Robert Chapman - Councillor for Hackney (Homerton)

Councillor Robert Chapman

Labour Homerton Cabinet Member for Finance, Insourcing and Customer Service

Email: Robert.chapman@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Panel (Guest) Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (Chair) Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Pensions Committee (Vice-Chair) Appointments Committee Licensing Sub Committee C Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm

Here is a briefing on the scheduled Cabinet meeting, outlining the key items in the report pack.

December 15, 2025
Pensions Committee Vice-Chair

Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 4.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss and approve recommendations regarding the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and the procurement of a pension fund voting partner. Both discussions were held in private due to the commercially sensitive nature of the information.

December 10, 2025
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee Chair

Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm

The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (CPIC) met to discuss and approve contract awards for several key projects, including the Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment, park play area upgrades, security services, Google Workspace licences, Stoke Newington School improvements, and penalty charge notice enforcement. The committee approved all recommendations put before it.

December 01, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm

The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.

November 26, 2025
Pensions Committee Vice-Chair

Pensions Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss and approve several key items, including the Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25, a draft consultation response to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and the Pension Committee's Annual Report to the Full Council. The committee also received updates on various investment-related matters, most of which were discussed in private due to their commercially sensitive nature.

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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CHE S569 External Fire Safety Remedial Works and the appointment of Consultancy Support (inc Principal Designer)

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to initiate the procurement of specialist external wall consultants to carry out fire risk assessments and principal contractors to undertake necessary remedial works to external wall systems, utilizing government funding and establishing frameworks for consultants and contractors, with delegated authority granted for contract awards.

Implemented

F S545 Asset Management Delivery (AMD) Framework for Professional Consultancy Services Contract Award Report

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to support the delivery of the Council's Asset Management Delivery Capital programme, the committee approved the award of the Asset Management Delivery Professional Consultancy Services Framework Agreement to Bidders A, B, C, and D for Architectural and Engineering Services (Lot 1), Bidders M, N, O, and P for Multidisciplinary Consultants (Lot 2), and Bidders S, U, M, and N for Building Consultants (Lot 3).

Implemented

CE S491 Commissioning Children’s Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to commission a block contract for the provision of residential care for Children Looked After in Hackney, providing 6 places in 2 council-owned homes for a term of 5 years with an option for two further annual extensions, at an estimated maximum total cost of £17.86m.

Implemented

CHE S541 Dockless Cycle Hire Contract Award

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...to appoint Supplier A and Supplier B as the service providers for Hackney's dockless cycle hire service, operating under a fee-paying concession agreement for an initial three-year term with the possibility of two further annual extensions.

Implemented

CHE S571 Procurement of Design and Build construction contracts for nine Council housing development projects comprising Tranche 1 of Hackney’s New Homes Programme (NHP)

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 7 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 07, 2025

...the Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee of Hackney approved the procurement strategy for construction contracts for nine council housing development projects comprising Tranche 1 of Hackney’s New Homes Programme.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 78

Average per Month: 3.9

Decisions Recorded: 415