Council committees

The Cabinet is led by the Leader of the Council and 9 other councillors, each with their own area of responsibility.

Leader of the Council – Councillor Peray Ahmet

Councillor Ahmet is responsible for:

• Haringey Deal: coproduction, codesign, participation and local democracy
• communications
• corporate governance, performance, policy and strategy
• external partnerships

Councillor Ahmet's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, and Deputy Leader of the Council – Councillor Mike Hakata

Councillor Hakata is responsible for:

• climate action unit
• strategic transport
• air pollution
• liveable neighbourhoods
• trees and canopy cover
• co-produced green spaces
• local renewable energy
• sustainability and decarbonisation

Councillor Hakata's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters and Planning – Councillor Sarah Williams

Councillor Williams is responsible for:

• council housing
• housing associations
• private sector housing:
  • private rented homes (inc landlord licensing and enforcement)
  • empty homes
• housing needs
• homelessness and rough sleeping
• planning policy and enforcement (including the Local Plan)

Councillor William's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Families – Councillor Zena Brabazon

Councillor Brabazon is responsible for:

• adoption and fostering
• early help
• early years and childcare
• looked after children and care leavers
• unaccompanied minors
• safeguarding children
• schools and education
• services for children with disabilities and additional needs
• 16-19 education
• youth services and youth justice
• transitions

Councillor Brabazon's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Resident Services and Tackling Inequality – Councillor Seema Chandwani

Councillor Chandwani is responsible for:

• local welfare
• waste and fly-tipping
• highways
• flooding
• customer services

Councillor Chandwani's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Wellbeing - Councillor Lucia Das Neves

Councillor Das Neves is responsible for:

• adult social care
• violence against women and girls (VAWG)
• mental health and wellbeing
• refugee and migrant support
• public health
• safeguarding adults
• transitions

Councillor das Neves' ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Finance and Local Investment – Councillor Dana Carlin

Councillor Carlin is responsible for:

• council finances, budget and medium term financial strategy
• participatory budgeting
• income generation
• community wealth-building:
  • procurement: policies, frameworks and systems
  • insourcing policy and delivery
• capital strategy
• Council Tax policy
• HR, staff wellbeing and corporate recruitment
• IT and digital transformation
• data policy and reform
• information management
• elections
• emergency planning

Councillor Carlin's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Council House Building, Placemaking and Local Economy – Councillor Ruth Gordon 

Councillor Gordon is responsible for:

• housing strategy and development
• building high-quality new council homes
• renewing council housing estates
• placemaking
• council property
• jobs and skills
• local business
• town centres and high streets

Councillor Gordon's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Culture, Communities and Leisure – Councillor Emily Arkell

Councillor Arkell is responsible for:

• active citizenship and VCS (voluntary and community sector)
• local food policy
• culture
• libraries
• parks
• leisure

Councillor Arkell's ward and contact details.

Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Cohesion – Councillor Adam Jogee

Councillor Jogee is responsible for:

• crime prevention and reduction
• safer streets
• community cohesion
• social inclusion
• licensing and regulatory services

Councillor Jogee's ward and contact details.