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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F S545 Asset Management Delivery (AMD) Framework for Professional Consultancy Services Contract Award Report

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to support the delivery of the Council's Asset Management Delivery Capital programme, the committee approved the award of the Asset Management Delivery Professional Consultancy Services Framework Agreement to Bidders A, B, C, and D for Architectural and Engineering Services (Lot 1), Bidders M, N, O, and P for Multidisciplinary Consultants (Lot 2), and Bidders S, U, M, and N for Building Consultants (Lot 3).

Implemented

CHE S571 Procurement of Design and Build construction contracts for nine Council housing development projects comprising Tranche 1 of Hackney’s New Homes Programme (NHP)

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...the Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee of Hackney approved the procurement strategy for construction contracts for nine council housing development projects comprising Tranche 1 of Hackney’s New Homes Programme.

Recommendations Approved

CHE S541 Dockless Cycle Hire Contract Award

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to appoint Supplier A and Supplier B as the service providers for Hackney's dockless cycle hire service, operating under a fee-paying concession agreement for an initial three-year term with the possibility of two further annual extensions.

Implemented

CED S582 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) 4 - Contract Award

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to deliver the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme 4 Sites project, a two-year contract worth £10.3 million, was awarded to Asset Plus to install heat pumps in nine Hackney schools, furthering the council's decarbonisation efforts.

Implemented

Summary

Meetings Attended: 142

Average per Month: 0.7

Decisions Recorded: 116