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Subject to Agenda Item 3 above, Council is asked to agree the resulting appointments to Committees and other relevant bodies needing to be made as an outcome of the review of political representation on Committees and change in political balance on the Council.

(Agenda republished to include the attached list of appointments on 13 January 2026)

Following on, the Mayor then referred members to the list of changes circulated in relation to appointments to Council Committees and other bodies arising from the review of political representation on the Council’s Committees.

Having considered the changes outlined it was unanimously RESOLVED:

(1)       To note that effective from 13 January 2026 the Leader of the Council had:

(a)       appointed Councillor Ishma Moeen to the revised portfolio of Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Cohesion (replacing Councillor Farah in his former role as Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, Skills and Jobs).

(b)       replaced Councillor Farah with Councillor Rubin as a full member of the Barham Park Trust Cabinet Sub Committee.

(2)       To approve the following changes in committee membership:

(a)       Audit & Standards Committee & Advisory Committee

As a result of the outcome of the political proportionality review:

·            the seat occupied by Councillor Kabir be released by the Labour Group as the position to be reallocated for the Green Group to fill.

·            Councillor Gbajumo be appointed to fill the reallocated seat on behalf of the Green Group.

·            Labour Group seat occupied by Councillor Chohan as a substitute member be released with Councillors Ethapemi and Farah appointed to fill the two new substitute positions allocated to the Green Group.

(b)                        Community & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

As a result of the outcome of the political proportionality review:

·            the seat occupied by Councillor Ethapemi (in his capacity as a former Labour member) be released by the Labour Group as the position to be reallocated for the Green Group to fill.

·            Councillor Ethapemi be reappointed to fill the reallocated seat on behalf of the Green Group.

·            Councillors Gbajumo & Mitchell be appointed to fill the two new substitute positions allocated to the Green Group.

(c)        Corporate Parenting Committee

Councillor Kennelly to replace Councillor Gbajumo (in her capacity as a former Labour member) as a full member on the Committee.

(d)       Council Tax Setting Committee

·            Councillor Krupa Sheth replace Councillor Farah (in his capacity as a former Labour member) as a substitute member of the Committee.

(e)       General Purposes Committee

As a result of the outcome of the political proportionality review:

·            the seat currently occupied by Councillor Nerva be released by the Labour Group as the position to be reallocated for the Green Group to fill.

·            Councillor Farah be appointed to fill the reallocated seat on behalf of the Green Group.

·            The Labour Group seat occupied by Councillor Farah (in his capacity as a former Labour member) as a substitute member to be released, with Councillors Gbajumo and Mitchell appointed to fill the two new substitute member positions allocated to the Green Group.

(g)       Health & Wellbeing Board

Labour Group vacancy to replace Councillor Farah (in his capacity as a former Labour member) as a substitute member on the Board.

(h)       Licensing Committee

As a result of the outcome of the political proportionality review:

·            the Labour Group seat currently occupied by Councillor Bajwa to be released as the position to be reallocated for the Green Group to fill.

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