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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON BOROUGH CAMDEN HELD AT COUNCIL CHAMBER, TOWN HALL, JUDD STREET, LONDON WC1H 9JE AT 7.00 PM MONDAY, 18TH APRIL, 2016

MEMBERS PRESENT

The Mayor, Councillor Larraine Revah (in the Chair), and;

Councillor Sarah Hayward Councillor Georgia Gould Councillor Lazzaro Councillor Meric Apak Councillor Abdul Hai Pietragnoli Councillor Siobhan Baillie Councillor Adam Harrison Councillor Angela Pober Councillor Danny Beales Councillor Jenny Councillor Abdul Quadir Councillor Theo Blackwell Headlam-Wells Councillor Flick Rea Councillor Jonny Bucknell Councillor Heather Councillor Roger Councillor Patricia Johnson Robinson Callaghan Councillor Phil Jones Councillor Phil Rosenberg Councillor Oliver Cooper Councillor Alison Kelly Councillor Leila Roy Councillor Richard Cotton Councillor Samata Councillor Lorna Russell Councillor Tom Currie Khatoon Councillor Jonathan Councillor Maryam Councillor Oliver Lewis Simpson Eslamdoust Councillor Claire-Louise Councillor Gio Spinella Councillor Sabrina Francis Leyland Councillor Stephen Stark Councillor Roger Freeman Councillor Rishi Madlani Councillor Paul Tomlinson Councillor Julian Fulbrook Councillor Andrew Councillor Sue Vincent Councillor Thomas Marshall Councillor Don Williams Gardiner Councillor Angela Mason Councillor James Yarde Councillor Sally Gimson Councillor Maeve McCormack Councillor Awale Olad Councillor Richard Olszewski

MEMBERS ABSENT

Councillors Nadia Shah, Nasim Ali, Douglas Beattie, Siân Berry, Andrew Mennear and Abi Wood

The minutes should be read in conjunction with the agenda for the meeting. The minutes are subject to confirmation by the Council at the next meeting.

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1. MINUTES

RESOLVED –

THAT the minutes of the meeting held on 29th February 2016 be agreed and signed as a correct record of the proceedings, subject to the following amendment:

Item 13, Open Session, page 19 bullet point 3 in the agenda pack:

Revised statement from Councillor Williams

Councillor Williams asked why Camden could not hold the Camden and Islington mental health trust to account, and commented that that many residents and service users had received poor service and many complaints had been received about the service.

2. DECLARATIONS BY MEMBERS OF PECUNIARY AND NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS IN RESPECT OF ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA

Councillor Bucknell declared that he worked for the private rented sector.

3. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR, LEADER, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE

The Mayor reminded Council that this was busy agenda and asked Councillors to stick to time to enable the meeting to consider all items on the agenda.

Waiver of Council Procedure Rules

The Mayor asked Council to waive Council procedure rule 11 to allow for a total of 5 minutes for the Cabinet Member for Community Safety to introduce item 10(b) – Report of the Cabinet Member for Community Safety – allowing time for the Cabinet Member to show Council the latest Domestic Violence Awareness video.

The Mayor further asked Council to waive Council procedure rule 27 to amend the time for questions and the Cabinet Member response in respect of the two deputations on the White paper – Educational Excellence Everywhere - with 3 minutes for questions in total and 3 minutes in total for the Cabinet Member response.

RESOLVED –

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THAT Council procedure rules 11 and 27 be waived to allow for the adjusted timings as set out above.

Election of Chair for Item 12, Council Questions

The Mayor informed Council that the Deputy Mayor Councillor Shah was unable to attend the meeting. In the absence of the Deputy Mayor, the Mayor suggested that another Councillor take the Chair for one item only - Item 12 – Questions from Councillors. She asked for nominations for a Member to take the Chair for item 12.

It was MOVED by Councillor Robinson, SECONDED by Councillor Freeman and

RESOLVED -

THAT Councillor Pietragnoli be elected to take the Chair for item 12, in the absence of the Deputy Mayor.

Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday

The Mayor announced that it was Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday on 22nd April 2016 and wished her a happy birthday on behalf of Council.

Birth of Tulip Siddiq’s baby On behalf of Council, the Mayor congratulated Tulip Siddiq and Chris Percy on the birth of their daughter Azalea Joy Percy the previous Friday.

Mayors Charity and Fundraising

The Mayor thanked everyone who supported the Mayor’s fundraiser at Shaka Zulu which raised over £22,000 for the Mayor’s chosen charity KIDS

Finally the Mayor informed Council that the final fundraiser for the Mayor’s year was a Quiz Night at the Dublin Castle on Monday 25 April 2016

Other announcements

Councillor Jones informed Council that Camden had won the Transport Borough of the Year award and he thanked officers involved in this achievement.

