Councillor Margaret Gordon
Email: Margaret.Gordon@Hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Additional, Pensions Committee - Thursday 20 February 2025 6.00 pm, NEW
This meeting was scheduled to include training sessions on climate risk disclosures and the triennial valuation process, as well as the annual report on the committee's activities. The meeting also included the potential exclusion of the press and public for some items.
Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm
The agenda for this meeting is a mixture of local and national concerns, ranging from the appointment of new Councillors to positions on committees, to motions that are intended to bring national issues to the attention of the government.
Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday 28 January 2025 7.00 pm
The meeting included scheduled discussion of financial matters, specifically the Council's quarterly finance update, and an update on the Council's progress towards the net zero goals set out in its Climate Action Plan.
Pensions Committee - Wednesday 22 January 2025 6.30 pm
The meeting on 22 January 2025 was of the Pensions Committee. It was scheduled to involve training on the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a discussion of the Local Government Pension Scheme's 'Fit for the Future' consultation, an update from the Responsible Investment Working Group and the setting of objectives for the investment consultant.
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Monday 13 January 2025 7.00 pm
The meeting discussed the welfare of children in temporary accommodation, the Young Futures Programme, and the Race and SEND Inclusion Charter, and confirmed that a letter had been sent to the Secretary of State for Education to set out concerns about the lack of regulation for unregistered educational settings. The commission also discussed the scope for a review of behaviour policies in Hackney schools.
Decisions from Meetings
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Borough of Sanctuary Framework and Action Plan
From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026
...the publication of the Borough of Sanctuary Framework and Action Plan was agreed.
Recommendations Approved
Council Taxbase and Local Business Rates Income 2026/27
From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026
...set the Council Tax Base for 2026/27 at 80,163.35 Band D equivalent properties, delegated authority to determine the 2026/27 Business Rates Base, and kept the Council Tax Reduction Scheme unchanged.
Recommendations approved
Labour Group Amendments to the Joint Motion: Ending School Exclusions and Preventing Harmful Outcomes
From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026
...the Labour Group's amendments to the joint motion on strengthening school inclusion and reducing exclusions were carried, aiming to prevent harmful outcomes for pupils, particularly those with SEND and from Black and Global Majority backgrounds.
Recommendations Approved
Motion: (Joint) Green Group and Hackney Independent Socialist Group: Ending School Exclusions and Preventing Harmful Outcomes
From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026
...the joint motion to end school exclusions and prevent harmful outcomes was not carried, but its recommendations were approved.
Recommendations Approved
Pay Policy Statement for Chief Officers 2026/2027
From: Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 7.00 pm - January 28, 2026
...approved the Pay Policy for Chief Officers for the 2026/2027 financial year.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 410
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 226