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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Health and Wellbeing Board

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 27 June 2024 3.00 pm

The Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss four topics, receiving presentations on each, and voting to approve the new strategy for Healthwatch Hackney, the local Healthwatch, as well as an outcomes framework for the borough's place-based partnerships.

June 27, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 24 June 2024 6.00 pm

The Cabinet approved the creation of a new Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) covering the whole borough, and agreed in principle to lease air rights above a Council-owned car park to Dolphin Living to build 41 new homes. The Cabinet also noted Hackney Council's financial position as of 31 March 2024.

June 24, 2024
Licensing Sub Committee E

Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday 18 June 2024 2.00 pm

June 18, 2024
Licensing Sub Committee B CANCELLED

Licensing Sub Committee B - Monday 10 June 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

June 10, 2024
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee

Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 3 June 2024 2.00 pm

June 03, 2024

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 109

Average per Month: 5.5

Decisions Recorded: 364