Councillor Teo Benea
Email: Cllr.Teo.Benea@brent.gov.uk
Council: Brent
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
36 meetings · Page 1 of 8
General Purposes Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 9.30 am
The General Purposes Committee of Brent Council is scheduled to meet on Monday 8 December 2025. The meeting will include a discussion of the calculation of the council tax base for 2026/27, and the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.
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.
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.
Council - Monday 10 November 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Council meeting on 10 November 2025 addressed a range of local issues, including community safety, housing, environmental concerns, and financial planning. Motions were passed regarding bee corridor management, support for free childcare, and reforming the two-child benefit limit, while a motion on affordable housing was defeated. The council also formally adopted the Brent Youth Justice Plan 2025-28.
General Purposes Committee - Monday 13 October 2025 9.30 am
The Brent Council General Purposes Committee met to discuss proposed changes to pay and allowances for council staff, aiming for greater consistency, transparency, and fairness. The committee approved recommendations to amend the Standby and Callout Policy, standardise shift allowances, define core working hours, and adjust planned overtime rates, and agreed to start formal consultations with staff and trade unions on the proposals. These changes are intended to improve financial controls and reduce the risk of equal pay claims.
Decisions from Meetings
152 decisions · Page 1 of 31
Reference of item considered by Scrutiny Committees (if any)
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as no items were referred from the Community Wellbeing or Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committees.
Recommendations Approved
Matters Arising (if any)
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as no matters arising were identified.
Recommendations Approved
Any other urgent business
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...to note the recent death of former Mayor and Councillor Mr. Harbhajan Singh and offer condolences to his family.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...that no items on the agenda required the exclusion of the press or public.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025
...the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday 13 October 2025 were approved as a correct record of the meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 152