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.
410 meetings · Page 15 of 82
Scrutiny Panel - Monday 15 July 2024 7.00 pm
The Scrutiny Panel met to review the Council’s budget and spending priorities for 2024/25. In a challenging financial context, the Panel received presentations from each of the directorate heads who set out the key areas of expenditure, cost pressures, and savings delivery proposals. The Panel also received a brief verbal update from the Mayor of Hackney, Mayor Caroline Woodley.
Pensions Committee - Tuesday 9 July 2024 6.30 pm
This meeting has been postponed.
Appointments Committee - Monday 8 July 2024 6.15 pm
The Appointments Committee met to consider an appointment to the Independent Remuneration Panel. The Committee agreed to appoint Sarah Jones to the panel.
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday 26 June 2024 7.30 pm
This meeting has been cancelled.
Decisions from Meetings
226 decisions · Page 1 of 46
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 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.