Councillor Faruk Tinaz
Email: faruk.tinaz@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
43 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Monday 8 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission is scheduled to meet on 8 December 2025, to discuss the Housing Improvement Plan, the Housing Revenue Account budget, and the commission's work programme. The meeting will also cover recent scrutiny reports and the action tracker.
Licensing Sub Committee B - Monday 1 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Sub Committee B convened to consider a premises licence application for an Aldi store and to address temporary event notices. Councillor Christopher Kennedy, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, Voluntary Sector and Culture, Councillor Gilbert Smyth and Councillor Faruk Tinaz were scheduled to be in attendance.
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 Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Committee convened to discuss and approve the minutes from their previous meeting, receive an update on the Late Night Levy, and note a report on regulatory updates concerning licensing proposals.
Corporate Committee - Wednesday 12 November 2025 6.30 pm
The Hackney Council's Corporate Committee convened on 12 November 2025, and addressed several key items including the approval of the Pay Policy Statement for Chief Officers 2026/27, and consideration of the Planning Code of Conduct, which was ultimately deferred for further revisions. The committee also reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting, and noted the latest draft of the Corporate Committee Work Programme for 2025/26.
Decisions from Meetings
141 decisions · Page 10 of 29
Appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the Municipal Year 2025/26
From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025
...to note the Full Council's appointment of Cllr Gilbert Smyth as Chair and Cllr Richard Lufkin as Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the Municipal Year 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
Late Night Levy - Year 8, Q1 Update
From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025
...they noted the report and appendices regarding the Late Night Levy - Year 8, Q1 update.
Recommendations Approved
Late Night Levy - Annual Financial Report 2024/2025
From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025
...to note the Late Night Levy Annual Financial Report for 2024/2025 and its appendix.
Recommendations Approved
Establishment of the Licensing Sub-Committees 2025/26
From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025
...to establish five Licensing Sub-Committees (A-E) for the municipal year 2025/2026, each comprising three members drawn from the wider Licensing Committee membership.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Licensing Committee - Wednesday 21 May 2025 7.00 pm - May 21, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the previous Licensing Committee meeting held on 11 February 2025 and the minutes of Licensing Sub-Committee B hearing held on 2 September 2024 as accurate records, and to recommend to Full Council that a Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) in respect of the area shown in the map (Shoreditch) at Appendix 3 be published, and that the area shown in the map (Dalston) at Appendix 4 be referred to in the Statement of Licensing (2023-2028) as a Special Consideration Policy Area (SCA), with exemptions for small restaurants.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 43
Average per Month: 2.2
Decisions Recorded: 141