Christopher Kennedy - Councillor for Hackney (Hackney Wick)

Councillor Christopher Kennedy

Labour Hackney Wick Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture

Email: christopher.kennedy@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Panel (Guest) Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Corporate Committee Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee B (Substitute) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair) Licensing Sub Committee C (Substitute) Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Licensing Sub Committee E (Substitute) Appointments Committee Licensing Sub Committee A (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee D Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

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.

December 15, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee B Substitute

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.

December 01, 2025
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee Committee Member

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.

December 01, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

November 26, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee A Committee Member

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.

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

364 decisions · Page 65 of 73

Unrestricted Minutes of the Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee held on 2 September 2024

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to agree the unrestricted Minutes of the Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee held on 2 September 2024 as a true and accurate record of proceedings.

For Determination

CHE S384 DN699359 - Lift Servicing and Repairs Contract

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 07, 2024

For Determination

F S379 Residential Concierge & Vacant Premises Security Services - Supplementary Paper

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to re-tender the security service framework for four years, procuring security services and housing concierge requirements as two separate lots.

For Determination

CHE S396 Parking Services ICT Systems Reprocurement

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to ensure continuous parking services, a contract for £3,000,000 was directly awarded to Polaris Software through the G-Cloud 13 framework for an initial two-year term, with a possible one-year extension, to provide parking permits, enforcement, and associated IT systems.

For Determination

AHI S378 Commissioning of Clinical Sexual Health Services and Health Checks

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to commission clinical sexual health services, including acute, online, and primary care services, as well as services for sex workers, through direct contract awards and participation in the London Sexual Health Programme, with a total contract value of £61.606m (ex VAT) over varying periods up to nine years, and an option to increase contract values by up to 25% subject to additional funding.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 109

Average per Month: 5.5

Decisions Recorded: 364