Councillor Lynne Troughton

Labour Kings Park

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub Committee E (Committee Member, Substitute) Scrutiny Panel (Guest) Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee C (Substitute, Committee Member) Pensions Committee (Committee Member) Constitution Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee D (Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee B Licensing Sub Committee A (Substitute) Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Committee Member

Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Monday 15 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Hackney Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission met to discuss several key issues, including the lessons learned from a judicial review regarding children's centres, childcare sufficiency, and school inclusion. The commission also reviewed and agreed the minutes from the previous meeting on 22 July 2025 and discussed the commission's work programme for the remainder of the municipal year.

September 15, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee D Substitute

Licensing Sub Committee D - Tuesday 9 September 2025 2.00 pm

On Tuesday 9 September 2025, Hackney Council's Licensing Sub Committee D convened to discuss licensing applications for Donny's at 2 Westgate Street and Popeyes at 14 Kingsland High Street. The committee approved the recommendations for Donny's, while the application for Popeyes was withdrawn. Additionally, the committee noted the withdrawal of scheduled Temporary Event Notices (TENs) at 428 Kingsland Road.

September 09, 2025
Scrutiny Panel Guest

Scrutiny Panel - Monday 1 September 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Hackney Council Scrutiny Panel provided an overview of the council's budget, key financial assumptions, and directorate spending priorities, and also reviewed the minutes from previous meetings and the scrutiny panel work programme for 2025/26. Councillors raised concerns about potential budget gaps, savings deliverability, and the impact of funding changes on residents.

September 01, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee C Substitute

Licensing Sub Committee C - Tuesday 12 August 2025 7.00 pm

The Licensing Sub Committee C met on 12 August 2025 to discuss a premises licence application for Batch Baby and a variation of premises licence for The Last Tuesday Society. The committee approved the premises licence for Batch Baby and approved the variation of premises licence for The Last Tuesday Society, subject to amended conditions.

August 12, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

Pensions Committee - Tuesday 29 July 2025 6.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss investment strategies, responsible investment, and the fund's overall performance. Key decisions included approving recommendations for investment strategy training, updating the voting policy, and endorsing the investment strategy review process. The committee also addressed the allocation of resources and future investment approaches, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and the fund's objectives.

July 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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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

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: 84

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 276