Councillor Margaret Gordon
Email: Margaret.Gordon@Hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
62 meetings · Page 1 of 13
Extraordinary, Pensions Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 4.30 pm
The Hackney Council Pensions Committee convened to discuss and approve recommendations regarding the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and the procurement of a pension fund voting partner. Both discussions were held in private due to the commercially sensitive nature of the information.
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday 10 December 2025 7.00 pm
The Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission met to discuss budget monitoring for children and education services, the Families First Programme, sexual and reproductive health services for young people, the Hackney Education Strategy 2025-2028, behaviour management and school inclusion, and the commission's work programme. The commission agreed to explore the equalities impact assessment related to changes in funding for children's centres in more depth at a future meeting.
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.
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
205 decisions · Page 28 of 41
Calculation of 2024/25 Council Tax Base and Local Business Rate Income 2025/26
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to set the Council Tax Base for 2025/26 at 78,754.1 Band D equivalent properties and forecast non-domestic rating income for 2025/26 at £208,868,663, with no changes to the current Council Tax Reduction Scheme.
Recommendations Approved
Appointments to Outside Bodies
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to approve the updated appointments or nominations of Councillors to outside bodies, as detailed in the amended Appendix 1.
Recommendations Approved
Green Group Motion: Support of the Plant Based Treaty
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to refer the Green Group Motion regarding support of the Plant Based Treaty to the next ordinary meeting of the Full Council for discussion, without debating it at the current meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Labour Group Motion: Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls (VAWG)
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to refer the Labour Group Motion: Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls (VAWG), without discussion, to the next ordinary meeting of the Full Council for discussion.
Recommendations Approved
Gambling Act 2005 - Statement of Principles
From: Council - Setting of Council Tax and Local Business Rates 2025/26, Council - Wednesday 29 January 2025 7.00 pm - January 29, 2025
...to approve the Gambling Statement, the consultation report, and the continuation of the policy not to issue casino premises licenses for up to three years, while also authorizing non-substantial changes to the Gambling Statement.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 62
Average per Month: 3.1
Decisions Recorded: 205