Margaret Gordon - Councillor for Hackney (Lea Bridge)

Councillor Margaret Gordon

Labour Lea Bridge

Email: Margaret.Gordon@Hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Constitution Committee (Chair, Committee Member, Vice-Chair) Corporate Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee A (Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee B (Committee Member, Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee C (Committee Member) Pensions Committee (Committee Member, Deputy Speaker) Child Q - Special Joint Scrutiny (Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission and Children & Young People Scrutiny Commission) (Vice-Chair) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission (Committee Member, Vice-Chair) Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Scrutiny Panel (Chair, Committee Member) Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member) Appointments Sub Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Vice-Chair

Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday 10 December 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission met to discuss the budget monitoring for Children & Education Services, the progress of the Families First Programme, and updates on sexual and reproductive health services for young people. Key decisions included noting the response from Cabinet members regarding sexual and reproductive health services and reviewing the Hackney Education Strategy 2025-2028.

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Council meeting on Wednesday 26 November 2025 saw the approval of the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan, a significant step towards guiding future development in the area. Councillors also voted to carry a Labour motion calling for rent controls, and approved recommendations for the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee and a dispensation for Councillor Michael Levy due to ill health.

November 26, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

Pensions Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Pensions Committee of Hackney Council met on Tuesday 25 November 2025, approving recommendations on strategic asset allocation, private markets, and the triennial valuation of the pension fund. The committee also approved draft annual reports and accounts for the 2024/25 financial year and a consultation response regarding LGPS scheme improvements.

November 25, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

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.

November 05, 2025
Constitution Committee Vice-Chair

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.

October 28, 2025

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: 408

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 223