Minesh Patel
Council: Brent
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
45 meetings · Page 1 of 9
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am
Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:
Decisions from Meetings
210 decisions · Page 10 of 42
Relocation of Islamia Primary School
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to approve the relocation of Islamia Primary School to the Gwenneth Rickus site on Brentfield Road as a 2FE school from 1st September 2027, transferring the site to the Yusuf Islam Foundation under a Trust Deed to ensure the school's future.
Recommendations Approved
Affordable Housing Supply Update (July 2025)
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to pause delivery of social rent schemes due to financial viability challenges, delegate authority for a GLA Affordable Housing Programme variation, and proceed with the Edgware Road scheme for temporary accommodation.
Recommendations Approved
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
Quarter 1 Financial Forecast 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to note the financial position for Quarter 1 of 2025/26, approve virements, and approve an £851k uplift to the Capital Programme Budget following a successful grant award.
Recommendations Approved
Reference of item considered by Scrutiny Committees (if any)
From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025
...to approve the recommendations as no items were referred from the Community Wellbeing or Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committees.
Recommendations approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 45
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 210