Councillor Ian Rathbone
Email: Ian.Rathbone@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
59 meetings · Page 3 of 12
Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.
Pensions Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 6.30 pm
The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss and approve several key items, including the Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25, a draft consultation response to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and the Pension Committee's Annual Report to the Full Council. The committee also received updates on various investment-related matters, most of which were discussed in private due to their commercially sensitive nature.
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 11 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission met to discuss community mental health services, air quality, and the commission's work programme. The meeting included an overview of Hackney's mental health services, a discussion of a new Air Quality Action Plan, and a review of the commission's work programme for the year.
Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 5 November 2025 6.30 pm
The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss strategic asset allocation, preceded by a decision to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed. The committee approved recommendations related to both the exclusion of the press and public and the strategic asset allocation workshop.
Constitution Committee - Tuesday 28 October 2025 5.30 pm
The Constitution Committee convened to discuss and approve a new Planning Code of Conduct for members, replacing the existing Planning Code of Practice, and to note the committee's Terms of Reference. The committee also approved the minutes from the previous meeting held on 8 April 2025.
Decisions from Meetings
261 decisions · Page 1 of 53
Labour Group Motion - Right to Grow
From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026
...adopted the principle of a right to grow
on suitable council-owned land and committed to working with local groups and partners to identify and make this land available for community cultivation.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026
Recommendations Approved
2026/27 Budget and Council Tax EXEMPT Appendix
From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026
...to note the 2026/27 Budget and Council Tax exempt appendix without discussion.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026
...that recommendations were approved without the need for an exempt session to exclude the press and public.
Recommendations Approved
Hackney Independent Socialist Group Amendments to Motion
From: Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 4 March 2026 7.00 pm - March 04, 2026
...the proposed amendments from the Hackney Independent Socialist Group were not carried.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 59
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 261