Agenda, decisions and minutes

2.1  The Speaker announced, with sadness, the death of past Mayor and Councillor, Abdul Mulla. She introduced Saleem Siddiqui who wished to say a few words in tribute. Saleem told Council that Abdul was born in India and moved to Britain in 1986, becoming a Councillor in 1998, stepping down from this position in 2006. During that time he had served on many of the Council’s Committees, including Policy and Resources, Scrutiny Panels. He became Speaker in 2003. He had served to the best of his abilities. Saleem told Council that a large part of Abdul’s legacy was his work with TFL. 

2.2  Councillor Ian Rathbone paid tribute to Abdul, his friend, who he described as a man of honesty and integrity and a very loving family man. He had cared about children and young people, encouraging them to speak out. Councillor Rathbone told Council that Abdul had come to Britain to make a new life and found work as a bus conductor and later as a Bus Driver. Abdul had lived a good life helping many people, considering it a great honour to be a Councillor. 

2.3  The Mayor extended his sympathies to Abdul’s family and told Council that he had served as a Councillor with Abdul in 20016. He had come from India to make a new life in Britain with 3 pounds in his pocket and had worked hard for his community. He and Abdul had shared a love of Dallas. Abdul is survived by his wife, children and grandchildren.

2.4  Councillor Simche Steinberger told Council that he had first met Abdul during an election in the Leabridge Ward. He referred to Abdul as a person for everyone who cared for his community. Councillor Steinberger sent his condolences to Abdul’s family and wished them health and happiness. 

2.5  Councillor Ian Sharer told Council that Abdul had been a credit to the Borough of Hackney and that as speaker he had spent much time with the Jewish Community.

2.6  Councillor Sharon Patrick told Council that she had had the pleasure of serving with Abdul and expressed her sorrow at his death and informing Council of his passion for his family and cricket. 

3.1  There were no declarations of interest.

4.1  RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 26^th July 2017 be approved, subject to the following amendment: 

Minute 7. 11  

5.1  Mr David Robinson to the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Transport and Parks

Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, suffers from severe problems due to dangerous driving and illegal and anti-social parking which endanger pedestrians and cyclist. This is a particular problem when large numbers of children are walking to the two primary schools and to the independent Jewish schools there.  What is the council doing to make the road safe?

5.2  Mr Christopher Sills to the Mayor

In the spring of 2006, when I was member of the Council, I raised the question of the disused underground toilets in Stamford Hill.  As the situation appears to be unchanged, please could you tell me when the problem is going to be solved.

5.1  Mr David Robinson to the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Transport and Parks:

Dunsmure Road, Stamford Hill, suffers from severe problems due to dangerous driving and illegal and anti-social parking which endanger pedestrians and cyclist. This is a particular problem when large numbers of children are walking to the two primary schools and to the independent Jewish schools there.  What is the Council doing to make the road safe?

Response from Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, transport and Parks:

   Councillor Demirci stated that the Council was taking steps to address the serious traffic and road safety issues in the Dunsmure Road area through enforcement, education and engagement with residents and schools, and through making improvement to the public realm. Councillor Demirci outlined the actions being taken.

In tackling the illegal and anti-social parking issues in Dunsmure Road and Stamford Hill, Hackney Parking Services had worked in collaboration with Streetscene to introduce CCTV enforcement of School Keep Clear markings as an intensification of the CEO enforcement. On 19 June 2017, Parking Services had commenced CCTV enforcement of vehicles parking and stopping outside five schools in the N16 area, including Sir Thomas Abney near Dunsmure Road and Bethune Road. The CCTV cameras were to be rotated on a regular basis to other schools in the borough where similar parking issues had been identified.

