Gwen Grahl - Councillor for Brent (Cricklewood & Mapesbury)

Councillor Gwen Grahl

Labour Cricklewood & Mapesbury Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education & Employment

Email: Cllr.Gwen.Grahl@brent.gov.uk

Council: Brent

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Health and Wellbeing Board (    Brent Council) Corporate Parenting Committee (  Chair ) Cabinet (    Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education & Employment) Council Employees' Joint Consultative Committee Schools Forum

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

152 meetings · Page 1 of 31

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday, 22 June 2026 - 10.00 am

June 22, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday, 1 June 2026 - 10.00 am

June 01, 2026, 10:00 am
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 6.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 6:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 6.00 pm

The Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on 16 April 2026 focused on improving the lives of older residents, addressing children's mental health needs, and developing a comprehensive food strategy for the borough. Key decisions included noting the progress of the Age-Friendly Brent initiative and supporting its strategy, acknowledging the increasing demand on children's mental health services while noting the development of new support offers, and presenting the first draft of Brent's new Food Strategy for review and comment.

April 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Corporate Parenting Committee Chair

Corporate Parenting Committee - Monday, 13 April 2026 - 5.30 pm

The Corporate Parenting Committee of Brent Council was scheduled to discuss updates on the Brent Pledge for Children in Care, the annual report from the Brent Virtual School, and a six-monthly report on the Fostering Service. The meeting also included an update from Brent Care Journeys 2.0 representatives.

April 13, 2026, 5:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

254 decisions · Page 1 of 51

Reference of item considered by Scrutiny Committees (if any)

From: Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am - December 08, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, as no items were referred from the Community Wellbeing or Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committees.

Recommendations Approved

Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026 - 2031

From: Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am - December 08, 2025

...to adopt the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2030 following a public consultation.

Recommendations Approved

Any other urgent business

From: Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am - December 08, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, acknowledge that there were no items of urgent business, and for the Leader of the Council to thank members and officers for their support and wish them well for the festive season.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am - December 08, 2025

...that no items on the agenda required the exclusion of the press or public.

Recommendations Approved

Procurement of Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing & Substance Misuse Service

From: Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am - December 08, 2025

...to directly award the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service contract to VIA Community Ltd for three years, ensuring continued support for vulnerable residents dealing with substance misuse.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 152

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 254 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.