Councillor Ben Hayhurst

Scrutiny Panel - Monday 7 October 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting discussed a quarterly finance update, the Chief Executive’s goals and priorities, and received the Hackney Council Complaints and Inquiries Annual Report for 2023-2024. Councillor Rob Chapman, the Cabinet Member for Finance, Insourcing and Customer Service, reported that the meeting took place against the backdrop of unprecedented increases in demand and financial pressures on local authority services and budgets.

Pensions Committee - Monday 30 September 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was about overseeing the management of the Hackney Council Pension Fund. The topics scheduled to be discussed included a review of the performance of investments made by the Fund, an update on how well the Fund's administrators had been performing, a review of the financial risks facing the Fund, and a report on the Fund's activities relating to ethical investment.

Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of Hackney Council was scheduled to include the results of recent by-elections, public questions to the Cabinet, the annual update on the Climate Action Plan, the adoption of a policy on Disclosure and Barring Service Checks for elected members, the annual report of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel, appointments to Outside Bodies and the consideration of six motions.

Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Monday 16 September 2024 7.00 pm

The Commission discussed capital build opportunities in adult social care, the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report, health impacts of air pollution, and an issue relating to the accuracy of 'observations' recording in mental health inpatient units.

Pensions Committee - Tuesday 30 July 2024 6.30 pm

The Pensions Committee was scheduled to consider a number of reports that provided updates on the financial and administrative performance of the Hackney Pension Fund[^1], as well as on the progress of various projects and initiatives.