4. COMMUNICATIONS

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ali, Beattie, Mennear, Shah and Wood.

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Apologies for lateness were received from Councillors Berry, Harrison, Marshall and Williams.

5. DEPUTATIONS AND PETITIONS

3 deputations were received as follows:

1. Jessica Learmond-Criqui on issues affecting Hampstead

2. Andrew Beasley, NUT, in respect of the White Paper – Educational Excellence Everywhere

3. Hugo Pierre, Unison, in respect of the White Paper - Educational Excellence Everywhere

Copies of the deputation statements are attached as an appendix to these minutes.

Members then asked questions of each of the deputations.

Councillors Mason (Cabinet Member for Children) and Jones (Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning) then responded to the deputations.

The Mayor then thanked the deputations for attending.

No petitions were received.

6. STATEMENT BY THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL

Councillor Hayward, Leader of the Council, made a statement to those present. Councillor Leyland, the Leader of the Opposition, then made a statement in response. Councillor Hayward then made some final remarks.

7. BUSINESS FROM THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING OF 29 FEBRUARY 2016

Consideration was given to a report by the Borough Solicitor.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted

8. APPOINTMENTS TO FORMAL COUNCIL BODIES

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Consideration was given to a report by the Borough Solicitor.

Following a nomination, it was

RESOLVED –

THAT Councillor Vincent be appointed to the Audit and Corporate Governance (Appointment Panel) Sub-Committee, replacing Councillor Rosenberg

9. ITEMS EXEMPT FROM CALL-IN ON THE GROUNDS OF URGENCY

Consideration was given to a report by the Borough Solicitor.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted.

10. CABINET PORTFOLIOS

(a) REPORT OF THE CABINET MEMBER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Consideration was given to a report by the Cabinet Member for Sustainability and Environment, introduced by Councillor Apak.

Members asked questions regarding the report after which Councillor Apak made some final remarks.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted

(b) REPORT OF THE CABINET MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY

Consideration was given to a report by the Cabinet Member for Community Safety, introduced by Councillor Simpson. A video on the latest campaign raising awareness of domestic violence was shown to Council. The video can be accessed here: http://www3.camden.gov.uk/notlove/index.php/layout/campaign/

Members asked questions regarding the report after which Councillor Simpson made some final remarks.

RESOLVED –

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THAT the report be noted

11. REPORTS FROM THE CABINET, THE AUDIT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, THE SCRUTINY COMMITTEES AND OTHER COUNCIL COMMITTEES

(a) REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF PAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHIEF OFFICERS - AMENDMENTS TO THE PAY POLICY STATEMENT

Consideration was given to a report and a reference, introduced by Councillor McCormack.

RESOLVED –

THAT the updated Pay Policy Statement attached at Appendix 4 to the report be agreed.

(b) REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL UPDATING ARISING FROM THE COUNCIL RESTRUCTURE

Consideration was given to a report and a reference, introduced by Councillor McCormack.

RESOLVED –

(1) THAT the updating changes to the Constitution as set out in the appendix to the report, and including the further amendments as recommended by the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee as follows, be agreed:

 Remove the word ‘of’ from Executive Director titles;  Under ‘Matters Delegated to the Appointments Sub-Committee’ (page 26 of the agenda pages), paragraph 4 to refer to ‘Executive Directors and the Borough Solicitor’ rather than ‘Chief Officers’. ‘Borough Solicitor’ should be removed from paragraph 5.  On page 33 of the agenda pages, ‘Matters Delegated to Chief Officers – Non Specific’ to be replaced with ‘Matters Delegated to Executive Directors – Non Specific’. All further references to ‘Chief Officers’ in that to be replaced with references to ‘Executive Directors’.  It was clarified that only the job title in the first paragraph on page 79 of the agenda pages had been changed. The rest of the paragraph was as already included in the Constitution.  The section deleted on page 80 of the agenda pages to be retained.

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(2) THAT the Borough Solicitor be authorised to make any other additional minor changes to the Constitution needed to give effect to the Council restructure.

Consideration was given to a report by Councillor Beales. Members asked questions and made comments after which Councillor Beales made some final remarks.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted

(d) REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE HEALTH AND ADULT SOCIAL CARE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Consideration was given to a report by Councillor Kelly. Members asked questions and made comments after which Councillor Kelly made some final remarks.

RESOLVED –

THAT the report be noted

COUNCILLOR LAZARRO PIETRAGNOLI IN THE CHAIR

12. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILLORS

Oral responses were given to 4 questions. The complete set of questions and answers is attached as an appendix to these minutes.

During this item, the meeting was adjourned from 8.56-9.06pm due to a technical fault with the microphone system.

