Margaret Gordon - Councillor for Hackney ( Lea Bridge)

Councillor Margaret Gordon

 Labour  Lea Bridge

Email: Margaret.Gordon@Hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission (Vice-Chair) Pensions Committee (Deputy Speaker, Committee Member) Constitution Committee (Vice-Chair) Scrutiny Panel (Chair) Appointments Committee Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

62 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Pensions Committee Committee Member

Special Private, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 4.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, to discuss several items, including the procurement of a pension fund voting partner and the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales. Due to the confidential nature of some of the information, parts of the meeting may be held in private, excluding the press and public.

December 10, 2025
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Vice-Chair

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 10 December 2025, to discuss budget monitoring for children and education services, the Families First Programme[^2], and sexual and reproductive health services for young people. They will also discuss the Hackney Education Strategy 2025-2028, and receive a verbal update on behaviour management and school inclusion. The meeting will also cover the commission's work programme.

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm

Here's a brief overview of the upcoming Hackney Council meeting. Councillors are scheduled to discuss the Future Shoreditch Area Action Plan, a motion on rent controls, and the annual report of the Pensions Committee. They will also consider the gender and ethnicity pay gap, and various appointments.

November 26, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

Pensions Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss and approve several key items, including the Pension Fund Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25, a draft consultation response to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and the Pension Committee's Annual Report to the Full Council. The committee also received updates on various investment-related matters, most of which were discussed in private due to their commercially sensitive nature.

November 25, 2025
Pensions Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 5 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss strategic asset allocation, preceded by a decision to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed. The committee approved recommendations related to both the exclusion of the press and public and the strategic asset allocation workshop.

November 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

203 decisions · Page 1 of 41

Appointments to Outside Bodies

From: Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm - November 26, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Joint Amendments to the Labour Motion: Hackney Needs Rent Controls

From: Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...the amended joint motion regarding Hackney needing rent controls was not carried.

Recommendations Approved

Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2025

From: Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025 7.00 pm - November 26, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 62

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 203