Councillor Patrick Pinkerton
Email: patrick.pinkerton@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Wednesday 11 December 2024 7.00 pm
This meeting of Hackney Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission was scheduled to include updates on a range of financial and safeguarding matters affecting children's services in Hackney. It also included a review of the City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership's annual report and a scheduled update on unregistered educational settings in Hackney.
Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 10 December 2024 7.00 pm
The Commission heard a presentation on the work that is being done by Hackney Light and Power, which included presentations from external guests involved in the schemes, before going on to consider its work programme.
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 26 November 2024 7.00 pm
The meeting reviewed the Hackney Education department’s proposals for a second round of school closures and mergers in the borough, following on from 4 Hackney primary school closures in August 2024. No decision was made at the meeting, which was to hear evidence and inform any recommendations made by the Commission to the Cabinet.
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Monday 14 October 2024 7.00 pm
The Children and Young People's Scrutiny Commission received an update on the Council's action plan following a recent Ofsted inspection of Children’s Social Care in July 2024, where the service was judged to be ‘good’. This was followed by a question and answer session with Mayor Philip Glanville, the Cabinet lead for a number of children and young people's services, on three key policy areas; (1) the commissioning of independent and non-maintained special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision, (2) the roll out of the free childcare entitlement in Hackney, and (3) the graduated SEND response in schools. The Commission also considered an update on the implementation of the Housing Support for Care Leavers Review.
Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission - Monday 30 September 2024 7.00 pm
The Skills, Economy and Growth Scrutiny Commission received presentations about the progress of the Green Skills and Circular Economy Initiative and the Licensing and the Nighttime Economy. The Commission heard that the creation of a Green Skills Commission is likely to be at least two years away, and will be preceded by a process of delivering and refining Green Skills activities and raising public awareness. The Commission also discussed the state of Hackney's Night Time Economy, heard about plans for a new Evening and Night Time Strategy, and provided feedback about how the strategy should address resident concerns. Finally, the Commission discussed its Work Programme for 2024-2025.
Decisions from Meetings
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Housing, Climate and Economy Directorate Risk Register
From: Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm - January 13, 2026
...noted the contents of the report and the attached risk register and controls in place for the Housing, Climate and Economy Directorate.
Recommendations Approved
Chief Executive’s Directorate Risk Register
From: Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm - January 13, 2026
...noted the contents of the Chief Executive’s Directorate Risk Register and provided feedback on the management of identified risks.
Recommendations Approved
Audit and Anti-Fraud Progress Report
From: Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm - January 13, 2026
...the draft Treasury Management Strategy 2026/27 to 2028/29 was approved for submission to Council, with the Group Director, Finance and Corporate Resource delegated to approve the final version.
Recommendations Approved
Treasury Management Update
From: Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm - January 13, 2026
...the Audit Committee noted the treasury management activity reports presented in Appendices 1 and 2.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Risk Register
From: Audit Committee - Tuesday 13 January 2026 6.30 pm - January 13, 2026
...the contents of the report and the attached risk registers and controls in place were noted.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 67