COUNCILLOR LARRAINE REVAH IN THE CHAIR

13. OPEN SESSION

The following statements and comments were made:

 Councillor Vincent noted the death of Wendy Lynch, a former Camden councillor. She further noted that Wendy had been a driving force for the arts school and had been a dedicated young people’s educator, who had also done a lot of work at Dragon Hall. She further noted that she would like to ask councillors to make a donation to demonstrate care of councillors. Councillor Vincent also highlighted the impact of construction work around Centre point, Denmark Street and surrounding areas on the health and wellbeing and

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safety of local residents. Noise and wider development and construction had a clear impact on residents.  Councillor Lewis noted the decision by Cabinet to approve the CIP scheme relating to Highgate Newtown and the importance of this. The community centre was the heart and soul of community in the area, providing vital services to local people and was really important in combatting social isolation in the area. The centre would in the future also provide services for the over 60s and classes to maintain mobility and other activities. The Director of the centre was very dedicated and had recently secured funding for a family in the area which needed new furniture. This was a genuine centre of social cohesion involving many people from different backgrounds.  Councillor Freeman noted that TfL were upgrading the Metropolitan Line and with work being undertaken during the night, this had an impact on residents living close to the line. He noted and agreed with the comments made by Councillor Vincent in respect of the impact of developments and construction work on local residents.  Councillor Cotton made reference to a previous council question relating to the future of libraries, noting that libraries had more members than ever, were providing longer opening hours, received help from volunteers and provided valuable services such as homework clubs. Libraries were an important part of Camden’s services to residents and Camden was lucky to have this service, many other parts of the country were not so lucky.  Councillor Leyland noted that there was a very engaged local TRA chair in her ward, who had become frustrated with the Council’s lack of enforcement action against a motorcyclist who constantly parked in the area designated for prams and in the disabled parking bays. This lack of enforcement action had lead him to consider resigning as the TRA Chair. He hoped that this matter would be resolved soon.  Councillor Simpson noted that there were over 20,000 deaths related to HIV in the UK, with many more living with the condition. There was treatment available to prevent the infection already on the market, however this was currently restricted in the UK market by the government. He did not feel that this made sense and this was an important issue for Camden given the borough had the second highest HIV rate in the country.  Councillor Stark highlighted the costs of committees within the council, noting that there were currently 60 committees operating and 240 meetings per year. There was a need to cut the cost of meetings and use meetings effectively.  Councillor Robinson highlighted the plans for the HS2 and noted the adverse impact this would have on the borough.  Councillor Spinella raised issues in relation to basements and the new consultation also out now around taller buildings. He did not feel that this would address the intention of the government to build more housing and hoped that Camden would object to the extension.

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14. MOTIONS

Consideration was given to the following motion, notice of which was given by Councillor Mason and which was seconded by Councillor Headlam-Wells:

This council notes with concern the publication of the White Paper, Education Excellence Everywhere, and its proposals for enforced academisation.

Camden Council has a long tradition of support for education and the Camden family of schools, which will be threatened by these proposals. The leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties in the Local Government Association have united with independent councillors across England to urge the Government to drop plans to force all schools to become academies by 2022. They say there is ‘no evidence’ that academies perform better than local authority schools; the proposals would be prohibitively expensive, and are opposed by parents and teachers.

The proposal that central Government will appropriate all school land flies in the face of Camden’s ambitious Community Investment Programme for our schools.

In addition the proposed removal of parent and teacher governors will further weaken local voices in Camden schools.

We also note that the Government plans to introduce a new National Funding Formula. This could mean that Camden, which has been a relatively well-funded authority, could see a major reduction in its school funding. London Councils estimate that Camden schools could lose more than 5% per pupil funding. Camden has always prioritised investment in education, making us one of the highest spenders per pupil in England; this has been needed on account of the higher costs of providing education in a central London borough with high levels of deprivation.

We urge all parties on Camden Council to come together to voice their common concerns over the proposals in the White Paper and the National Funding Formula.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Cooper and seconded by Councillor Roy, with the amended motion to read:

This Council notes the publication of the White Paper, Education Excellence Everywhere. This Council welcomes the fact that:

- 1.4 million more children in England are being taught in Good or Outstanding schools than in 2010; - the proportion of children in England taking core subjects at GCSE has risen by 78% since 2010; - persistent absence in England has reduced by 40% since 2010; - inequality in university admission in England, between pupils on free school meals and those not, is at a record low.

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This Council joins the Government, however, in noting that this progress - while welcome –must be just the beginning of the process to ensure children get an excellent education everywhere.

Camden Council has a long tradition of support for education and the Camden family of schools. The Local Government Association has found (as has the Education Select Committee, Ofsted, the National Audit Office, and the OECD), that trusting school leaders with greater responsibility - the basis of the academy programme – has generally been found to improve results and reduce educational inequality. Trust and choice are important though and this Council notes with interest that the leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties in the Local Government Association have united with independent councillors across England to urge the Government to drop plans to force all schools to become academies by 2022.

