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: Appointments Committee Corporate Committee Council (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee A (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee B (Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee C (Substitute) Licensing Sub Committee D Licensing Sub Committee E (Substitute) Cabinet (Committee Member) Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission (Guest) Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Scrutiny Panel (Guest) Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member) Appointments Sub Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee

Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 3 March 2025 2.00 pm

This meeting was about whether to award a series of contracts for services for residents. The report pack included details about what each service would cost, and how it would be delivered. No information was made available about what was actually discussed during the meeting, or what was decided.

March 03, 2025
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
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission

Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Thursday 13 February 2025 7.00 pm

The Commission heard from Dr Kirsten Brown, the incoming Clinical Director for City and Hackney about the Enhanced Primary Care Services and the risk that funding for some of them might not continue after April 2025. The meeting concluded with a discussion with Keep Our NHS Public representatives about the Integrated Care Board's budget overspend.

February 13, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee C

Licensing Sub Committee C - Wednesday 12 February 2025 7.00 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include a discussion of an application for a new premises licence for The Prince Edward pub on 97 Wick Road. The committee was also scheduled to consider a temporary event notice as a standing item on the agenda.

February 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Apologies for Absence

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 March 2026 2.00 pm - March 02, 2026

... to approve the recommendations presented, noting apologies for absence from Councillor Williams.

Recommendations Approved

Urgent Business

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 March 2026 2.00 pm - March 02, 2026

For Determination

Unrestricted Minutes of the Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee held on 2 February 2026

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 March 2026 2.00 pm - March 02, 2026

For Determination

Declarations of Interest

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 March 2026 2.00 pm - March 02, 2026

For Determination

F S683 Human Resources Information System (HRIS) Payroll Hosted Application - Supplement Attached

From: Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee - Monday 2 March 2026 2.00 pm - March 02, 2026

...approved a direct award of a contract to Supplier 1 for a Human Resources Information and Payroll System via the KCS Framework for an initial three-year term with a single two-year extension option.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 128

Average per Month: 5.1

Decisions Recorded: 394