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
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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
Review of Political Balance and Appointments to Committees and Commissions
From: Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm - November 27, 2024
...to note the revised political proportionality for committees and approve appointments for the remainder of the municipal year.
Recommendations Approved
Labour Group Motion: Ending Stigma and Discrimination of the Care Experienced Community
From: Council - Wednesday 27 November 2024 7.00 pm - November 27, 2024
...to approve a Labour Group motion to end stigma and discrimination against the care experienced community by treating care experience as a protected characteristic, proactively seeking their voices in policy development, and lobbying the government for legislative recognition.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 62
Average per Month: 3.1
Decisions Recorded: 205