Councillor Frank Baffour

Labour Clissold

Email: frank.baffour@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

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Committees: Audit Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Pensions Committee (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Council

Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm

The agenda for this meeting is a mixture of local and national concerns, ranging from the appointment of new Councillors to positions on committees, to motions that are intended to bring national issues to the attention of the government.

January 29, 2025
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission

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.

January 23, 2025
Pensions Committee

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 22 January 2025 6.30 pm

The meeting on 22 January 2025 was of the Pensions Committee. It was scheduled to involve training on the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a discussion of the Local Government Pension Scheme's 'Fit for the Future' consultation, an update from the Responsible Investment Working Group and the setting of objectives for the investment consultant.

January 22, 2025
Council

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.

December 17, 2024
Council

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.

November 27, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Borough of Sanctuary Framework and Action Plan

From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026

...the publication of the Borough of Sanctuary Framework and Action Plan was agreed.

Recommendations Approved

Council Taxbase and Local Business Rates Income 2026/27

From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026

...set the Council Tax Base for 2026/27 at 80,163.35 Band D equivalent properties, delegated authority to determine the 2026/27 Business Rates Base, and kept the Council Tax Reduction Scheme unchanged.

Recommendations approved

Labour Group Amendments to the Joint Motion: Ending School Exclusions and Preventing Harmful Outcomes

From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026

...the Labour Group's amendments to the joint motion on strengthening school inclusion and reducing exclusions were carried, aiming to prevent harmful outcomes for pupils, particularly those with SEND and from Black and Global Majority backgrounds.

Recommendations Approved

Motion: (Joint) Green Group and Hackney Independent Socialist Group: Ending School Exclusions and Preventing Harmful Outcomes

From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026

...the joint motion to end school exclusions and prevent harmful outcomes was not carried, but its recommendations were approved.

Recommendations Approved

Pay Policy Statement for Chief Officers 2026/2027

From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026

...approved the Pay Policy for Chief Officers for the 2026/2027 financial year.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 86

Average per Month: 1.7

Decisions Recorded: 206