DBS checks now compulsory for Hackney’s elected politicians
The move follows two recent cases of ex-councillors being charged with sex offences
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George Gooch wins London Fields by-election for Labour
Gooch fills seat vacated by former councillor Lee Laudat-Scott
Hackney Council pushes for DBS checks for elected members
Standards committee recommends council immediately adopts new safeguarding measures
London Fields and Stoke Newington by-elections announced
Voters are off to the polls in London Fields and Stoke Newington wards
New deputy speaker appointed following previous incumbent’s child sexual assault charge
Cllr Sharon Patrick replaces Lee Laudat-Scott, who was charged last week with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
Hackney’s Deputy Speaker charged with sexually assaulting a child – just days after handing in his resignation
Lee Laudat-Scott, 48, appeared in court today charged with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
‘Voice of reason’: London Fields councillor Lee Laudat-Scott appointed Deputy Speaker
New Speaker Sheila Suso-Runge welcomes Laudat-Scott and says he’ll be a ‘great partner’