Alex Freeman
Council: Brent
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am
At a meeting on 8 December 2025, Brent Council's cabinet approved a new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, a plan to procure more secure cycle parking, and a direct award for the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service. The cabinet also reviewed corporate performance and approved the Q2 performance report.
Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am
The Brent Council Cabinet met to discuss budget proposals for 2026-27, approve a health and wellbeing hub in Gladstone Park, and address school place planning. Councillors also approved adopting the socio-economic duty to reduce inequality and backed a collaborative procurement for sexual health services.
Council - Monday 10 November 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Council meeting on 10 November 2025 addressed a range of local issues, including community safety, housing, environmental concerns, and financial planning. Motions were passed regarding bee corridor management, support for free childcare, and reforming the two-child benefit limit, while a motion on affordable housing was defeated. The council also formally adopted the Brent Youth Justice Plan 2025-28.
Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am
Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:
Council - Monday 15 September 2025 6.00 pm
At a meeting of Brent Council, councillors debated topics ranging from local traffic concerns to international relations, and also reviewed the council's finances. The council approved a motion to push for visitor levy powers, but voted down motions on street cleaning and illegal immigration.
Decisions from Meetings
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2025-26 Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) - Projects over £100k
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to approve the projects listed in Appendix A of the report for Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding, note the projects requiring a capital budget as detailed in Appendices A and B, approve a capital budget of £5,088,231 funded from NCIL, and note the projects in Appendix B that were approved under delegated authority.
Recommendations Approved
Any other urgent business
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to formally thank Alice Lester, Corporate Director Neighbourhoods & Regeneration, for her service to Brent and wish her well in her retirement.
Recommendations Approved
Relocation of Islamia Primary School
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to approve the relocation of Islamia Primary School to the Gwenneth Rickus site on Brentfield Road as a 2FE school from 1st September 2027, transferring the site to the Yusuf Islam Foundation under a Trust Deed to ensure the school's future.
Recommendations Approved
Developing a new Brent Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Strategy
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to endorse the proposed direction of travel for developing a new Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Strategy, including its skeleton and consultation approach, note progress and endorse next steps for key components like the Draft Pitch Allocation Policy and site search, endorse up to £500,000 capital investment for site improvements from 2026/27, and endorse a reduction in the weekly pitch rate to £138.96.
For Determination
Treasury Management Outturn Report 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to note the overall financial performance for 2024/25 and approve submission of the Treasury Management Outturn Report 2024-25 to Full Council for approval.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 31
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 223