Finchley & Golders Green / data
Sarah Sackman · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
370
of 504 possible
Attendance
73%
134 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
630
58 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£206k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 109 claims
Interests
16
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 71 | |
| Taxation | 70 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Employment | 38 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 26 | |
| Education | 25 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 21 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 20 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 41 | 36,313 |
| Economy Jobs | 16 | 11,953 |
| Technology | 6 | 9,903 |
| Other | 7 | 9,165 |
| Social Care | 12 | 6,573 |
| Fiscal Policy | 4 | 5,222 |
| Local Government | 7 | 4,855 |
| Culture Community | 4 | 3,616 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) CrimeSocial Care | 0 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)“I also do not accept that there will be additional time spent in the writing of judgments. The vast majority of decisions will follow the conclusion of the defence speech”.––[Offi… CrimeSocial Care | 43 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Against that reality, I cannot see how a rigid threshold of five months could capture all the cases that would most appropriately benefit from the treatment this policy affords of … CrimeSocial Care | 43 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Amendment 31 would add additional offences involving death to the list of homicide offences that are specifically excluded from the judge-alone framework for complex and lengthy ca… CrimeSocial Care | 90 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)I am going to respond to amendment 52. I will then turn to clause 5 and then to amendment 58. These provisions relate to the production of judgments. I have heard that there is a c… CrimeSocial Care | 134 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)I understand the concerns that have been raised about the time taken to deliver a reasoned judgment, but I take Members back to what we heard at the oral evidence session, where a … CrimeSocial Care | 65 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)That is what we are doing here. Bringing decisions out into the open achieves two things at once: first, it encourages individuals to check their own biases, and secondly, it helps… CrimeSocial Care | 64 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)“problems can arise when trials unexpectedly go beyond their predicted trial time”. CrimeSocial Care | 12 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)I also thank my hon. Friend for tabling amendment 30, which would introduce a new right of appeal against a decision to order a judge-only trial. The Government do not consider tha… CrimeSocial Care | 62 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Mode of trial decisions of that kind are procedural in nature—they are case-management decisions—and are intended to ensure that cases are tried efficiently and fairly and managed … CrimeSocial Care | 90 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 4 is deliberately drafted so that jury trial remains the default mode of trial. Judges will be required to apply the statutory test carefully and under the proper safeguards… CrimeSocial Care | 87 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) CrimeSocial Care | 0 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)It is suggested that this will lead to more appeals. Well, it will lead to more scrutiny for sure, because people will know why they have been convicted, or indeed acquitted. At th… CrimeSocial Care | 120 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)Amendment 52 would require judgments in judge-alone trials to be given specifically at the time of conviction, except where an adjournment is needed for sentencing-related document… CrimeSocial Care | 82 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting)One of the core messages of the Secretary of State for Justice’s review, colloquially known as the Lammy review, was that openness, transparency and accountability are the best ant… CrimeSocial Care | 33 |
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 92 | 32,601 | 15.8% |
| Staffing | 10 | 172,991 | 83.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 535 | 0.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 11,880 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 5,230 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 3 | 4,322 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 6 | 3,271 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 21 | 3,107 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 2 | 2,650 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 29 | 2,152 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 10 | 1,714 |
| Training - MP | Office Costs | 1 | 1,280 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 151 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Training - MP | PAYPAL FORWARDINST [200012894-1] | 1,280 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,800 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,800 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 38 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | POTTS PRINT UK LTD [200011725-8018] | -990 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | KELLMATT LIMITED [200011725-7983] | 102 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Keys and key fobs for constituency office staff | 72 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | POTTS PRINT UK LTD [200011725-8459] | 1,008 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | LETTERBOX [200011725-7244] | 2,000 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | LETTERBOX [200011725-7243] | 322 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | FACEBK [***] [200011725-7242] | 100 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 72 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | LETTERBOX [200011725-7212] | 2,000 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 208 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 182 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | POTTS PRINT UK LTD [200011725-5300] | 1,013 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Staffing Recruitment Services &Costs | LNER ONLINE [200011725-3649] | 104 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | HOC CRS [200011725-3420] | 148 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,800 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | PAYPAL PARLITRAINI [200011725-3253] | 450 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings3 entries
16 Dec 2025
Payment: £2,562.50 14 Greenaway Gardens [Planning Advice]
Received on: 10 January 2025. Hours: 13 hrs Estimated.
(Registered 5 December 2025)
21 Nov 2025
Role, work or services: Self-employed barrister
Until: 24 May 2024.
Payer: London Borough of Camden Planning Department, 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Self-employed barrister
Until: 24 May 2024.
Payer: Ricardo Gama (Solicitors), Panagram, 27 Goswell Road, London EC61M 7AJ
(Registered 3 August 2024)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation8 entries
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,250
Donor status: individual
(Registered 4 December 2025)
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Richard Greer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 December 2025)
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Strathgrove Ltd
Address of donor: Acre House, 11/15 William Road, London NW1 3ER
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 00972224
(Registered 3 December 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: STRATHGROVE LIMITED
Address of donor: Acre House, 11/15 William Road, London NW1 3ER
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: company, registration 00972224
(Registered 12 September 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,250
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 September 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 25 June 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Trevor Chinn
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,250
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 July 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: Richard Greer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Miriam Grabiner
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Catering for an event, value £1,300
Date received: 30 November 2025
Date accepted: 30 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 December 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: co-owned with family members
Rental income: Yes
Rental income details: I receive a third of the total. The remainder is divided between two other members of my family.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
16 Aug 2024
Practising barrister.
(Registered 3 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Ex-officio Director, Incorporated Council of Law Reporting. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 9 July 2024
(Registered 1 August 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Vice-chair of the Jewish Labour Movement. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 19 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childs Hill | Giulia Innocenti | Labour Party | 2,061 | 05 May 2022 |
| Childs Hill | Matthew Perlberg | Labour Party | 1,936 | 05 May 2022 |
| Childs Hill | Nigel Young | Labour Party | 1,844 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cricklewood | Alan Schneiderman | Labour Party | 1,109 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cricklewood | Anne Clarke | Labour Party | 1,314 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Finchley | Alison Moore | Labour Party | 3,001 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Finchley | Arjun Mittra | Labour Party | 3,122 | 05 May 2022 |
| East Finchley | Claire Farrier | Labour Party | 2,895 | 05 May 2022 |
| Finchley Church End | Daniel Thomas | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,140 | 05 May 2022 |
| Finchley Church End | Eva Greenspan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,357 | 05 May 2022 |
| Finchley Church End | Jennifer Grocock | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,155 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garden Suburb | Michael Edward Francis Mire | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,878 | 05 May 2022 |
| Garden Suburb | Rohit Grover | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,895 | 05 May 2022 |
| Golders Green | Peter Zinkin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,623 | 16 Feb 2023 |
| West Finchley | Danny Rich | Labour Party | 2,724 | 05 May 2022 |
| West Finchley | Kath McGuirk | Labour Party | 2,952 | 05 May 2022 |
| West Finchley | Ross Semple Houston | Labour Party | 2,916 | 05 May 2022 |
| Woodhouse | Anne Cecilia Hutton | Labour Party | 1,900 | 05 May 2022 |
| Woodhouse | Geof Cooke | Labour Party | 1,917 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 115,981 | Electorate 77,500 (2024) |
| Median age | 38 | years |
| Degree-educated | 53.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 59.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 50.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 38.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 60.0% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.