Councillor Frank Baffour

Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting was the third ordinary meeting of the 2024/2025 Municipal Year. It included discussion of a petition, scheduled questions from members of the public and Councillors, a report on the work of the Standards Committee, and consideration of motions on the hostile environment, rough sleeping, drug harm reduction and the two-child benefit cap. It also included the appointment of Councillors to outside bodies and the review of political balance on the Council's committees.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 26 November 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting reviewed the Hackney Education department’s proposals for a second round of school closures and mergers in the borough, following on from 4 Hackney primary school closures in August 2024. No decision was made at the meeting, which was to hear evidence and inform any recommendations made by the Commission to the Cabinet.

Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Thursday 14 November 2024 7.00 pm

The Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission received updates on the City & Hackney Place Based System, plans to possibly in-source Soft Facility Management services at Homerton Hospital, the new GP Provider Organisation City & Hackney Integrated Primary Care, and the Public Health Medium Term Financial Plan. The Commission expressed strong support for in-sourcing the soft facilities contract at the Homerton and noted that savings are still being sought to balance the Public Health budget.

Pensions Committee - Wednesday 13 November 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 8 October 2024 7.00 pm

The Commission gave consideration to two reports: the proposed transfer of specialised services commissioning from NHS England to the new North East London Integrated Care Board (NHS NEL), and a presentation and discussion about inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health in City & Hackney. No decisions were taken at the meeting.