities are involved in the Borough of Culture?
4. Councillor Melanie Gingell to Councillor Giovanna Iozzi
Will the Cabinet Member commit to only implement schemes funded by the Better Bus Partnership with residents' consent?
5.Councillor Nelly Tackie to Councillor Ata Berk Aksit
In the context of ongoing austerity and increasing financial pressures on local authorities, community groups and grassroots organisations play a vital role in supporting residents, strengthening social cohesion and providing essential services.
Could the Cabinet Member for Communities outline what concrete actions the Council has taken so far to support and sustain grassroots community organisations, including safeguarding community spaces from closure or loss, and ensuring these valuable community assets remain accessible to residents in the face of continuing financial pressures?
6. Councillor Michael Brookes to Councillor Jo Kuper
The Wood Green Customer Service Centre recently implemented an appointments-only system requiring residents to pre-book appointments by phone or online, other than for ... view the full agenda text for item 12. |
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To consider the following Motions in accordance with Council Rules of Procedure No. 13 Motion E Protecting Haringey’s council-run leisure services Proposer: Councillor Melanie Gingell Seconder: Councillor Sarah Williams
This Council notes: - In October 2024, the previous Labour administration brought Haringey Council’s leisure services back in-house after breaking the council’s contract with Fusion Lifestyle. This decision followed consistent failures by Fusion Lifestyle to provide the services Haringey residents expects. - The successful insourcing of leisure services has allowed direct council oversight and democratic control of Haringey’s leisure services. This followed extensive work by council officers and leisure staff over several years. This included negotiations with Fusion and engagement and service users. - That after bringing services back in house, the previous Labour administration confirmed investment of £7.5m over five years to address the backlog of maintenance and repairs inherited from Fusion. At least of £4.1m investment has already been delivered, as of February 2026. - This funding delivered maintenance works across all sites including new lido covers, circulation pumps and gym equipment at Park Road Leisure Centre, and upgrades to the health suite, sauna, soft play and gym area at Tottenham Green Leisure Centre. - That feedback from user groups found improved levels of cleanliness and a higher quality of facilities. User groups have also benefitted from direct engagement with the council after previous difficulties communicating with Fusion. - That the decision to insource was welcomed by staff at leisure facilities and trade unions representing staff. 139 members of staff were TUPE transferred from Fusion and are now directly employed by the council, benefitting from the same conditions as other Haringey Council staff members and improved staff morale. - That there has been significant work across the service on commercialisation and maximising revenue generated from leisure services. - Haringey is a borough with significant health inequalities. Haringey residents spend on average the last 17 years of life in poor health and healthy life expectancy is below the London average. Two in three adults are obese or overweight, whilst 1 in 5 reception aged children were recorded as overweight or obese in 2024/25. A third of residents do not get enough physical exercise. - That the Council’s New Savings and Management Actions report proposes “outsourcing of the Council run Leisure Centres to a specialist provider” and a “review of operating models for the Broadwater Farm Community Centre leisure spaces”. This Council believes: - Obesity and inactivity pose a public health crisis, shortening healthy life expectancy and costing the UK up to £107 billion per year. This places a huge strain on healthcare and social care services in Haringey. It is also a crisis of inequality with inactivity and obesity levels higher in the east of the borough and areas with higher levels of deprivation. Continued support for, and investment, in leisure services are vital in reversing these trends. - Leisure services are key to supporting Haringey’s resident to live active and healthy lives, tackling public health challenges and combatting social isolation. Bringing leisure services back in-house has been a success allowing Haringey Council to ... view the full agenda text for item 13. |