Councillor Joe Walker
Email: joe.walker@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
58 meetings · Page 1 of 12
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.
Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm
Here's a summary of the Hackney Council Cabinet meeting:
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.
Cabinet - Monday 27 October 2025 6.00 pm
The Hackney Council Cabinet met on 27 October 2025 and adopted a new Digital Strategy, a Corporate Asset Management Strategy, and a Regeneration Framework for Hoxton. They also approved funding for improvements to a playground, public spaces, libraries, and a new car pound, and noted the council's overall financial position.
Decisions from Meetings
238 decisions · Page 4 of 48
Information item: Update on the City and Hackney Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy, 2024-29
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025
Recommendations Approved
HCE S433 Implementation of Standard Fees & Charges For Markets Street Trading & Shop Fronts 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025
... to implement revised fees and charges for permanent and temporary street trading, shop fronts, and storage, as detailed in Appendix 2, starting January 1, 2026, along with a phased repayment of arrears and transition to real-time payment by 2027/28, and the continued application of annual CPI-based and NLWA disposal charges to traders from April 1, 2026, with delegation of authority for minor adjustments to the Group Director, Housing, Climate & Economy.
For Determination
Local Authority Member appointment to the New Regents College Management Committee
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025
Recommendations Approved
HCE S646 Emergency Planning & Response Review
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025
...approves the implementation of recommendations to introduce annual reporting on resilience matters for elected members and to provide essential emergency planning and resilience training to all elected members per electoral term, supplemented by the circulation of the Civil Resilience Handbook for Councillors.
For Determination
HCE S629 Kings Hall Leisure Centre Refurbishment Project Financial Business Case Update
From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025
...to enable the Kings Hall Leisure Centre Refurbishment project to proceed, the Cabinet approved an increase of £19.478m to the capital costs, bringing the total to £90.92m, and noted the associated funding streams and revenue impact.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 58
Average per Month: 2.9
Decisions Recorded: 238