Dawn Carter-Mcdonald

Chief Executive

Council: Hackney

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Committees: Appointments Committee (Officer) Audit Committee (Officer, Secretary) Constitution Committee (Officer) Corporate Committee (Officer, Secretary) Council (Officer, Secretary) Pensions Board (Officer) Pensions Committee (Secretary) Cabinet (Officer) Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (Officer, Secretary) Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Officer) Inner North East London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Officer) Scrutiny Panel (Officer, Secretary) Special Urgency Notices (Secretary) Appointments Sub Committee (Secretary)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Constitution Committee Officer

Constitution Committee - Tuesday, 23 June 2026 - 5.30 pm

June 23, 2026, 5:30 pm
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee Secretary

Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 March 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee of Hackney Council met on Monday 2 March 2026 to approve a new Human Resources Information System, award contracts for substance use support services and early years catering, and greenlight the procurement for five new housing development projects. The committee also approved contracts for internal kitchen and bathroom renewals.

March 02, 2026, 2:00 pm
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee Secretary

Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 February 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee met on Monday 02 February 2026 and made decisions on several key contracts. The committee approved the establishment of frameworks for substance use support services and early years catering, and also decided to award contracts for planned internal works to improve council housing. However, the committee abandoned plans for new internal work contracts and the procurement of design and build construction contracts for five council housing development projects.

February 02, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Officer

Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Council meeting on 28 January 2026 saw the approval of amendments to a motion on school exclusions, the endorsement of the Children and Families Service's full-year report, and the approval of the Council Taxbase and Local Business Rates Income for 2026/27. Key decisions also included the approval of the Pay Policy Statement for Chief Officers for 2026/2027 and the adoption of the Borough of Sanctuary Framework and Action Plan.

January 28, 2026, 7:00 pm
Scrutiny Panel Officer

Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday 27 January 2026 7.00 pm

The Scrutiny Panel meeting scheduled for Tuesday 27 January 2026 was set to discuss the council's financial position, including a quarterly finance update and the Chief Executive's response to questions on strategic matters. The panel was also scheduled to review its work programme for the upcoming year.

January 27, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

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HCE S636 Fleet Vehicle Replacement - Housing

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 5 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 05, 2026

...award the purchase of 89 medium-sized vans, 2 large sewer vans from Supplier C, and 1 platform access tower vehicle from Supplier D, all through existing procurement frameworks, to replace Housing Department vehicles.

Awaiting Implementation

F S650 Security Services Contract - Lots 1 & 2, Hackney Corporate Site Security, Vacant Buildings and Concierge Services

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to award framework agreements for four years to Supplier C for both Lot 1, providing security services, and Lot 2, providing concierge services, to the Council.

Recommendations Approved

CE S640 Stoke Newington School - Creation of Additional Resourced Provision Assessment Centre and Media Suite Works

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to appoint Contractor C as the Design and Build Contractor for the Stoke Newington School project, which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for 30 pupils and a media suite, starting from RIBA Stage 3+ onwards.

Recommendations Approved

HCE S603 Parks Play Areas Refurbishments Phase 3: Design and Build Contract

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to award a JCT Design & Build contract for Phase 3 of the Play Area Refurbishment Programme to the most economically advantageous tenderer for £2,332,375, and to delegate authority to the Director Environment & Climate Change to finalize the contract.

Recommendations Approved

F S624 Google Workspace Licences - Contract Award

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to ensure the continuity of essential services, they approved the award of a contract to Supplier C for the supply of Google Workspace licenses for an initial two-year term, with a one-year extension option.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 142

Average per Month: 0.7

Decisions Recorded: 109