Hitesh Karia - Councillor for Harrow

Councillor Hitesh Karia

Conservative Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services

Email: CllrHitesh.Karia@harrow.gov.uk

Council: Harrow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Role: Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Role: Chair) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Role: Member) Council (Role: Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

40 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Corporate Parenting Panel Role: Chair

Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 4 February 2026 6.00 pm, NEW

The Corporate Parenting Panel is scheduled to consider updates on the development of the panel itself, the experiences of care-experienced young people, and the ongoing improvement plan for children's services. The meeting will also include discussions on the next steps for these initiatives.

February 04, 2026, 6:00 pm
Cabinet Role: Member

Cabinet - Thursday 29 January 2026 6.30 pm

The Cabinet of Harrow Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday 29 January 2026, with a key focus on financial planning, housing regeneration, and essential service provision. The meeting agenda includes discussions on the calculation of business rates retention for the upcoming financial year, updates on housing regulatory matters, and proposals for extending existing contracts for estate improvements and water services.

January 29, 2026, 6:30 pm
Committee Role: Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 8 January 2026 2.00 pm, NEW

The Health and Wellbeing Board met on Thursday 8 January 2026 to discuss winter preparedness, a whole-systems approach to healthy weight, and support for residents with severe and multiple disadvantages. Key decisions included noting the winter preparedness framework, endorsing the whole-systems approach to healthy weight, and agreeing to further investigate and report on severe and multiple disadvantage.

January 08, 2026
Cabinet Role: Member

Cabinet - Thursday 18 December 2025 6.30 pm

The Cabinet of Harrow Council is scheduled to meet on 18 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including budget monitoring, capital programmes, housing, public health, school organisation, and licensing. The Cabinet is expected to review the council's financial performance, consider future budget proposals, and discuss investments in housing and infrastructure projects. Additionally, the Cabinet will look at public health commissioning intentions, school places, and policies related to Houses of Multiple Occupation[^2] (HMO).

December 18, 2025
Council Role: Member

Council - Thursday 27 November 2025 6.30 pm

Harrow Council met to discuss a range of issues, including the adoption of an urgent motion condemning the Labour government's budget, petitions relating to road safety and resurfacing, and a motion opposing the planned closure of the volunteer-led front desk at Pinner Police Station. The council also endorsed the Pension Board Annual Report for 2024/25 and approved a constitution update.

November 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

113 decisions · Page 7 of 23

Harrow Local Plan - approval to consult on proposed 'main modifications'

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 6.30 pm - September 16, 2025

...to undertake consultation on the proposed 'main modifications' resulting from the 'Examination in Public' of the draft Harrow Local Plan and to delegate authority to the Chief Planning Officer to progress the plan through the examination process until it can be considered for adoption.

Recommendations Approved

Progress on Scrutiny Projects

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 6.30 pm - September 16, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) wave 2.1

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 6.30 pm - September 16, 2025

...to ensure timely completion of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) wave 2.1 programme, the Cabinet approved the direct award to Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd to undertake the decarbonisation works and approved the updated spend profile to February 2026, completing all 226 homes on the programme to the final contract sum of £10.2m.

Recommendations Approved

Harrow Adult Social Care Residential and Nursing Bed block arrangements

From: Cabinet - Thursday 24 July 2025 6.30 pm - July 24, 2025

...to approve direct awards to Maria Mallaband Care Group and Acer Healthcare Operations Limited for nursing care beds, to access the West London Alliance Dynamic Purchasing System for residential and nursing care placements, and to delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Adult Social Care & Public Health to procure services through the DPS and enter block contract arrangements.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 113