Councillor Richard Lufkin
Email: Richard.Lufkin@Hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
53 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Licensing Sub Committee D - Tuesday 9 December 2025 2.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Sub Committee D is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 to discuss licensing applications for two premises, as well as temporary event notices. The committee will also review standard procedures and elect a chair. All Licensing Sub-Committee Hearings will be held remotely and live-streamed.
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.
Licensing Sub Committee E - Tuesday 18 November 2025 2.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Sub-Committee E convened on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, for a remote meeting that was live-streamed. The committee addressed a review of the premises licence for Molly Blooms, a pub located at 525 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AR, and agreed to modify the conditions of the premises licence. No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) were considered at the meeting.
Licensing Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 7.00 pm
The Hackney Council Licensing Committee convened to discuss and approve the minutes from their previous meeting, receive an update on the Late Night Levy, and note a report on regulatory updates concerning licensing proposals.
Corporate Committee - Wednesday 12 November 2025 6.30 pm
The Hackney Council's Corporate Committee convened on 12 November 2025, and addressed several key items including the approval of the Pay Policy Statement for Chief Officers 2026/27, and consideration of the Planning Code of Conduct, which was ultimately deferred for further revisions. The committee also reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting, and noted the latest draft of the Corporate Committee Work Programme for 2025/26.
Decisions from Meetings
172 decisions · Page 10 of 35
Appointments to Committees
From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Licensing Committee Annual Report 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025
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
Labour Motion - Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls (VAWG)
From: Council - Wednesday 23 July 2025 7.00 pm - July 23, 2025
...to conduct a review of commissioning practices for services addressing violence against women and girls, work to prevent the erosion of vital services, ensure comprehensive healthy relationship education in schools, and collaborate with survivors and specialists to develop the next strategy to address these issues.
Recommendations Approved
Temporary Event Notices - Standing Item
From: Licensing Sub Committee E - Monday 21 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 21, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as the Responsible Authorities had withdrawn their objections to the two Temporary Event Notices (TENs) under consideration, meaning the TENs were no longer under review at the meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 53
Average per Month: 2.7
Decisions Recorded: 172