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:

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.

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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Cabinet 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.

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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.

CouncillorPositionContact Officer
Cllr Lorna ReithCabinet Member for Children (Deputy Leader of the CouncilChloe Surowiec
Cllr Joe GoldbergCabinet Member for Finance and Carbon ReductionTom Redfearn
Cllr Nilgun CanverCabinet Member for EnvironmentTom Redfearn
Cllr Dilek DogusCabinet Member for Health and Adult ServicesChloe Surowiec
Cllr Alan StricklandCabinet Member for Economic Development and  Social InclusionBen Hunt
Cllr Bernice VanierCabinet Member for CommunitiesTom Redfearn
Cllr John BevanCabinet Member for HousingBen Hunt
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Cabinet Committees Team

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.

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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.

Xanthe BarkerAyshe SimsekMaria Fletcher Leader and Cabinet team
Haringey Standing Leadership ConferenceCorporate Parenting Advisory CommitteeChief Executive's Management BoardThe CabinetCabinet Advisory Board (CAB)
Better Places Partnership BoardChildren's Safeguarding Policy and Practice PanelThe Forward PlanCabinet Member SigningsMonthly Liaison Meetings with Local MPs / GLA
Children's TrustNorth London Strategic AllianceGeneral ExceptionsCabinet Procurement CtteeMember-Only Cabinet Members
Enterprise Partnership Board

Leader's Conferences

Forward planning and project mapping for CEMB and CabinetCabinet Voluntary Sector Grants CtteeLeader and Chief Executive meetings, Cabinet Only Away Days
Integrated Housing Partnership Board Decision tracking for CEMB and CabinetCabinet Reports to CouncilJoint CEMB/Cabinet Away Days
Safer Communities Executive Board  Urgent ActionsCabinet Advisory Board sub bodies
Well Being Partnership Board  Delegated Actions 
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