Susan Fajana-Thomas OBE - Councillor for Hackney ( Stoke Newington)

Councillor Susan Fajana-Thomas OBE

 Labour  Stoke Newington  Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Regulatory Services

Email: Susan.FajanaThomas@Hackney.gov.uk

Council: Hackney

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee C (Substitute) Pensions Committee Licensing Sub Committee A Licensing Sub Committee B (Committee Member) Licensing Sub Committee E Licensing Sub Committee D (Committee Member) Special Urgency Notices (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

57 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 15 December 2025 6.00 pm

December 15, 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
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm

Here's a summary of the Hackney Council Cabinet meeting:

November 24, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

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.

November 13, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 27 October 2025 6.00 pm

The Hackney Council Cabinet met on 27 October 2025 and adopted a new Digital Strategy, a Corporate Asset Management Strategy, and a Regeneration Framework for Hoxton. They also approved funding for improvements to a playground, public spaces, libraries, and a new car pound, and noted the council's overall financial position.

October 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

237 decisions · Page 5 of 48

HCE S614 Hackney Economic Development Plan and Circular Economy Strategy

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

... to adopt Hackney’s Economic Development Plan and associated Implementation Plan, as well as the Circular Economy Strategy & Action Plan, while delegating authority to the Group Director for Housing, Climate, and Economy to make necessary amendments to both plans.

For Determination

CED S639 Sport England Grant Award for the Hackney Place Partnership

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

...to approve a fourth variation to the existing grant funding agreement with Sport England and accept a Lottery Grant of £1,680,376 and an in-principle funding award of £293,000 ring-fenced to improve multi-use games areas in the borough.

For Determination

Exclusion of the Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Information item: Update on the City and Hackney Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy, 2024-29

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

Recommendations Approved

HCE S645 Public Spaces Protection Order (Wick Woodland, Hackney Marshes and the surrounding areas) 2025

From: Cabinet - Monday 24 November 2025 6.00 pm - November 24, 2025

...to renew the existing Public Space Protection Order for Wick Woodland, Hackney Marshes, and surrounding areas for another three years, continuing controls on anti-social behaviour related to gatherings, noise, and environmental damage.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 57

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 237