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
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.
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 24 of 31
Apologies for Absence
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Councillor Grahl, Councillor Krupa Sheth, and Alice Lester, with Gerry Ansell attending as Alice Lester's representative, and to approve the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to approve the minutes of the previous Cabinet meeting held on March 10, 2025, as an accurate record.
Recommendations Approved
Housing Management - Building safety update, new Building Safety Policy and update on fire safety at Lynton Close
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to note the performance update against key compliance streams, the update on fire safety at Lynton Close, and to endorse the Building Safety Policy.
Recommendations Approved
Brent Local Development Scheme
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to approve the Brent Local Development Scheme as set out in Appendix A, which outlines the Council's planning policy project plan and identifies the current development plan documents for the borough, as well as the local development documents that will be progressed to update and supplement the borough's Local Plan for the next three years.
Recommendations Approved
LGA Corporate Peer Challenge - Feedback Report and Action Plan
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to note and approve the Corporate Peer Challenge feedback report from the LGA and the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan, which includes establishing a strategic culture approach by engaging a specialist consultant to map Brent's cultural and creative landscape.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 152