Councillor Humaira Garasia
Email: Humaira.garasia@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
55 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday 10 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10 December 2025 at Hackney Town Hall. The agenda includes discussion of budget monitoring for children and education services, the Families First Programme[^2], sexual and reproductive health services for young people, and the Hackney Education Strategy 2025-2028. There will also be a verbal update on behaviour management and school inclusion, and a review of the Commission's work programme.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.30 pm
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.
Planning Sub-Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 6.30 pm, NEW
The Hackney Council Planning Sub-Committee convened on 19 November 2025 and approved planning permission for three development projects: the Garages at Blackwell Close, the Former Boiler House on Pedro Street, and the Rectory Road Area Office. The committee also approved noting a document of delegated decisions for the period of 24 October 2025 to 6 November 2025, and agreed that the minutes of the previous meeting would be considered at a future meeting.
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
199 decisions · Page 30 of 40
Appointment of the Chair and Vice - Chair of the Corporate Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/2025
From: Extraordinary, Corporate Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 04, 2024
...to note the Full Council's appointments of Cllr Richard Lufkin as Chair and Cllr Sharon Patrick as Vice Chair of the Corporate Committee for the remainder of the 2024/25 Municipal Year.
Recommendations Approved
Establishment and Composition of the Planning Sub-Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25
From: Extraordinary, Corporate Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 6.00 pm - December 04, 2024
...to establish and approve the membership of the Planning Sub-Committee for the Municipal Year 2024/25, and to require that any subsequent membership changes be reported to the Corporate Committee for consideration.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm - November 27, 2024
...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 18 September 2024 as a true and accurate record.
Recommendations Approved
Petition - Hackney Stands With Palestine Break the Link with Haifa
From: Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm - November 27, 2024
...to note the receipt and contents of the Hackney Stands With Palestine Break the Link with Haifa
petition.
Recommendations Approved
Standards Committee Annual Report 2023/24
From: Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm - November 27, 2024
...to note the Standards Committee Annual Report 2023/24 as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 55
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 199