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 54 of 73
F S340 2024/25 Overall Financial Position Report - October 2024
From: Cabinet - Monday 16 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 16, 2024
...to note the Council's overall financial position, particularly the overspend and mitigation initiatives, as of October 2024.
Recommendations Approved
CHE S394 Hackney Preparing for Adulthood Strategy
From: Cabinet - Monday 16 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 16, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Establishment and Composition of the Planning Sub-Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25
From: Extraordinary, Corporate Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 04, 2024
...to establish and approve the membership of the Planning Sub-Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25, and to require that any subsequent membership changes be reported to the Corporate Committee for consideration.
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of the Chair and Vice - Chair of the Corporate Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/2025
From: Extraordinary, Corporate Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 04, 2024
...to note the Full Council's appointments of Cllr Richard Lufkin as Chair and Cllr Sharon Patrick as Vice Chair of the Corporate Committee for the remainder of the 2024/25 Municipal Year.
Recommendations Approved
Questions to the Committee
From: Appointments Sub Committee - Monday 2 December 2024 2.00 pm, NEW - December 02, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 109
Average per Month: 5.5
Decisions Recorded: 364