With regard to Schools and Road Safety Education Hackney Streetscene officers had undertaken a number of road safety initiatives with Sir Thomas Abney and Holmleigh School. Sir Thomas Abney School had 2 school crossing patrol officers. In June this year the school participated in a ‘Share the Road’ event where both the school and community could share any concerns. The scheme also supported School Crossing Patrol officers and promoted the message to respect all road users. Officers from the Council’s Safer Transport Team attended the event and engaged with drivers in the area about wearing seat belts and the use of mobile phone whilst driving.

This school had participated both in the Council’s Junior Road Safety officer scheme and the School Keep Clear programme, proactive in providing cycling skills from nursery level through to year 6 and last year the school took part in the Council’s ‘Bike Around the Borough’ event. Sir Thomas Abney also participated in the Council’s ‘Smarter Travel programmes’ and was awarded silver accreditation in September 2016.

Officers also engaged with Holmleigh School, which was on the Council’s priority list and was scheduled for CCTV cameras to enforce school keep clear marking with the next tranche starting January 2018. Residents in Dunsmure and Holmleigh Roads had been supported by local Police Community Support Officers in tackling inconsiderate parking in the area.

With regard to Environment Streetscene, Councillor Demirci stated that the Council was currently developing a scheme to help tackle issues of concern in the area, especially around the shopping parade area on Dunsmure Road between West Bank and Cranwich Road. The objectives were to improve road safety by helping to better regulate parking and slow  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.1  Question from Councillor Jacobson to the Mayor

We welcome the Mayor's "Hackney Loves You" campaign in offering support & solidarity to the 41,500 EU nationals in Hackney. What actions are being taken for implementation?

6.2  Question from Councillor Etti to the Mayor

What is the council doing to support EU citizens in Hackney that make such a big contribution to sustaining our public services, businesses and communities?’

6.3  Question from Councillor Sharer to Cabinet Member for Housing

What updated action is Hackney Council doing for fire safety in residential blocks in the Borough?

6.4  Question from Councillor Akhoon to the Mayor

The 393 bus on Cazenove Road is often full at off peak times denying the disabled and those with babies access. Can the mayor make representation to TFL to increase the frequency and capacity of the service?

6.5  Question from Councillor Adams to the Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Human Resources

Could the Cabinet member for Employment, Skills and Human Resources share with members the latest progress in delivering the Mayor's employment and training agenda?

6.6  Question from Councillor Coban to the Mayoral Adviser for Private Renting and Housing Affordability

What are the benefits of the additional and selective licensing schemes for Hackneys 30,000 privately rented households as proposed in the current consultation?

6.7  Question from Councillor Stops to the Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Transport and Parks

The Mayor of London, in his draft transport strategy, says that he will work with London boroughs to develop roads pricing. This is an opportunity to lead the world in tackling urban congestion. Can I be assured that Hackney will take up this invitation and thereby address the numerous negative impacts associated with congestion in this borough?

6.8  Question from Councillor Snell to the Cabinet Member for Planning, Business and Investment

How many residents and businesses responded to consultation about the future of the Dalston Quarter and how will the Council ensure it listens to those views in building upon the local success of organisations like the Arcola Theatre, Café Otto and the Eastern Curve Garden?

6.9  Question from Councillor Kennedy to the Cabinet Member for Employment, Skills and Human Resources

Many hundreds of Employment opportunities are coming forward in Hackney Wick Ward at HereEast and the Canalside building – what is the council doing to make sure that some of those jobs, across all pay grades, go to Hackney residents?

6.10  Question from Councillor Peters to the Cabinet Member for Finance and Housing Need

How many Hackney residents are living in the Council's ‘temporary’ homelessness accommodation each night?

6.1  Question from Councillor Abraham Jacobson to the Mayor

We welcome the Mayor's "Hackney Loves You" campaign in offering support & solidarity to the 41,500 EU nationals in Hackney. What actions are being taken for implementation?

6.2  Question from Councillor Etti to the Mayor

What is the council doing to support EU citizens in Hackney that make such a big contribution to sustaining our public services, businesses and communities?

