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 12 of 22
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Thursday 16 January 2025 7.00 pm
The Commission received a presentation on the King's Park Moving Together Project and a report on the programme's impact on local communities. It also received an update on the Transforming Outcomes Programme in Adult Social Care, heard from Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture, Councillor Christopher Kennedy, on three areas of concern and agreed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Licensing Sub Committee A - Tuesday 14 January 2025 7.00 pm
The Licensing Sub Committee A was scheduled to consider applications for new premises licences from Hoxton Chicken and Pizza and 235 Amhurst Road. The meeting was also scheduled to consider the adoption of the Licensing Sub-Committee Hearing Procedure.
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 6 January 2025 2.00 pm
This meeting was scheduled to include the possible approval of a new 'agency model' for running the council's leisure centres, a report on the award of a contract for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of council homes, and decisions on a new management contract for the utilities in empty council homes. It also included a contract award report on the letting of Clissold House Cafe. Please note that this is based only on the meeting documents that were made available in advance of the meeting, and does not contain any information about what was actually said at the meeting, or what was decided.
Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.00 pm, NEW
This meeting of the full council was an extraordinary meeting called to discuss two appointments.
Cabinet - Monday 16 December 2024 6.00 pm
The meeting approved a range of measures including: new garden waste charges for 2025/26 and a revised statement of principles for gambling licensing in Hackney. The meeting also considered a range of reports including updates on the progress of the capital programme, the council's financial position, and a new strategy for insourcing and sustainable procurement.
Decisions from Meetings
364 decisions · Page 1 of 73
Non-Key Decision: Article 4 Direction to Remove Permitted Development Rights for Change of Use From Use Commercial, Business & Service (Class E) to Residential (Class C3) in Ridley Road, Dalston E8
From: Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 15, 2025
...to approve a non-immediate Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights for changes of use from commercial, business, or services (Class E) to residential (Class C3) for specific properties on Ridley Road, Dalston E8, aiming to protect the area's commercial vitality and require full planning permission for such changes.
For Determination
F S514 Capital Update and Property Disposals And Acquisitions EXEMPT Appendices
From: Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 15, 2025
Recommendations Approved
CE S588 Hackney's Education Strategic Plan 2026 to 2029
From: Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 15, 2025
...they approved the Hackney Education Strategic Plan 2026-29, a plan designed to enhance life opportunities and well-being for all children in Hackney through an ambitious, anti-racist, and inclusive education system, for publication in January 2026.
For Determination
AHI S658 Care Charging Review - Policy Change Recommendations
From: Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 15, 2025
...to implement changes to Hackney's care charging policies, including removing the maximum charge cap for non-residential care, moving to 100% charging based on the cost of service and assessable income, aligning the Minimum Income Guarantee with DHSC rates, introducing fees for self-funders and Technology-Enabled Living services, and implementing a Blue Badge administration fee, while maintaining the disability benefits disregard at 25%.
For Determination
F S594 Kings Hall Leisure Centre Refurbishment Project - Appropriation of the Kings Hall Leisure Centre Site for Planning Purposes EXEMPT Appendices
From: Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm - December 15, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 109
Average per Month: 5.5
Decisions Recorded: 364