Councillor Joe Walker

Labour De Beauvoir

Email: joe.walker@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Panel (Guest) Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee B Licensing Sub Committee E (Substitute) Cabinet (Mayoral Advisor) Licensing Sub Committee D (Committee Member, Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee A (Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee C Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Mayoral Advisor

Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm

Here is a briefing on the scheduled Cabinet meeting, outlining the key items in the report pack.

December 15, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

November 26, 2025
Cabinet Mayoral Advisor

Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm

Here's a summary of the Hackney Council Cabinet meeting:

November 24, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Hackney Council Licensing Committee convened to discuss and approve the minutes from their previous meeting, receive an update on the Late Night Levy, and note a report on regulatory updates concerning licensing proposals.

November 13, 2025
Cabinet Mayoral Advisor

Cabinet - Monday 27 October 2025 6.00 pm

The Hackney Council Cabinet met on 27 October 2025 and adopted a new Digital Strategy, a Corporate Asset Management Strategy, and a Regeneration Framework for Hoxton. They also approved funding for improvements to a playground, public spaces, libraries, and a new car pound, and noted the council's overall financial position.

October 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: The Need to Review Twinning Relationships,Including Hackney’s with Haifa in Israel

From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024

...to approve the recommendations after the motion regarding a review of twinning relationships, including the one with Haifa in Israel, was withdrawn by its proposer and seconder before the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Policy on Disclosure and Barring Service Checks for the Elected Mayor, Councillors and Co-Optees

From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024

...to adopt and implement with immediate effect a policy on Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Checks for the Elected Mayor, Councillors, and Co-Optees, and to authorize the Monitoring Officer to include this policy in the Council's Constitution.

Recommendations Approved

Results of the London Fields and Stoke Newington Wards By-Elections

From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024

...to note the results of the recent by-elections in London Fields and Stoke Newington wards, as detailed in the provided appendices.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24

From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024

...to note the Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24.

Recommendations Approved

Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: End the Hostile EnvironmentAgainst Migrants

From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024

...to refer the Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: End the Hostile Environment Against Migrants, without discussion, to the next ordinary meeting of the Full Council for discussion.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 256