Mayor announces Cabinet changes

Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville has announced two new members of his Cabinet and changes to his existing team to replace former councillor Jon Burke and as Deputy Mayor Cllr Rebecca Rennsion begins maternity leave at the end of the month.

Cllr Mete Coban MBE will become the new Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm from 1 March.

Cllr Robert Chapman will become Cabinet Member for Finance during Cllr Rennison’s maternity leave, with Council housebuilding joining Cllr Guy Nicholson’s portfolio, who also becomes Deputy Mayor for the same period.

With immediate effect, Cllr Caroline Woodley will be responsible for parks and green spaces, becoming Cabinet Member for Families, Early Years, Parks and Play.

Cllr Sade Etti will also become Mayoral Adviser for Homelessness, Housing Needs and Rough Sleeping during Cllr Rennison’s leave, with housing strategy becoming part of existing Mayoral Adviser Cllr Sem Moema’s portfolio during this time.

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I’m delighted to welcome Mete to the Cabinet. He is a tireless campaigner with a wealth of experience in engaging young people and standing up for Hackney’s diverse communities. I know he will bring fantastic energy and commitment to his new role as we rebuild a greener Hackney after the pandemic.

We wish Rebecca all the best as she goes on maternity leave and look forward to welcoming her back next year. I know that Rob, Guy and Sade will continue her strong work in tackling homelessness, building the Council homes Hackney needs and putting strong financial management at the heart of our work.

Caroline has already been doing a huge amount of work to implement our commitments to be a child-friendly borough, and her expanded role will allow her to continue to further embed inclusion and equality across both informal and formal play for all ages.

Philip Glanville, Mayor of Hackney

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As someone who grew up in the borough, I’m really proud to be joining the Cabinet and continuing the Council’s groundbreaking work to rebuild a greener Hackney.

Whether it's tackling the climate emergency, improving the borough's biodiversity, or supporting more people to walk and cycle, I'm looking forward to getting started on this incredibly important work.

Cllr Mete Coban MBE, Cabinet Member for Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm (from 1 March)

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In addition to Cllr Rennison’s maternity leave, a vacancy in the Council’s Cabinet was created by the resignation of former councillor Jon Burke on 31 December.

The full changes to the Cabinet, from 1 March, are:

