Tessa Mitchell
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
21 meetings · Page 2 of 5
Cabinet - Monday 26 January 2026 6.00 pm
The Hackney Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday 26 January 2026 was set to cover a wide range of financial, housing, environmental, and service delivery matters. Key discussions were expected to include the council's overall financial position in November 2025, capital updates, and the Housing Revenue Account budget for 2026/27. Environmental concerns were also prominent, with the submission of an Air Quality Action Plan for 2026-2030 to the Mayor of London for approval, and a report on confirming an Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights in the Well Street Conservation Area. Additionally, the meeting was scheduled to address the Borough of Sanctuary Framework and Action Plan, and provide an update on the Children and Families Service for 2024/25.
General Exception Notice for report-HCE S685 Planned Internal Works Contracts (Combined Business Case & Contract Award) to be considered by Cabinet Procurement & Insourcing Committee on 5 January 2026, General Exception Notices - Monday 5 January 2026 2.00 pm
The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee was scheduled to consider a general exception notice regarding planned internal works contracts. The meeting's agenda focused on a single item: a combined business case for planned internal works contracts, which included specialist fire safety works.
Cabinet - Monday 22 September 2025 6.00 pm
The Hackney Council Cabinet met on 22 September 2025, and among the decisions made, they approved a new Tenancy Management Housing Policy, adopted the Hackney Ways of Working proposals, and approved a series of capital projects, including improvements to Morningside School and Hackney Town Hall. They also discussed the council's overall financial position, with a reported overspend of £9.787m.
Corporate Committee - Monday 22 September 2025 6.30 pm
The Hackney Council's Corporate Committee convened on 22 September 2025, approving the Planning Service Authority Monitoring Report, noting the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report, and reviewing the Corporate Committee's work programme for 2025/26. The committee also approved the minutes from the previous meeting held on 19 May 2025.
Corporate Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 6.30 pm
Decisions from Meetings
51 decisions · Page 1 of 11
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
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
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
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
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: 21
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 51