Councillor Gilbert Smyth

Extraordinary, Corporate Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.00 pm

This meeting of the Corporate Committee was an extraordinary meeting called to make decisions on the membership of the council's Planning Sub-Committee. This included approving the existing membership of the sub-committee and confirming how any future changes to the membership will be managed.

Licensing Sub Committee B - Monday 2 December 2024 7.00 pm

This Licensing Sub Committee B meeting was about considering an application to vary the premises licence for Heart of Hackney at 255 Mare Street, and an application for a new premises licence for Tops Pizza at 104 Well Street. Both applications relate to extending the hours the businesses can trade.

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.

Corporate Committee - Wednesday 13 November 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting of the Corporate Committee was scheduled to include a presentation of data on the gender and ethnicity pay gap in Hackney Council, as well as the proposed fees and charges for markets, street trading and shop fronts for 2025/26. The committee was also scheduled to consider the minutes of its previous meeting.

Licensing Committee - Tuesday 12 November 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting of the Licensing Committee included a report on the activities of the Late Night Levy during the third quarter of Year 7 (1 May to 31 July 2024) and a proposed review of the Gambling Statement of Principles.