Response

The Mayor stated that the ‘Hackney Loves You’ campaign was launched to show support, solidarity, and appreciation to the borough’s 41,500 citizens from other EU countries.  This was important as the UK entered into negotiations in which those citizens were being used as bargaining chips, with the Government refusing to give guarantees about their future. It was even more important when the police figures released last week showed there had been a 29% increase in recorded hate crime since the EU referendum, with 80% of that being racially motivated. 

The campaign had been met very positively by residents, and people were wearing I Love Hackney EU badges as a visible symbol of Hackney’s support for its EU citizens.

Mayor Glanville had been invited to meet a social work team from the Council who worked in family support and mental health, supporting some of Hackney’s most vulnerable residents. The team included members from Ireland, Germany, and Greece; an example of the invaluable contribution made by EU citizens to our community and how much we relied on their skills to deliver public services.

He stressed that we are all aware of how we depend on EU citizens for the delivery of our public services, particularly in the NHS and the care sector; they make a huge contribution to the borough’s SME sector, as entrepreneurs, as highly skilled workers, in creative and tech industries, retail and hospitality. The Council was also engaging local businesses through the Hackney Business Network to make them aware of the campaign and contribute to it.

The campaign celebrates the contribution of EU nationals in the UK, and to make it clear that they are welcome and valued in Hackney and London. We have used every opportunity to raise these issues through London Councils, Central London Forward, as well as businesses, organisations and other bodies where these issues can be raised. We are working across local government as we try to mitigate the impact of the Brexit process on our communities. He also set out how he had written to the Secretary of State and Shadow Brexit Ministers.

In response to a supplementary question from Councillor Jacobson, the Mayor responded that the Labour party had shown clear leadership on Brexit, EU Citizens, focusing on jobs and the economy and that it had been debated and discussed at the Labour party conference. 

6.3  Question from Councillor Ian Sharer to Cabinet Member for Housing

What updated action is Hackney Council doing for fire safety in residential blocks in the Borough?

Response

Councillor Clayeon McKenzie reaffirmed that the Council was committed to taking  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.1 The Mayor paid tribute to Cllr Geoff Taylor who had stepped down from his role as Cabinet Member for Finance due to ill-health. He told Council that he had led the Council’s response to austerity and welfare reform and was a great source of institutional knowledge on financial matters, and so much more. He looked forward to continuing to work with Councillor Geoff Taylor as he recovers. The Mayor went on to formally welcome Councillor Rebecca Rennison into Cabinet and thanked her for taking on these extra responsibilities.

7.2 The Mayor referred to difficulties around Brexit ‘the disaster of Universal Credit’. He told Council that he had today written to the Secretary of State, David Gauke, outlining concerns. He said that the evidence was damning and that he wished the Government would listen to those London Boroughs that experience the difficulties that Universal Credit was causing. The Smith Institute had undertaken work with Croydon and Southwark and 36% were in rental difficulties, 40% in debt. Hackney Council collected 96% rents.  Sutton collected 93% for Universal Credit the collection rate had fallen to 44%. The Mayor told council that 44,000 Hackney residents rely on some aspect of Housing Benefit. 

7.3 The Mayor told Council that in his first Council meeting he had outlined an ambitious agenda to build a Hackney that works for everyone. This still meant a lot to me. He had said that he would seek to build on the work of Jules Pipe and try to address the growing inequality in the borough and open up more of the opportunities available to local people. The Borough employed 100 apprentices

-  Total apprentices currently employed by the council: 84

-  Total apprentices who have been on the programme during 17/18: 95

-  Apprenticeship starts 17/18: 47

-  Of 17 apprentices leaving the programme in 2017, 14 have moved into permanent jobs with the council

7.4  He told Council that he had met 28 apprentices at an induction event with varied roles at Hackney Council. All were paid the London Living Wage. He confirmed that the Council’s commitment to creating and sustaining opportunities went much further than new apprenticeships and the Hackney 100. Only this month the Council and Cllr Williams promote Ada Lovelace Day and encouraged more young women into STEM Young Hackney and Councillor Bramble lead on a careers fair for young men and especially young black men, building on the work of the YBM programme

