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 41 of 73
Decision to publish a Cumulative Impact Assessment under Section 5A of the Licensing Act 2003
From: 2025-26 Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
For Determination
Labour Group: Together Against Violence Against Women and Girls
From: 2025-26 Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Green Group: Call on Government to Abolish Right to Buy
From: 2025-26 Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to refer the Green Group's motion calling on the Government to abolish Right to Buy to the next full council meeting for discussion.
Recommendations Approved
Green Group Motion: Opposing the Two Child Benefit Cap
From: 2025-26 Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm - February 26, 2025
...to defer the Green Group's motion opposing the Two Child Benefit Cap to the next ordinary meeting of the Full Council for discussion, without any debate at the current meeting.
Recommendations Approved
CE S456 Children and Families Service Full Year Report to Members 2023-24
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 February 2025 6.00 pm - February 24, 2025
...the Council of Hackney endorsed the Children and Families Annual Report 2023/24.
Summary
Meetings Attended: 109
Average per Month: 5.5
Decisions Recorded: 364