Christopher Kennedy - Councillor for Hackney (Hackney Wick)

Councillor Christopher Kennedy

Labour Hackney Wick Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture

Email: christopher.kennedy@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) Corporate Committee Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee B (Substitute) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair) Licensing Sub Committee C (Substitute) Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Licensing Sub Committee E (Substitute) Appointments Committee Licensing Sub Committee A (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee D Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission 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 Procurement and Insourcing Committee Committee Member

Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 February 2026 2.00 pm

February 02, 2026, 2:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 26 January 2026 6.00 pm

The Cabinet of Hackney Council was scheduled to consider a range of financial and housing matters, alongside plans for air quality improvement and a framework for supporting sanctuary seekers. The meeting's agenda also included discussions on the council's overall financial position and the Housing Revenue Account budget.

January 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Chair

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 21 January 2026 3.00 pm

The Health and Wellbeing Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday 21 January 2026 was set to cover a range of critical public health issues, including a comprehensive assessment of children and young people's mental health needs, annual reports on safeguarding, and updates on suicide prevention and tobacco control strategies. The board was also scheduled to hear community feedback on sickle cell services.

January 21, 2026, 3:00 pm
Licensing Sub Committee E Substitute

Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday 20 January 2026 2.00 pm

The Licensing Sub Committee E was scheduled to consider a review of a premises licence for Mare Street Wine Ltd. The meeting's agenda also included procedural items and a standing item on Temporary Event Notices.

January 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Scrutiny Panel Guest

Call-in Extra Ordinary Meeting, Scrutiny Panel - Monday 19 January 2026 5.00 pm

The Scrutiny Panel was scheduled to consider a call-in request concerning a key decision made by the Cabinet regarding the implementation of standard fees and charges for markets, street trading, and shop fronts for the 2025/2026 financial year. The meeting's agenda also included standard procedural items.

January 19, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

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HCE S601 Landlord Licensing Consultation Outcome and Implementation Decision

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

...to designate a new Additional Licensing area covering the entire London borough of Hackney and a new Selective Licensing area encompassing seventeen ward areas, both effective from 01 May 2026 for a five-year period, with delegated authority to the Director of Housing Strategy & Homelessness to manage the implementation and future adjustments.

Recommendations Approved

CED S639 Sport England Grant Award for the Hackney Place Partnership

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

...to approve a fourth variation to the existing grant funding agreement with Sport England and accept a Lottery Grant of £1,680,376 and an in-principle funding award of £293,000 ring-fenced to improve multi-use games areas in the borough.

For Determination

HCE S433 Implementation of Standard Fees & Charges For Markets Street Trading & Shop Fronts 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

... to implement revised fees and charges for permanent and temporary street trading, shop fronts, and storage, as detailed in Appendix 2, starting January 1, 2026, along with a phased repayment of arrears and transition to real-time payment by 2027/28, and the continued application of annual CPI-based and NLWA disposal charges to traders from April 1, 2026, with delegation of authority for minor adjustments to the Group Director, Housing, Climate & Economy.

For Determination

CE S634 Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2025 - 2029

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

...to approve the Eliminating Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2025-2029.

For Determination

F S523 2025/26 Overall Financial Position Report - September 2025

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

...to note the overall financial position of the Council as at September 2025, including a £10.375m overspend and initiatives to mitigate it.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 116

Average per Month: 5.3

Decisions Recorded: 368