Alice Lester

Council: Brent

Committees: Cabinet (Officer) Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

21 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Cabinet Officer

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.

November 17, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am

Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:

October 13, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am

Here's a summary of the key discussions and decisions from the Brent Council Cabinet meeting:

September 08, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am

The Brent Council cabinet met on 28 July 2025 and made decisions on a number of key issues, including approving the amalgamation of two schools, addressing financial challenges, and investing in public infrastructure. The cabinet approved recommendations relating to the 2024/25 financial outturn, the medium-term financial outlook, and the Q1 financial forecast for 2025/26. They also approved a plan to allocate Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding to improve highways, parks, and CCTV, and agreed to seek tenders for electric vehicle charging points.

July 28, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am

The Brent Council Cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including the future of the Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre, neighbourhood infrastructure funding, and progress on equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. Councillors approved recommendations related to the closure of the Bridge Park centre, allocation of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funds, and the revised Black Community Action Plan (BCAP).

June 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3

From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 10.00 am - October 14, 2024

...to approve the acquisition of up to 42 properties using the Local Authority Housing Fund, along with a capital budget of £25,803,000, and delegate authority to the Director of Property and Assets to finalize the property acquisitions.

Recommendations Approved

Review of working age Council Tax Support Scheme for 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 10.00 am - October 14, 2024

...to reduce the costs of the working age Council Tax Support scheme and implement it from April 1, 2025, the Cabinet approved public consultation on proposals including a 35% minimum payment for working age households, simplified non-dependant charges, aligned backdating rules, a review of the hardship fund policy, consideration of CPI-linked adjustments, and the use of Universal Credit notifications as the claim start date.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 10.00 am - October 14, 2024

...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on September 9, 2024, as a correct record, with a note of Councillor Muhammed Butt's retrospective declaration of interest regarding Wembley Stadium event tickets.

Recommendations Approved

Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme 2024-26

From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 10.00 am - October 14, 2024

...to agree to the Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme 2024-26, including its priorities, deliverables, a £3m budget for the Church End and Roundwood Green Corridors Scheme, and an amendment to the Brent Carbon Offset Fund Allocation Policy.

Recommendations Approved

Families Homelessness Service Relocation

From: Cabinet - Monday 14 October 2024 10.00 am - October 14, 2024

...to relocate the Families Homelessness Service to the New Millennium Centre and approve tendering for and funding of the necessary fit-out works.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 21

Average per Month: 1.0

Decisions Recorded: 210