Councillor Deniz Oguzkanli

Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 10 December 2024 7.00 pm

The Commission heard a presentation on the work that is being done by Hackney Light and Power, which included presentations from external guests involved in the schemes, before going on to consider its work programme.

Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting was the third ordinary meeting of the 2024/2025 Municipal Year. It included discussion of a petition, scheduled questions from members of the public and Councillors, a report on the work of the Standards Committee, and consideration of motions on the hostile environment, rough sleeping, drug harm reduction and the two-child benefit cap. It also included the appointment of Councillors to outside bodies and the review of political balance on the Council's committees.

Audit Committee - Thursday 31 October 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of Hackney Council's Audit Committee was scheduled to consider a wide range of financial reports, including updates on treasury management and risk, as well as reports on the progress of external audits for the Council and the London Borough of Hackney Pension Fund. The agenda also included a review of Hackney's corporate risk strategy and policy, performance updates, and risk registers for the Chief Executive's Directorate and the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate.

Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Monday 30 September 2024 7.00 pm

The Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission received presentations about the progress of the Green Skills and Circular Economy Initiative and the Licensing and the Nighttime Economy. The Commission heard that the creation of a Green Skills Commission is likely to be at least two years away, and will be preceded by a process of delivering and refining Green Skills activities and raising public awareness. The Commission also discussed the state of Hackney's Night Time Economy, heard about plans for a new Evening and Night Time Strategy, and provided feedback about how the strategy should address resident concerns. Finally, the Commission discussed its Work Programme for 2024-2025.

Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of Hackney Council was scheduled to include the results of recent by-elections, public questions to the Cabinet, the annual update on the Climate Action Plan, the adoption of a policy on Disclosure and Barring Service Checks for elected members, the annual report of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel, appointments to Outside Bodies and the consideration of six motions.