Councillor Michael Desmond
Email: michael.desmond@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
49 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday 28 May 2026 7.00 pm
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 29 April 2026 6.30 pm, NEW
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 1 April 2026 6.30 pm
Corporate Committee - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 6.30 pm
The Corporate Committee is scheduled to consider the annual performance of the Noise Service and receive an update on the Corporate Peer Challenge. Other items on the agenda include a review of the council's work programme and a report on the Planning Code of Conduct.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 11 March 2026 6.30 pm
The Planning Sub-Committee of Hackney Council met on Wednesday 11 March 2026, approving planning permission for two sites and noting delegated decisions. An agenda item concerning a site bounded by Worship Street, Curtain Road, Scrutton Street and Holywell Row was withdrawn.
Decisions from Meetings
229 decisions · Page 44 of 46
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
Green Motion: Opposing the Two Child Benefit Cap
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to refer the motion opposing the two-child benefit cap to the next full council meeting for discussion without any debate at the current meeting.
Recommendations Approved
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
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 49
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 229