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 28 of 70
Calendar of Council Meetings 2025/26
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday 14 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 14, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Establishment and Composition of the Council’s Committees, Commissions, Panels and Boards for the 2025/2026 Municipal Year
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday 14 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 14, 2025
...to establish the Council's committees, sub-committees, commissions, panels, and boards for the 2025/2026 municipal year, along with approving appointments and nominations for Chairs and Vice-Chairs.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for Absence
From: Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday 14 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 14, 2025
Recommendations Approved
AHI S463 Commissioning of Clinical Sexual Health Services
From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Tuesday 29 April 2025 4.00 pm - April 29, 2025
...to extend the current contract for Clinical Sexual Health Services with the Homerton Healthcare Foundation Trust from 1st August 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an option to extend for up to a further year, and to extend the contract for the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in-reach and out-reach nurse from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
Implemented
F S469 Security Services Contract - Lot A, Hackney Corporate Site Security Contract
From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Tuesday 29 April 2025 4.00 pm - April 29, 2025
...to allow time to re-procure security services, the committee approved a one-year extension of the existing security services contract for Lots A, B, and C, and also approved a procurement strategy for Lot A, Corporate Site Security Services, to be delivered through a closed framework agreement in conjunction with Lots B and C, which includes bringing the Meet and Greet role for corporate buildings and various ceremonial duties back in-house.
Implemented
Summary
Meetings Attended: 109
Average per Month: 5.5
Decisions Recorded: 346