Member	Portfolio	Responsibilities
Philip Glanville	Mayor	Property and Capital Programme Digital and ICT Devolution and Policy [with support from the Cabinet member for Community Safety, Policy, and the Voluntary Sector] Customer Services, Casework Review and Complaints Woodberry Down regeneration Co-chair of Health & Wellbeing Board
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble	Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Education, Young People and Children’s Social Care	Statutory Deputy Mayor Ethical governance and chair of standards committee Democratic and electoral services Legal services Hackney Education and Schools (Hackney Education Service) Children's social care Looked after children and fostering Troubled families [with the Cabinet Member for Families, Early Years and Play] Young Hackney Young Speakers and Youth Parliament Mayor’s Fair Futures Commission [with Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Policy, and the Voluntary Sector] Making Hackney ‘A Child Friendly Borough’ [with the Cabinet Member for Families, Early Years and Play] Chair of Corporate Parenting Board
Cllr Guy Nicholson	Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Housing Supply, Planning, Culture and Inclusive Economy	Housing Supply and Development Planning – performance and policy Economic Development Strategic infrastructure development [inc. economic regeneration – the latter with Cabinet member Energy, Sustainability, Transport and Waste] Impact of Brexit Town Centres Olympics legacy Markets Building Control Culture Hackney Museum and archives Libraries and library services
Cllr Susan Fajana Thomas	Cabinet Member for Community Safety	Strategic relationship with the police Crime reduction and antisocial behaviour Integrated Gangs Unit Noise nuisance Environmental Health and Trading Standards Licensing enforcement Licensing policy [working with Chair of Licensing] Youth Justice Environmental Protection Emergency Planning Domestic violence and abuse Mayor’s Fair Futures Commission [with Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Education, Young People and Children’s Social Care] Violence against Women and Girls
Cllr Chris Kennedy	Health, Adult Social Care and Leisure	Adult Social Care Ageing Well Strategy Strategic Communications and Consultations Supporting People Public Health and the relationship with the wider NHS Health devolution and integrated commissioning Mental Health Strategic relationship with the voluntary sector, including voluntary sector grants Leisure and sport Food Justice including Food Poverty Waterways and boaters Communications and Consultations
Cllr Clayeon McKenzie	Housing Services	Housing Management / Services Housing Service Transformation and Improvement HRA business plan and strategic Asset Management Plan Better Homes Partnership Fire and resident safety TMO Champion Travellers Maintaining strong relations with the tenants and residents movement
Cllr Mete Coban	Energy, Waste, Transport and Public Realm	Energy - generation, efficiency, and procurement Climate Change - including responding to the emergency, mitigation, adaptation, and public awareness Corporate decarbonisation Environmental sustainability Waste services and waste prevention Recycling The circular economy Street and estate cleansing Clean air and tackling pollution Parking control Public Realm and Streetscene Strategic and local transport (working with Mayor) Liveable neighbourhoods
Cllr Carole Williams	Employment, Skills and Human Resources	Employment Strategy and Partnerships Hackney Works Apprenticeships Supported Employment Human Resources and Organisational Development Policy, strategy and devolution, refugees and vulnerable migrants Relationship with the Trade Unions Adult Learning and ESOL Post 18 skills, including further and higher education Equalities and anti-racism Windrush Fair Trade with the Fair Trade Champion Volunteering Supporting the London Living Wage
Cllr Caroline Woodley	Families, Early Years, Parks and Play	Early years Children's centres and nurseries Child Minding Special Educational Needs and alternative settings Tackling child poverty Play and adventure playgrounds Play Streets Making Hackney ‘A Child Friendly Borough’ [with Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Education, Young People and Children’s Social Care] Troubled Families [with Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Education, Young People and Children’s Social Care] Green infrastructure, nature recovery and biodiversity strategies Parks and green spaces Our Tree Programme
Cllr Robert Chapman	Cabinet Member for Finance (maternity cover)	Budget and budget monitoring, inc. Overall Financial Position report to Cabinet Revenues & Benefits (hardship payments, housing benefits, Council tax, CTRS) and responding to welfare reform. Procurement and Sustainable Procurement Strategy [inc. Chair of Cabinet Procurement Committee] Corporate debt policy and support for vulnerable residents Insourcing Pensions Audit
Cllr Rebecca Rennison (maternity leave from 1 March 2020)	Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Finance, Housing Needs and Supply	Finance Budget monitoring, inc. Overall Financial Position report to Cabinet Revenues & Benefits (Council tax, CTRS, hardship payments, housing benefit) Procurement and Sustainable Procurement Strategy [inc. Chair of Cabinet Procurement Committee] Corporate debt policy and support for vulnerable residents Insourcing Pensions Audit Housing Strategy and Supply Strategic housing Housing supply and regeneration exc. Woodberry Down Housing Needs Housing Needs (inc. Lettings and Allocations policy) Rough Sleeping Homelessness and Temporary Accommodation
Cllr Caroline Selman (on maternity leave)	Community Safety, Policy, and the Voluntary Sector	Strategic relationship with the police Crime reduction and antisocial behaviour Integrated Gangs Unit Noise nuisance Environmental Health and Trading Standards Licensing enforcement Licensing policy [working with Chair of Licensing] Youth Justice Environmental Protection Emergency Planning Strategic relationships with the voluntary sector, including voluntary sector grants. Policy, strategy and devolution [working with the Mayor] Refugees and vulnerable migrants Domestic violence and abuse Mayor’s Fair Futures Commission [with Deputy Mayor and Cabinet member for Education, Young People and Children’s Social Care

Mayoral Advisers

Member	Portfolio	Responsibilities
Cllr Sem Moema	Private Renting and Housing Affordability	Strategic Housing Private Sector Housing Housing Affordability Promoting shared ownership and other intermediate products Housing Association relationships and accountability Hackney’s Housing Company and Living Rent Homes Older People’s housing
Cllr Yvonne Maxwell	Older People	Ageing Well strategy Ensuring Council policies are age-friendly, and that older people have a voice in shaping council services Dementia champion
Cllr Sade Etti	Homelessness, Housing Needs and Rough Sleeping (maternity cover)	Housing needs (inc. lettings and allocations policy) Rough sleeping Homelessness and temporary accommodation including our work with young people Internal advice services (particularly housing options / homelessness related)

Member champions

Member	Role
Cllr Anna Lynch	Mental Health champion
Cllr Sade Etti	No place for Hate champion
Cllr Gilbert Smyth	Fairtrade champion
Cllr Peter Snell	Heritage champion

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