7.5  He told Council that he and the Speaker had, last week, attended the very inspiring ESOL Graduation and Awards at the Hackney Empire. He believed that this was one of the most important things the Council does. The GLA had recognised that Hackney Council were one of only two boroughs who commissioned a full co-ordination service – mapping provision, reducing waiting lists and ensuring more people can access these courses – as well as linking it into wider council services. The awards over 180 Hackney residents graduated ESOL courses run  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

8.1  Deputy Mayor Bramble reported to Council on the Children’s service in Hackney. She reported on developments and areas of note in the period April 2016 to March 2017, including:

·  Hackney Children and Families Service overall effectiveness was judged as ‘good’ during Ofsted’s July 2016 inspection.

·  The Children and Families Service was officially renamed April 2017 from ‘Children and Young Families Service’ to Domestic Abuse intervention Service as part of the Early Help and Prevention Service.

·  Leadership changes with Mayor Glanville replacing Jules Pipe following the September 2016 by-election

·  Hackney’s bid to the Department for Education to implement a contextual framework to work with vulnerable adolescents was successful. The Project sought to introduce systematic change that would radically how the council works with young children

·  Hackney GCSE results for looked after children continue to be exceptional. Hackney achieved the third best result in the Country for GCSEs with English and Maths at 34.8% compared to national average of 17.5 %.

·  10% of hackney’s care leavers are in higher education in 2016, compared to 7% nationally

·  Recruitment of foster carers continued to be  a priority for Children’s Social Care

8.2  Deputy Mayor Bramble outlined the priorities for the Children and Families Service in 2017/18 are outlined below:

·  Continue to invest in the workforce across the Children and Families Service, recruiting people of the highest calibre, supporting their development and progression, and promoting leadership at all levels

·  Focus on safeguarding adolescents in different contexts outside the home, including in their peer group relationships, school environments and the community

·  Ensure that we have the right placements to ensure stability for our more complex adolescents

·  Ensure that our care leavers are well supported in all aspects of their lives, that there are clear plans in place to support each young person’s progression and independence, and that we have an appropriate range of creative, dynamic and high quality resources in place to support our care leavers

·  Continue to deliver a comprehensive range of integrated targeted early help interventions through our Family Support services and Young Hackney to ensure that young people can access the support they need when they need it

·  Continue our drive to recruit and retain more in-house foster carers

·  To monitor, manage and understand the increasing demand for services

·  Developing our understanding of the community with which we work, ensuring that our interventions are well-targeted to respond to need and building on strengths and resources available

·  Ensure that issues relating to identity, diversity, inequality and discrimination are considered and addresses in all aspects of work,

8.3   Councillor Christopher Kennedy welcomed the report and in particular contextual safeguarding.  He referred to a recent radio show on which it was highlighted that children in care were criminalised and he emphasised that they were victim and not perpetrators. Councillor Odze expressed the concern that there was merely lip service to voluntary adoption. ? .   

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

9.1  Councillor Robert Chapman introduced the Pensions Committee Annual report outlining the key activities and achievements in 2016/17 that demonstrate how the Committee has fulfilled its role effectively in its capacity as quasi-trustee of the Council’s Pension Fund.  He referred to another successful year for the fund with £1.39 billion worth of assets. The Committee had approved a target for the Fund to reduce its exposure to future fossil fuel emissions. Councillor Chapman thanked all concerned, including the Pensions Committee, Pensions Board and Councillor Taylor for his good advice.

9.2  Councillor Abraham Jacobson raised concerns around investment in tobacco companies and suggested that Hackney Council should divest form Tobacco.  Councillor Chapman emphasised that the overriding obligation was to provide and meet the obligation to promote pensions  

9.3  Councillor John Burke referred to the fact that fossil gases were having a profound effect on the world’s weather with temperatures increasing and expressed concern about the future for the children.  25 year study in Germany ?   

