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.
David McNulty
Head of Local Democracy and Member Services
Tel 020 8489 2790
David 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
The Leader's Office team
The Leader's Office team provide direct policy support to the Leader of the Council and her Cabinet. Officers have a role in co-ordinating and providing research and briefings to all Members of the Cabinet.
- David McNulty
Head of Local Democracy and Member Services
Tel 020 8489 2790
Email leader@haringey.gov.uk - Francine Oddy
Leader's Support Officer
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.
|Back to topCabinet Support Officers
- Ben Hunt
Tel 020 8489 2966 - Tom Redfearn
Tel 020 8489 2687 - Chloe Surowiec
Tel 020 8489 2241
Cabinet Support Officers provide direct support to the other 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 provide the Cabinet Committees Team with a comprehensive administrative and policy support service.
|Back to topWho 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 Lorna Reith | Cabinet Member for Children (Deputy Leader of the Council | Chloe Surowiec |
| Cllr Joe Goldberg | Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction | Tom Redfearn |
| Cllr Nilgun Canver | Cabinet Member for Environment | Tom Redfearn |
| Cllr Dilek Dogus | Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Services | Chloe Surowiec |
| Cllr Alan Strickland | Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Social Inclusion | Ben Hunt |
| Cllr Bernice Vanier | Cabinet Member for Communities | Tom Redfearn |
| Cllr John Bevan | Cabinet Member for Housing | Ben Hunt |
Cabinet Committees Team
- Maria Fletcher
Tel 020 8489 1512
Email cabinet.bodies@haringey.gov.uk - Xanthe Barker
Tel 020 8489 2957
Email cabinet.bodies@haringey.gov.uk - Ayshe Simsek
Tel 020 8489 2929
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.
|Back to topMain 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.
| Xanthe Barker | Ayshe Simsek | Maria Fletcher | Leader and Cabinet team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haringey Standing Leadership Conference | Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee | Chief Executive's Management Board | The Cabinet | Cabinet Advisory Board (CAB) |
| Better Places Partnership Board | Children's Safeguarding Policy and Practice Panel | The Forward Plan | Cabinet Member Signings | Monthly Liaison Meetings with Local MPs / GLA |
| Children's Trust | North London Strategic Alliance | General Exceptions | Cabinet Procurement Cttee | Member-Only Cabinet Members |
| Enterprise Partnership Board | Leader's Conferences | Forward planning and project mapping for CEMB and Cabinet | Cabinet Voluntary Sector Grants Cttee | Leader and Chief Executive meetings, Cabinet Only Away Days |
| Integrated Housing Partnership Board | Decision tracking for CEMB and Cabinet | Cabinet Reports to Council | Joint CEMB/Cabinet Away Days | |
| Safer Communities Executive Board | Urgent Actions | Cabinet Advisory Board sub bodies | ||
| Well Being Partnership Board | Delegated Actions |
