Gilbert Smyth - Councillor for Hackney (Stoke Newington)

Councillor Gilbert Smyth

Labour Stoke Newington

Email: gilbert.smyth@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

317 meetings · Page 1 of 64

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 22 July 2026 - 7.00 pm

July 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 17 June 2026 - 6.30 pm

June 17, 2026, 6:30 pm
Licensing Committee Chair

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 3 June 2026 - 7.00 pm

June 03, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 28 May 2026 - 7.00 pm

May 28, 2026, 7:00 pm
Licensing Sub Committee A Committee Member

Licensing Sub Committee A - Thursday, 23 April 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Licensing Sub Committee A was scheduled to consider a Temporary Event Notice for The Dolphin at 165 Mare Street, London, which had received a counter notice. The committee was also due to review the minutes of previous meetings and the procedure for Temporary Event Notices.

April 23, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

248 decisions · Page 4 of 50

Apologies for Absence

From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 2.00 pm - January 20, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Review of a Premises Licence: Mare Street Wine Ltd, 157a Mare Street, London, E8 3RH

From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 2.00 pm - January 20, 2026

...modified the hours and conditions of the premises licence for Mare Street Wine Ltd, 157a Mare Street, London, E8 3RH.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest - Members to declare as appropriate.

From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 2.00 pm - January 20, 2026

...modified the hours and conditions of the premises licence, including specific operating hours and the addition of several new conditions related to CCTV, incident and refusal logs, fire safety, deliveries, age verification, staff training, and customer conduct, in response to alleged breaches of the original licence that undermined licensing objectives.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday, 20 January 2026 - 2.00 pm - January 20, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Audit and Anti-Fraud Progress Report

From: Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm - January 13, 2026

...the draft Treasury Management Strategy 2026/27 to 2028/29 was approved for submission to Council, with the Group Director, Finance and Corporate Resource delegated to approve the final version.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 317

Average per Month: 3.2

Decisions Recorded: 248