Gilbert Smyth - Councillor for Hackney (Stoke Newington)

Councillor Gilbert Smyth

Labour Stoke Newington

Email: gilbert.smyth@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub Committee E (Committee Member, Chair, Substitute) Corporate Committee Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Chair) Licensing Sub Committee A (Committee Member, Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee B (Substitute, Committee Member) Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee D (Chair, Committee Member, Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee C (Chair, Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

109 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Council Committee Member

Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday 28 May 2026 7.00 pm

May 28, 2026, 7:00 pm
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday 16 April 2026 6.30 pm

April 16, 2026, 6:30 pm
Licensing Committee Chair

Licensing Committee - Wednesday 25 March 2026 7.00 pm

March 25, 2026, 7:00 pm
Licensing Sub Committee C Committee Member

Licensing Sub Committee C - Wednesday 18 March 2026 7.00 pm

March 18, 2026, 7:00 pm
Licensing Sub Committee B Substitute

Licensing Sub Committee B - Thursday 12 March 2026 7.00 pm

The Licensing Sub Committee B of Hackney Council is scheduled to consider a premises licence application for Refill, located at 151 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3QE. The committee will also review the standard procedure for licensing sub-committee hearings.

March 12, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

256 decisions · Page 27 of 52

Appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the Municipal Year 2025/26

From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025

...to note the Full Council's appointment of Cllr Gilbert Smyth as Chair and Cllr Richard Lufkin as Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the Municipal Year 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

To Note the Terms of Reference of the Licensing Committee and Licensing Sub-Committees for the Municipal Year 2054/26

From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025

...to note the terms of reference for the Licensing Committee and Licensing Sub-Committees for the Municipal Year 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the previous Licensing Committee meeting held on 11 February 2025 and the minutes of Licensing Sub-Committee B hearing held on 2 September 2024 as accurate records, and to recommend to Full Council that a Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) in respect of the area shown in the map (Shoreditch) at Appendix 3 be published, and that the area shown in the map (Dalston) at Appendix 4 be referred to in the Statement of Licensing (2023-2028) as a Special Consideration Policy Area (SCA), with exemptions for small restaurants.

Recommendations Approved

Establishment of the Licensing Sub-Committees 2025/26

From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025

...to establish five Licensing Sub-Committees (A-E) for the municipal year 2025/2026, each comprising three members drawn from the wider Licensing Committee membership.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday 14 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 14, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 109

Average per Month: 4.4

Decisions Recorded: 256