Councillor Zoe Garbett
Email: zoe.garbett@hackney.gov.uk
Council: Hackney
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
48 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Audit Committee - Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 6.30 pm
Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 10 March 2026 7.00 pm
The Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission met on Tuesday 10 March 2026 to discuss the visitor policy for temporary accommodation hostels, an update on supported accommodation for single homeless people with complex needs, and future plans for Carnival Arts in Hackney. The Commission also reviewed scrutiny reports, letters, responses, and the actions tracker.
Audit Committee - Tuesday, 24 February 2026 - 6.30 pm
The Audit Committee of Hackney Council met on Tuesday 24 February 2026 to review the External Audit Completion Report for 2024/25 and to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. The committee approved the recommendations within the External Audit Completion Report, which included authorising the Group Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to approve the final Statement of Accounts for 2024/25, pending the completion of outstanding work by the external auditor.
Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission - Tuesday 10 February 2026 7.00 pm
The Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission of Hackney Council was scheduled to review housing support for families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and receive an update on housing support for care leavers. The commission was also due to receive a verbal update on behaviour management and school inclusion, and to note the work programme for the remainder of the municipal year.
Decisions from Meetings
167 decisions · Page 31 of 34
Policy on Disclosure and Barring Service Checks for the Elected Mayor, Councillors and Co-Optees
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to adopt and implement with immediate effect a policy on Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Checks for the Elected Mayor, Councillors, and Co-Optees, and to authorize the Monitoring Officer to include this policy in the Council's Constitution.
Recommendations Approved
Green Motion: Opposing the Two Child Benefit Cap
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to refer the motion opposing the two-child benefit cap to the next full council meeting for discussion without any debate at the current meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: The Need to Review Twinning Relationships,Including Hackney’s with Haifa in Israel
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to approve the recommendations after the motion regarding a review of twinning relationships, including the one with Haifa in Israel, was withdrawn by its proposer and seconder before the meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: End the Hostile EnvironmentAgainst Migrants
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to refer the Hackney Independent Socialist Motion: End the Hostile Environment Against Migrants, without discussion, to the next ordinary meeting of the Full Council for discussion.
Recommendations Approved
Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24
From: Council - Wednesday 18 September 2024 7.00 pm - September 18, 2024
...to note the Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 48
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 167