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

RESOLVED that the report be noted:

10.1  Councillor McShane introduced the report and advised that the Local Government Ombudsman’s recommendations as set out in the report had been implemented by the Council.

10.2  Councillor Odze referred to the personal information contained within the appendix, which remained unanonymised.  Suki Binjal, the Interim Director of Legal and Governance stated that the information had now been anonymised and requested that members return any unanonymised papers to officers. 

RESOLVED that the contents of the report be noted.

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The report was withdrawn.

11.1  The Speaker advised that Councillors Geoff Taylor and Dawood Akhoon were present at the meeting and the report was withdrawn.

RESOLVED that the report be withdrawn.

RESOLVED that the Commission’s report and the response to it from the Executive be noted.

12.1  Councillor Sharon Patrick introduced the report and commended it to Council.  She thanked members of the Scrutiny Committee and its Scrutiny Officer for their contribution on the report.  Councillor Patrick highlighted the recommendations within the report as follow:

·  Support for the Mayor of London’s proposal to introduce T-Charge (Emissions Surcharge).

·  The Council to lobby the Mayor of London to extend the ULEZ London wide

·  How parking controls/schemes had been used  to bring air pollution reduction benefits

·  The School Streets project - which enforces road closures during drop off and pick up times

• Working in partnership with other boroughs on the Fringe Neighbourhoods of the Future to encourage a shift to electric vehicles to prioritise low emission vehicles.

12.2  Councillor Demirci paid tribute to the Chair and Committee members on their work and welcomed the findings within report.  She stated that tackling air pollution was a national issue, which was affecting people’s health and had been a contributing factor in many diseases including heart disease, strokes and dementia.  In particular, there was evidence to link pollution from diesel vehicles to deaths and urged that the central government take measures to ban diesel vehicles. In addition, the Mayor of London should also be lobbied to extend the T- Charge to cover all of London.

12.3  Councillor Stops highlighted that the London Borough of Hackney had one of the worst levels of air pollution in Europe.  The Council had taken measures to reduce pollution levels including implementing more parking control schemes but more action was necessary on promoting road pricing.  He stated that the Council could not rely solely on the outcome of consultation exercises on proposed parking control schemes as they attracted a low response rate and did not reflect local residents’ views.  He indicated that if there was overwhelming support from local residents for the implementation of a scheme then the Council should take this into consideration.

12.3  Councillor Odze commented that implementing parking control schemes that did not receive local support during a consultation process would be undemocratic.  He believed that climate change could not be attributed entirely to fossil fuel and had taken place prior to the industrial revolution. 

RESOLVED

That the Commission’s report and the Executive’s response to the report be noted.

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RESOLVED that the Commission’s report and the response to it from the Executive be noted.

13.1  Councillor Anna- Joy Rickard introduced the report and commended it to Council. It was highlighted that this report served two purposes, what devolution means for London and specifically for Hackney.

13.2  Councillor Rickard highlighted the key areas within the report including encouraging the Council to have a holistic plan, the devolution of health that was already in the pilot stage, the skills and employment was imminent and sub regional partnerships.  These services would provide opportunities for the London Borough of Hackney to be confident and assertive in seeking the best solutions for localised joined-up and person-centred services in these areas.  Since the report had been produced the Adult Education Budget had been set to be devolved in 2019/20 to the GLA for London.

13.4  Councillor McShane welcomed the findings of the report. He stated that although the issue of the accountability structures for the devolved areas remained unresolved the Council would ensure robust mechanisms were in place for accountability.  He explained that the devolved health and social care area had been approached by looking at the specific local needs of the community and being held accountable for delivery of the service.  Devolution provided the opportunity to deliver better services and this could be achieved by designing services based on the needs of specific local areas and making local government accountable through the local decision making process.

