The Cabinet Support Team

Contacts for the Cabinet

The entire decision-making process - and the services provided to councillors by Local Democracy and Member Services - is designed to ensure councillors are equipped effectively to take forward their community leadership role.

The Leader and Cabinet Support  team provides dedicated research, policy and administrative support to the Leader, the Cabinet and Majority Group; undertakes Forward Planning, agenda management and servicing of Cabinet meetings and Cabinet Sub-Bodies; supports the Chief Executive's Management Board.

The Leader and Cabinet Support team and the Cabinet Committees team are based in River Park House, 225 High Road, Wood Green, N22 8HQ.

Yuniea Semambo
Head of Local Democracy and Member Services
Tel 020 8489 2623

Yuniea is responsible for the overall management of the business unit.

Details of the other team members and a summary of their responsibilities are outlined below:

• Leader's Office Team
• Who to contact for a specific Cabinet member
• Cabinet Bodies Team
• Main contacts for the Cabinet's formal bodies.

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The Leader's Office team

The Leader's Office team provide direct policy support to the Leader of the Council and his Cabinet. Officers have a role in co-ordinating and providing research and briefings to all Members of the Cabinet.

David McNulty
Leader and Cabinet Office Manager
Tel 020 8489 2790
Email leader@haringey.gov.uk

Gemma Krnic
Team Leader
Tel 020 8489 2139
Email leader@haringey.gov.uk

Mei Chan
Leader's Personal Assistant
Tel 020 8489 2964
Email leader@haringey.gov.uk

They provide an administrative, secretarial, policy and research, briefings and casework support service to the Leader of the Council which includes arranging and servicing Leadership meetings, dealing with correspondence/casework and providing effective diary management.

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Other Support Officers

Adam Berry
Tel 020 8489 2626
Email cabinet.members@haringey.gov.uk

Veronica Pereira-Bryan
Tel 020 8489 2681
Email cabinet.members@haringey.gov.uk

Clare Bull
Tel 020 8489 2241
Email cabinet.members@haringey.gov.uk

Ajita Hathlia
Tel 020 8489 2966
Email cabinet.members@haringey.gov.uk

Tom Redfearn
Tel 020 8489 2687
Email cabinet.members@haringey.gov.uk

Michael Simpson
Tel 020 8489 2774
Email cabinet.members@haringey.gov.uk

Cabinet Support Officers provide direct support to the other 9 Members of the Cabinet, providing policy and research services, briefings, arranging and servicing some meetings, dealing with correspondence/casework and providing effective diary management.

The Support Officers also maintain records and databases that facilitate the provision of information required by the Cabinet Committees Team, the Leader and Members of the Cabinet and provides the Cabinet Committees Team with a comprehensive administrative and policy support service.

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Who to contact for a specific Cabinet member

If you have enquiries regarding a particular Cabinet Councillor, please contact the following team members.

Councillor	Position	Contact Officer
Cllr Matt Cooke	Community Cohesion and Involvement	Tom Redfearn
Cllr Nilgun Canver	Enforcement and Safer Communities	Adam Berry
Cllr Lorna Reith	Children & Young People (Deputy Leader of the Council)	Ajita Hathlia
Cllr Brian Haley	Environment & Conservation	Clare Bull
Cllr Charles Adje	Resources	Tom Redfearn
Cllr John Bevan	Housing Services	Michael Simpson
Cllr Dhiren Basu	Leisure, Culture and Lifelong Learning	Veronica Pereira-Bryan
Cllr Kaushika Amin	Enterprise & Regeneration	Michael Simpson
Cllr Bob Harris	Adult Social Care and Wellbeing	Veronica Pereira-Bryan

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Cabinet Committees Team

Richard Burbidge
Cabinet Committees Manager
Tel 020 8489 2923
Email cabinet.bodies@haringey.gov.uk

Ayshe Simsek
Tel:020 8489 2929
Email cabinet.bodies@haringey.gov.uk

Xanthe Barker
Tel:020 8489 2957
Email cabinet.bodies@haringey.gov.uk

The Cabinet Committees team form the hub of the Cabinet's decision making process, providing advice on procedure and practice and application of relevant legislation and the Council's Standing Orders.

Servicing the Cabinet and its various sub bodies they ensure that decisions taken and the process by which they are taken comply with the requirements of the law. They co-ordinate all action taken under the urgency procedures and delegated authority; the co-ordination of the Forward Plan and General Exceptions and the servicing of Chief Executive's Management Board.

• Richard Burbidge is the team's manager and the primary contact for the Cabinet's decision-making functions.
• Ayshe Simsek is the primary contact for Chief Executive's Management Board (CEMB), the Forward Plan, forward planning, project mapping and decision-tracking for CEMB and the Cabinet.

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Main Contacts for the Cabinet's Formal Bodies

The main contacts for the Cabinet's formal bodies and their related functions are outlined in the table below.

Ayshe Simsek	Richard Burbidge	Leader and Cabinet team
Chief Executive's Management Board	The Cabinet	Cabinet Advisory Board (CAB)
The Forward Plan	Cabinet Member Signings	Monthly Liaison Meetings with Local MPs / GLA
General Exceptions	Cabinet Procurement Cttee	Member-Only Cabinet Members
Forward planning and project mapping for CEMB and Cabinet	Cabinet Voluntary Sector Grants Cttee	Leader and Chief Executive meetings, Cabinet Only Away Days
Decision tracking for CEMB and Cabinet	Cabinet Reports to Council	Joint CEMB/Cabinet Away Days
	Urgent Actions	Cabinet Advisory Board sub bodies
	Delegated Actions	Leader's Conferences

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