The Council acknowledges that currently, many of our brightest pupils go out of borough to independent school at secondary level. Improving results and reducing educational inequality at secondary level may encourage Camden parents to consider remaining at a local school.

This Council will watch closely the details of academisation, in order to ensure that Camden schools that want to maintain their close ties to the Council are permitted to do so. Camden will aim to ensure that the £500m made available by central Government to facilitate conversion to academies is available to those that do not wish to adopt substantial changes to that relationship, so that they too may benefit.

We really believe in the importance of trust and choice and note that giving schools the power to formulate boards of governors to suit their needs, including allowing them to maintain or increase the number of parent and teacher governors if they wish, will strengthen local democracy and give schools the skillsets they need to succeed.

This Council welcomes the introduction of longer school days, which will allow schools to teach for longer and provide more extra - curricular activities: helping close the attainment gap on private schools.

We also note that the Government plans to introduce a new National Funding Formula, due to the unfairness under which past spending was used to determine future budgets. Camden traditionally prioritised spending on education to a greater extent than virtually all other local authorities. When the Government introduced the current National Funding Formula, it maintained this higher level of funding for Camden’s schools. The proposal for a new National Funding Formula therefore could mean that Camden could see a reduction in its schools grant from central Government, which is currently 50% higher than the lowest funded authorities. London Councils estimate that Camden schools could lose more than 5% per pupil funding.

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This Council therefore agrees to seek ways to work together to highlight any local issues and concerns that could arise in implementing the proposals in the White Paper, so that Camden schools are able to make the best choice for them and their pupils. This Council also agreed to make representations to ensure any changes to funding that could arise from the new National Funding Formula, are phased in slowly.

Councillor Mason, the mover of the original motion, declined to accept the amendment.

There was then a short debate on the original motion and the amendment.

The Mayor put the amendment to the vote.

The vote was LOST

The Mayor then put the original motion to the vote.

The vote was CARRIED

RESOLVED –

This council notes with concern the publication of the White Paper, Education Excellence Everywhere, and its proposals for enforced academisation.

The proposal that central Government will appropriate all school land flies in the face of Camden’s ambitious Community Investment Programme for our schools.

In addition the proposed removal of parent and teacher governors will further weaken local voices in Camden schools.

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We urge all parties on Camden Council to come together to voice their common concerns over the proposals in the White Paper and the National Funding Formula.

Following the vote on motion 1, a motion without notice was moved, by Councillor Rea, proposing that motion 4 set out on the agenda, be taken second. This was seconded by Councillor Olszewski. In addition, Councillor Robinson moved that the meeting be extended by 10 minutes given the break in proceedings earlier in the evening. This was seconded by Councillor Rea.

The Mayor put the combined procedural motion without notice to the vote.

The vote was CARRIED

RESOLVED –

(1) THAT the meeting be extended with a further 10 minutes to account for the time lost as a result of the meeting being adjourned to deal with technical issues in relation to the microphone system.

(2) THAT the next motion to be heard be that which appeared fourth on the agenda papers.

Consideration was then given to motion 4 as set out in the agenda, notice of which was given by Councillors Rea and seconded by Councillors Berry, Pietragnoli, Olszewski and Marshall.

This Council considers that UK membership of the European Union has many benefits for the residents and businesses of Camden and London as a whole.

We welcome the reforms to Britain’s relationship with the EU already negotiated and believe that continuing as an EU member state will allow us to further improve the Union in the coming years, whereas an exit would end our ability to make or influence any reforms to the EU.

Therefore this Council endorses the principle that remaining a member of the EU is in the long term benefit of our community, and supports the UK remaining in the EU.

Further we urge all those eligible in Camden to vote in the June referendum to do so, recognising the importance of the decision to the future of the country, and to ask that the Council takes steps to encourage those eligible to vote in the referendum ensure they are registered to vote.

There was then a short debate on the motion.

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The Mayor put the motion to the vote.

The vote was CARRIED

RESOLVED –

This Council considers that UK membership of the European Union has many benefits for the residents and businesses of Camden and London as a whole.

Therefore this Council endorses the principle that remaining a member of the EU is in the long term benefit of our community, and supports the UK remaining in the EU.

The other 2 motions were not considered due to the lack of time

15. ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE MAYOR CONSIDERS URGENT

There were no other urgent business.

16. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next full Council meeting would be held on Wednesday 11th May 2016 at 7pm. This would be the annual meeting of the Council.

The meeting ended at 10.10 pm

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CHAIR

Contact Officer: Anne Rasmussen, email: [email protected] Telephone No: 020 7974 2360 E-Mail: [email protected]

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