Councillor Christopher Kennedy
Email: christopher.kennedy@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
109 meetings · Page 1 of 22
Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm
Here is a briefing on the scheduled Cabinet meeting, outlining the key items in the report pack.
Licensing Sub Committee B - Monday 1 December 2025 7.00 pm
This meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee B included a discussion of licensing sub-committee hearing procedures, an application for a premises licence for an Aldi supermarket, and temporary event notices. The meeting was scheduled to be held remotely and live-streamed via YouTube. Councillors Christopher Kennedy, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture, Gilbert Smyth, and Faruk Tinaz were listed as the members of the sub-committee.
Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 2.00 pm
The Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (CPIC) met to discuss and approve contract awards for several key projects, including the Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment, park play area upgrades, security services, Google Workspace licences, Stoke Newington School improvements, and penalty charge notice enforcement. The committee approved all recommendations put before it.
Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council meeting on 26 November 2025 addressed key issues including rent controls, the Shoreditch Area Action Plan, and pension fund management. The council approved a motion supporting rent controls and adopted the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan for submission to the government. Additionally, the council noted the Annual Report of the Pensions Committee 2024/25 and the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025 report.
Licensing Sub Committee A - Tuesday 25 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Sub-Committee A met on 25 November 2025 and approved a variation to the premises licence for The Black Eel, formerly known as Draughts. The variation includes changes to the layout, an increase in capacity, and the addition of new conditions to the licence.
Decisions from Meetings
346 decisions · Page 15 of 70
Year 2 (2024/25) - Annual Report on the Council Climate Implementation Plan 2023 - 2026
From: Council - Wednesday 17 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 17, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Standards Committee Annual Report 2024/25
From: Council - Wednesday 17 September 2025 7.00 pm - September 17, 2025
Recommendations Approved
AHI S567 Supported Living Services (SLS) & Residential Open Framework Contract Award
From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 September 2025 2.00 pm - September 01, 2025
...an Open Framework contract was approved for the delivery of Supported Living and Residential Services (Lots 1 & 2) and block packages of care (Lot 3) to successful suppliers, with the contract potentially extending up to 8 years and costing Hackney a maximum of £805.7m, while also approving the inclusion of North East London Partners from year 2 onwards.
Abandoned
AHI S587 Authority to join the Management of Adaptations, Repairs, Maintenance and Improvements (ARMI) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS): To support contractor selection for Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funded adaptations
From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 September 2025 2.00 pm - September 01, 2025
Implemented
CHE S597 Council Housing Acquisition programme (CHAP) (Exempt)
From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 1 September 2025 2.00 pm - September 01, 2025
Implemented
Summary
Meetings Attended: 109
Average per Month: 5.5
Decisions Recorded: 346