Councillor Ben Lucas

Audit Committee - Tuesday 14 January 2025 6.30 pm

The Audit Committee considered reports on the Council's finances, treasury management activity and risk management, and approved the final accounts for 2023/24 and the draft Treasury Management Strategy.

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday 17 December 2024 6.00 pm, NEW

This meeting of the full council was an extraordinary meeting called to discuss two appointments.

Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Thursday 14 November 2024 7.00 pm

The Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission received updates on the City & Hackney Place Based System, plans to possibly in-source Soft Facility Management services at Homerton Hospital, the new GP Provider Organisation City & Hackney Integrated Primary Care, and the Public Health Medium Term Financial Plan. The Commission expressed strong support for in-sourcing the soft facilities contract at the Homerton and noted that savings are still being sought to balance the Public Health budget.

Audit Committee - Thursday 31 October 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of Hackney Council's Audit Committee was scheduled to consider a wide range of financial reports, including updates on treasury management and risk, as well as reports on the progress of external audits for the Council and the London Borough of Hackney Pension Fund. The agenda also included a review of Hackney's corporate risk strategy and policy, performance updates, and risk registers for the Chief Executive's Directorate and the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate.

Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 8 October 2024 7.00 pm

The Commission gave consideration to two reports: the proposed transfer of specialised services commissioning from NHS England to the new North East London Integrated Care Board (NHS NEL), and a presentation and discussion about inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health in City & Hackney. No decisions were taken at the meeting.