Council — Harrow

Recent meetings

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09 Jul 2026

6:30 pm

Council - Thursday, 9 July 2026 - 6.30 pm

55 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

20 May 2026

6:30 pm

Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 6.30 pm

55 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

24 Mar 2026

6:30 pm

(Extraordinary), Council - Tuesday 24 March 2026 6.30 pm

The Harrow Council adopted the Harrow Local Plan 2021-2041, a comprehensive document outlining planning policies for the borough. The adoption followed extensive debate and discussion among councillors regarding housing targets, greenbelt protection, and co...

26 Feb 2026

6:30 pm

(Council Tax), Council - Thursday 26 February 2026 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on 26 February 2026 saw the approval of the borough's budget for the upcoming financial year, alongside the Corporate Plan and Housing Revenue Account. Significant debate occurred regarding council tax increases and the allocation of fun...

27 Nov 2025

Council - Thursday 27 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on 27 November 2025 saw significant debate on national economic policy, with a motion condemning the Labour government's budget ultimately passed. Councillors also debated and voted on motions concerning the closure of police front desks...

18 Sep 2025

Council - Thursday 18 September 2025 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on Thursday 18 September 2025 saw significant debate on several key issues, including the proposed closure of Harrow Police Station's front desk, the funding for a new SEND school, and the future of Mount Vernon Hospital's Urgent Care Un...

15 May 2025

Council - Thursday 15 May 2025 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on Thursday 15 May 2025 saw the election of the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor, alongside the appointment of a Chaplain. Key decisions were also made regarding committee memberships, the approval of the Scrutiny Annual Report, and the recogn...

27 Feb 2025

(Council Tax), Council - Thursday 27 February 2025 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on 27 February 2025 saw significant decisions made regarding the council's financial future, including the adoption of the revenue budget for 2025-26 and the medium-term financial strategy. Councillors also approved changes to the Counci...

28 Nov 2024

Council - Thursday 28 November 2024 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on Thursday 28 November 2024 saw significant debate and resolutions on national economic policies and local support for young carers. Key decisions included supporting increased NHS funding and a rise in the minimum wage, while also cond...

23 Oct 2024

Council - Wednesday 23 October 2024 6.30 pm

The Council meeting on Wednesday 23 October 2024 saw significant debate and resolutions on national planning policy and the government's changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance. Councillors also discussed the economic inheritance left by the previous governmen...

About

1. Powers and Duties of the full Council (a) adopting and changing the Constitution; (b) approving or adopting the policy framework and the budget; (c) approving the statement of accounts; (d) approving any application to the Secretary of State in respect of any Housing Land Transfer; (e) appointment of the Mayor; (f) determining the size of the Executive; (g) appointing the Leader and Members of the Executive; (h) approving annually the Allocation of Responsibilities in Part 3 of the Constitution; (i) subject to the urgency procedure contained in the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of this Constitution, making decisions about any Executive functions which are contrary to the policy framework or contrary to or not wholly in accordance with the budget where these have been referred to the Council by the Call In sub-committee; (j) agreeing and/or amending the terms of reference for the Committees of the Council, deciding on their composition and making appointments to them;

(k) adopting the Scheme of Members’ Allowances set out in Part 6 of the Constitution; (l) appointing the independent members of the Standards Committee;

(m) changing the name of the area, conferring the title of honorary alderman or freedom of the borough;

(n) confirming the appointment of the Head of Paid Service or the dismissal of the Head of Paid Service, Chief Finance Officer or Monitoring Officer;

(o) deciding whether to reject or uphold an appeal against a disciplinary sanction (including dismissal) imposed on an officer by the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel;

(p) making, amending, revoking, re-enacting or adopting by-laws and promoting or opposing the making of local legislation or personal bills;

(q) to determine the meaning of “significant” in relation to “key” decisions (Article 13 refers);

(r) deciding whether to make a delegation of a non-Executive function or accept a delegation of a non-Executive function from another Authority; (s) to receive reports and consider recommendations from the Executive, Scrutiny, Standards and other Committees as appropriate; and (t) making appointments of Members to outside bodies; and (u) all other matters which by law must be reserved to Council.

Information on how to submit a petition, deputation or public question is available on the council website.