Harry Ellis
Council: Brent
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
89 meetings · Page 1 of 18
Planning Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Council Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10 December 2025.
Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am
The Brent Council cabinet is scheduled to meet on 8 December 2025 to discuss housing performance, homelessness, corporate performance, substance misuse services and cycle parking. The meeting will include a review of the draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026-2031, and a discussion of the Housing Management Property Services Performance Report for the first two quarters of 2025. Also on the agenda is the proposed re-procurement of the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing & Substance Misuse Service, and a programme for the delivery of secure cycle parking across the borough.
This meeting will take place on the rising of the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee, Audit and Standards Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025
The Audit and Standards Committee was scheduled to meet on Wednesday 3 December 2025 to discuss the Statement of Accounts for 2024-25, and to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. The meeting was scheduled to be held in person at the Brent Civic Centre[^2], and was also scheduled to be available via live webcast.
Audit and Standards Advisory Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.00 pm
The Audit and Standards Advisory Committee for Brent Council met on Wednesday 3 December 2025 to discuss a range of audit and standards related matters. These included updates on counter fraud measures, internal audit, treasury management, and the external audit findings for both the council and its pension fund. The committee was also scheduled to review the treasury management strategy for the upcoming year and the forward plan for the committee's work.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
282 decisions · Page 15 of 57
Medium Term Financial Outlook
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...it noted the council's financial outlook, spending review, budget setting process, capital budget adjustments, Housing Revenue Account, and Dedicated Schools Grant.
Recommendations Approved
Authority to Award Contract for Temporary Recruitment Services (Managed Service Provider)
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to approve awarding a five-year contract, including a potential two-year extension, to Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd for a Managed Service for Temporary Agency Staff Services.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday 16 June 2025 as an accurate record.
Recommendations approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, noting that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting.
Recommendations approved
Membership of the i4B Holdings Ltd and First Wave Housing Ltd Boards
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to reflect company growth, the Cabinet approved the appointment of Waqar Ahmed, Mannie Ketley, Sadie East, Serita Kwofie, and Nicole Jarrett-Francis as Directors of i4B Holdings Ltd and First Wave Housing Ltd, noted the departures of Peter Gadsdon, Melanie Smith, and Akintoye Doruwoju, and increased the number of directors from five to seven.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 89
Average per Month: 4.2
Decisions Recorded: 282