Councillor Christopher Kennedy
Email: christopher.kennedy@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
109 meetings · Page 1 of 22
Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm
Here is a briefing on the scheduled Cabinet meeting, outlining the key items in the report pack.
Licensing Sub Committee B - Monday 1 December 2025 7.00 pm
This meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee B included a discussion of licensing sub-committee hearing procedures, an application for a premises licence for an Aldi supermarket, and temporary event notices. The meeting was scheduled to be held remotely and live-streamed via YouTube. Councillors Christopher Kennedy, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture, Gilbert Smyth, and Faruk Tinaz were listed as the members of the sub-committee.
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm
The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (CPIC) met to discuss and approve contract awards for several key projects, including the Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment, park play area upgrades, security services, Google Workspace licences, Stoke Newington School improvements, and penalty charge notice enforcement. The committee approved all recommendations put before it.
Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.
Licensing Sub Committee A - Tuesday 25 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Sub-Committee A met on 25 November 2025 and approved a variation to the premises licence for The Black Eel, formerly known as Draughts. The variation includes changes to the layout, an increase in capacity, and the addition of new conditions to the licence.
Decisions from Meetings
364 decisions · Page 21 of 73
Joint Amendments from the Green and Hackney Independent Socialist Groups
From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025
...the joint amendments proposed by the Green and Hackney Independent Socialist Groups to the Labour motion regarding violence against women and girls were not approved.
Recommendations Approved
Licensing Committee Annual Report 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Labour Motion - Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls (VAWG)
From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025
...to conduct a review of commissioning practices for services addressing violence against women and girls, work to prevent the erosion of vital services, ensure comprehensive healthy relationship education in schools, and collaborate with survivors and specialists to develop the next strategy to address these issues.
Recommendations Approved
CHE S593 Housing Improvement Plan and Housing Ombudsman Response
From: Cabinet - Monday 21 July 2025 6.00 pm - July 21, 2025
...to improve housing services, the Cabinet approved a Housing Improvement Plan and a Housing Ombudsman response, addressing issues like health and safety, repairs, complaints, and data management.
Deleted
CHE S233 Residential Extensions and Alterations
From: Cabinet - Monday 21 July 2025 6.00 pm - July 21, 2025
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 109
Average per Month: 5.5
Decisions Recorded: 364