- Councillor for Brent (Cricklewood & Mapesbury)

Labour Cricklewood & Mapesbury Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Schools

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

Council: Brent

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee Schools Forum (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Committee (Chair) Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee (Councillor) Council (Committee Member) Barham Park Trust Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Cabinet Committee Member

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, discussed housing performance, and agreed to procure a new contract for secure cycle parking. The cabinet also discussed corporate performance and approved a direct award for the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing & Substance Misuse Service.

December 08, 2025
Schools Forum Committee Member

Schools Forum - Monday 1 December 2025 6.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

December 01, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20 November 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including winter planning, updates from Healthwatch and the Brent Children's Trust, and the publication of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The meeting will cover strategies for addressing health inequalities and supporting vulnerable residents in the borough.

November 20, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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
Schools Forum Committee Member

Schools Forum - Tuesday 11 November 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Schools Forum met on 11 November 2025 to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget monitoring report, funding updates for 2025/26, and other financial matters. The forum was also scheduled to note the forward plan of items for future consideration.

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Declarations of Interest

From: Cabinet - Monday 10 February 2025 10.00 am - February 10, 2025

...that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Apologies for Absence

From: Cabinet - Monday 10 February 2025 10.00 am - February 10, 2025

...to note the apologies for absence from Kim Wright, with Rachel Crossley acting on her behalf.

Recommendations Approved

Brent Council's School Admission Arrangements and Schemes of Co-ordination 2026-2027

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

...to agree the proposed admission arrangements for Brent community schools and schemes of co-ordination for all maintained schools and academies in Brent for the 2026/2027 academic year, including noting the scheme of co-ordination for applications to start school in years Reception, 3, 7 and 10.

Recommendations Approved

Any other urgent business

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

...that there were no items of urgent business to address.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

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

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 216