Councillor Sophie Conway
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Special Meeting, Scrutiny Panel - Monday 11 November 2024 7.00 pm
The Scrutiny Panel voted to uphold the original decision made by Mr Tyler Linton, the Assistant Director of Street Scene for Hackney Council. The decision was about the adoption of Traffic Management Orders for the Amherst Road and Pembury Circus Transformation Scheme. The meeting was held to consider the validity of a call-in made against the scheme by five Hackney Councillors.
Audit Committee - Thursday 31 October 2024 6.30 pm
This meeting of Hackney Council's Audit Committee was scheduled to consider a wide range of financial reports, including updates on treasury management and risk, as well as reports on the progress of external audits for the Council and the London Borough of Hackney Pension Fund. The agenda also included a review of Hackney's corporate risk strategy and policy, performance updates, and risk registers for the Chief Executive's Directorate and the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate.
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.
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 8 October 2024 7.00 pm
The Commission gave consideration to two reports: the proposed transfer of specialised services commissioning from NHS England to the new North East London Integrated Care Board (NHS NEL), and a presentation and discussion about inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health in City & Hackney. No decisions were taken at the meeting.
Scrutiny Panel - Monday 7 October 2024 7.00 pm
The meeting discussed a quarterly finance update, the Chief Executive’s goals and priorities, and received the Hackney Council Complaints and Inquiries Annual Report for 2023-2024. Councillor Rob Chapman, the Cabinet Member for Finance, Insourcing and Customer Service, reported that the meeting took place against the backdrop of unprecedented increases in demand and financial pressures on local authority services and budgets.
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: 54
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 150