Councillor Midnight Ross

Labour Haggerston

Council: Hackney

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Committees: Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission Council (Committee Member) Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission (Committee Member) Licensing Committee Audit Committee (Committee Member) Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Committee Member

Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 10 February 2026 7.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 7:00 pm
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm

The Audit Committee of Hackney Council met on Tuesday 13 January 2026, approving recommendations from the Audit and Anti-Fraud Progress Report and noting the Treasury Management activity reports. The committee also reviewed the Corporate Risk Register and the Chief Executive's Directorate Risk Register.

January 13, 2026, 6:30 pm
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Committee Member

Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Monday 12 January 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission was scheduled to discuss a child safeguarding practice review concerning Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, the City and Hackney Safeguarding Partnership's annual report, and the Hackney Education Strategy. The Commission was also set to review its work programme for the upcoming municipal year.

January 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Committee Member

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.

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

November 26, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

150 decisions · Page 8 of 30

Joint Amendments from the Green and Hackney Independent Socialist Groups

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

...the joint amendments proposed by the Green and Hackney Independent Socialist Groups to the Labour motion regarding violence against women and girls were not approved.

Recommendations Approved

Strategic Plan Update Report 2024/25

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

... to note the third and penultimate annual update of the Strategic Plan.

Recommendations Approved

Appointments to Committees

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the Annual Meeting held on 14 May 2025 as an accurate record of proceedings.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 150