13.5  Councillor Sharman commended the report. He stated that the UK suffered from a centralised system of governance and that he was a passionate supporter of devolution and localised governance.  He expressed concern at the current government’s approach to devolution, which had been shambolic, inconsistent and slow.  Devolution would require the Council to design and develop services responding to the needs of local areas and require those responsible for services to form cross team partnerships and sharing of information.  The other issue of devolution was ensuring that structures were in place for an accountable body to scrutinise and hold local government to account for those devolved services and requested that the Executive review its position on the proposed local Public Accounts Committees as there was a need to have open scrutiny of how public services operated. Councillor Sharman believed that the country was still far from having proper locally accountable and democratic delivery of those devolved central government services and asked that the Council continue to pressure the central government on this issue. 

RESOLVED

That the Commission’s report and the Executive’s response to the report be noted.

This Council notes that:

·  Since 2010, the Metropolitan Police Service has had to make £600m of savings following real terms cuts to central government funding.  It now needs to make £400m more by 2020/21.

·  This is because the Government decided in 2015/16 to freeze the Police Grant.  Government characterises this as “stable funding”, but in reality it is a significant real terms cut which fails to cover the increasing costs faced by the Met.

·  There is a risk that London’s police force may be hit even harder if the Government continues with its controversial Police Funding Formula Review – which when last considered, suggested that the Met stood to lose between £184m and £700m. 

·  These cuts have consequences:

o  Hackney has lost 1 in 4 of its police officers since 2010 from 770 in October 2010 to 576 in April 2017.

o  In 2015, we issued a clear public warning that reductions in officer numbers was putting Hackney’s long-term downward trend in overall crime at risk.

o  The Government failed to listen to our warnings. As a result police numbers have continued to fall, and the overall crime rates to increase (whilst still remaining significantly below historic levels).

o  This trend is being played out across London (2,800 police officers and PCSOs lost, offences up by 4.56% between FY 2015/16 and FY 2016/17) and nationally (20,592 police officers lost since 2010, police recorded crime up by 10% between FY 2015/16 and 2016/17). 

This Council resolves:

·  To run a high-profile public campaign calling on Government to properly fund London’s police service, in particular through:

o  A significant real-terms increase in the Police Grant, so that the front line can be protected and the crime and safety challenges we face can be met.

o  Fully funding the National and International Capital Cities (NICC) Grant, to reflect the true – and independently accepted – additional costs that come with policing the capital.

o  Guaranteeing there will be no further cuts to the Met as a result of its Police Funding Formula review.

·  To ask the Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement to write to the Home Secretary and Minister for Policing setting out our concerns. 

·  To continue to ensure the Council’s concerns about police resourcing are widely known through a range of communications channels and media engagement.

·  To support residents and businesses in making sure that their concerns about police resourcing are being heard by the Government. 

·  Continue to do all we can to keep Hackney safe within the resource constraints we and our partners face. 

Proposer Cllr Peter Snell

Seconder Cllr Vincent Stops.

RESOLVED:

1.  To run a high-profile public campaign calling on Government to properly fund London’s police service, in particular through:

a.  A significant real-terms increase in the Police Grant, so that the front line can be protected and the crime and safety challenges we face can be met.

b.  Fully funding the National and International Capital Cities (NICC) Grant, to reflect the true – and independently accepted – additional costs that come with policing the capital.

c.  Guaranteeing there will be no further cuts to the Met as a result of its Police Funding Formula review.

2.  To ask the Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement to write to the Home Secretary and Minister for Policing setting out our concerns. 

3.  To continue to ensure the Council’s concerns about police resourcing are widely known through a range of communications channels and media engagement.

4.  To support residents and businesses in making sure that their concerns about police resourcing are being heard by the Government. 

