Islington's Labour Councillors

Islington said 'yes' to Labour with decisive victory in last week's European elections as the Party increased its share of the vote to finish more than nine points ahead of the nearest party

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• damning report exposes islington safe recruitment failings
  Islington Council's arrangements for safe recuitment of staff in schools came under fire in an official report. The investigation was commissioned after secret reports were leaked to the press. It outlines serious failings that led to unsafe recruitment in Canonbury School as police and background checks were not carried out properly. A failure by the Council to take responsibility for ensuring proper checks were carried out contributed to the breakdown. The report, along with a council action plan, will be examined at the Overview Committee on Monday. The report found that: Excerpts from report -[Download the entire report here]...
  
• Lib Dems under pressure on universal Free School Meals
  Lib Dem Councillors are under pressure for delaying the introduction of free school meals for under-11s in Islington. The measure was due to be introduced by the Council from September after Islington Labour’s recent budget success. However, the Lib Dem Council administration has refused to implement the measure, deciding instead to run a small-scale pilot in only six schools. Labour Councillors demanded at the Council’s Overview Committee that the pilot should automatically lead to full-scale implementation of the free school meals programme. However, the ruling Lib Dems relied on the votes of two unelected members of the committee to see...
  
• Islington council allotment failings exposed
  Islington council allotment failings exposed New research has named and shamed Islington for having a waiting list of at least a quarter century – making it one of hardest places in the country to access an allotment. This latest research, published by LV=, formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, shows that nationally the average waiting time for an allotment is three years – but Islington residents can expect to wait at least eight times as long. The successful Islington Labour annual council budget, which passed in February this year, included £1 million of funding to tackle this...
  

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