Carole Williams - Councillor for Hackney ( Hoxton West)

Councillor Carole Williams

 Labour  Hoxton West  Cabinet Member for Employment, Human Resources and Equalities

Email: carole.williams@hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Panel (Guest) Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Pensions Committee Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission Corporate Committee (Committee Member) Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

58 meetings · Page 7 of 12

Council

2025-26 Budget Setting, Council - Wednesday 26 February 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was the last meeting of Hackney Council for the 2024/25 municipal year, and included a wide-ranging set of reports, a review of the proposed budget for 2025/26 and a number of motions submitted by the Green and Labour groups.

February 26, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 24 February 2025 6.00 pm

The Cabinet approved a 4.99% increase to Council Tax for 2025-26, with 2% ringfenced for adult social care, to help balance the budget alongside £10m from reserves, despite receiving £25m more than expected from the government. £880,000 was also approved to upgrade CCTV in the town centre, and a £10m grant from the London Estate Regeneration Fund to help regenerate the Marian Court and Kings Crescent estates was formally accepted.

February 24, 2025
Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission

Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Monday 17 February 2025 7.00 pm

The Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission received a presentation on jobs and skills outcomes in Hackney. It also discussed the Economic Development Plan at its next meeting, and the Council's sustainable transport plans at its meeting in April.

February 17, 2025
Council

Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm

The agenda for this meeting is a mixture of local and national concerns, ranging from the appointment of new Councillors to positions on committees, to motions that are intended to bring national issues to the attention of the government.

January 29, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 27 January 2025 6.00 pm

This meeting included a deputation from a member of the Hackney New Traveller Site about the provision of new Traveller sites in the borough, updates on the council's capital programme, the adoption of a supplementary planning document for Dalston, updates on the council's budgets, as well as details of the Housing Revenue Account budget for 2025/26.

January 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

286 decisions · Page 1 of 58

F S650 Security Services Contract - Lots 1 & 2, Hackney Corporate Site Security, Vacant Buildings and Concierge Services

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to award framework agreements for four years to Supplier C for both Lot 1, providing security services, and Lot 2, providing concierge services, to the Council.

For Determination

F S624 Google Workspace Licences - Contract Award

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to ensure the continuity of essential services, they approved the award of a contract to Supplier C for the supply of Google Workspace licenses for an initial two-year term, with a one-year extension option.

For Determination

HCE S653 Kings Hall Leisure Centre (KHLC) Refurbishment Project - Enabling Works Design and Build contract award and Main Works Design and Build (D&B) Contract Award

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...the committee approved the award of a JCT Design and Build Enabling Works contract and a JCT Design and Build Main Works contract to Morgan Sindall for the Kings Hall Leisure Centre Refurbishment Project, subject to Cabinet approval of the revised project budget.

For Determination

HCE S603 Parks Play Areas Refurbishments Phase 3: Design and Build Contract

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to award a JCT Design & Build contract for Phase 3 of the Play Area Refurbishment Programme to the most economically advantageous tenderer for £2,332,375, and to delegate authority to the Director Environment & Climate Change to finalize the contract.

For Determination

CE S640 Stoke Newington School - Creation of Additional Resourced Provision Assessment Centre and Media Suite Works

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...to appoint Contractor C as the Design and Build Contractor for the Stoke Newington School project, which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for 30 pupils and a media suite, starting from RIBA Stage 3+ onwards.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 286