5.  To continue to do all we can to keep Hackney safe within the resource constraints we and our partners face. 

For: Unanimous

Against: None

Abstensions: None

14.1  Councillor Snell proposed and introduced the motion:

It was stated that since 2010 Hackney had lost around 200 police officers approximately a quarter of the police whilst the population had increased by over a third in the past 15 years. The population had been projected to increase by a further 10% by 2024. Hackney’s late night economy had placed a huge strain on police resources and the police needed sufficient officers to deliver partnership working which had been essential in responding to the crime and anti-social behaviour in the borough in particular Dalston Square and Ashwin Street.  In order to deliver action plans the police had to redeploy officers leaving other areas short, which undermined immediate response to incidents and longer term crime prevention and community engagement.  In addition, as officers’ numbers were reduced there had been less capacity to build relationships, which allowed the police to respond to concerns and prevent crime and anti-social behaviour.

The Mayor of London’s commitment to increase Ward police teams from one to two PCs had been welcomed but stressed that if the central government did not properly fund the Metropolitan Police, London risked losing a further 4,000 officers, which would result in the lowest level of officers since 2003.

The Council should work with the Mayor of London to demand proper funding from central government for police services and revive community engagement and preventative programmes so that Hackney could continue to be the most improved borough for community safety.

14.2  Councillor Stops seconded the motion and stated that his constituents considered policing a priority.  Policing in the Borough had been successful in reducing crime and anti- social behaviour and keeping communities safe.  In addition, people needed to have continued access to police officers based at local police stations.  Hackney had been well represented by the police and any cuts to police funding would have a detrimental impact on resources and policing in the Borough.

14.3  Councillor Selman expressed her support for the motion and stated that since 2010 police funding cuts made by the central government had had consequences on the falling crime rates in Hackney. In 2015 and March 2017 Hackney Council had issued a clear warning that reductions in police numbers would undermine Hackney’s long-term downward trend in crime.  There were growing concerns among residents and businesses that the cuts would adversely impact on the resources needed to cut crime and keep the borough’s communities safe. Hackney had experienced one of the steepest falls in crime rates in the country between 2002/3 and 2014/15 through strong and effective partnership working between the police, the Council and the wider community.The Council had committed to continuing to take the necessary measures to continue responding to crime and anti-social behaviour and address the underlying causes but the government had to act now, to properly fund the police service and ensure they had the tools they needed to keep communities safe.

14.4  Councillor Sharer expressed support for the motion stating that crime  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14a

RESOLVED:

1.  To agree the re-nomination of Councillor Ben Hayhurst as a Governor of the Homerton NHS Foundation Trust for a further period of 3 years

2.  To agree the nomination of Cllr Nick Sharman as the Committee Member from the London Borough of Hackney for the LLDC Planning Decision Committee until the next AGM.

3.  To agree the nomination of Cllr Jessica Webb as the substitute Committee Member from the London Borough of Hackney for the LLDC Planning Decision Committee until the next AGM.

RESOLVED that the Hackney nominations to Outside Bodies be approved, as set out below:

• To agree the re-nomination of Councillor Ben Hayhurst as a Governor of the Homerton NHS Foundation Trust for a further 3 years from 25 October 2017. 

• To agree the nomination of Councillor Nick Sharman as the Committee Member from the London Borough of Hackney for the  London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Planning Decision Committee until the next AGM on 25 May 2018.

• To agree the nomination of Councillor Jessica Webb as the substitute Committee member from the London Borough of Hackney for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) Planning Decision Committee until the next AGM on 25 May 2018. 

·  Appointments to Licensing Committee

·  Appointment to Pensions Commmittee

RESOLVED:

To agree the appointments of Councillor Patrick Moule and Councillor Sophie Conway to the Licensing Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year (2017/2018).

RESOLVED to:

• Agree the appointments of Councillor Patrick Moule and Councillor Sophie Conway to the Licensing Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year 2017/2018.

• Agree the appointment of Councillor Vincent Stops to replace Councillor Will Brett to the Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission

• Agree the appointments of Councillors Richard Lufkin and Katie Hanson to fill two Labour Group vacancies to the Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission