Appointment to Outside Bodies 2025/26
May 27, 2025 Borough Council (Other) Awaiting outcome View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to ensure strong connections between the council, various national, London-wide, and local bodies, the Council agreed to the appointments to outside bodies for the municipal year 2025/26 as listed in the submitted report.
Full council record
Decision
Members considered a report by Councillor Shantanu Rajawat.
Again the Mayor confirmed cross party support for this item and suggested that the matter should go straight to the vote where it was unanimously
RESOLVED –
That the Council agreed the appointments to outside bodies for the municipal
year 2025/26 as listed in the submitted report.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Name of Organisation
Number of Representatives
Local Government Association General Assembly
4 (usually the Leader)
(This is a Cabinet Appointment)
Councillor Shantanu Rajawat
NATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Name of Organisation
Number of Representatives
There are currently no national community organisations to which the council appoints representatives
LONDON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
Name of Organisation
Number of Representatives
London Councils’ Leaders’ Committee (S.101 Joint Committee)
Councils nominate one voting member (usually the Leader, but not necessarily) and up to two named deputies. All three members will receive papers for meetings. (This is a Cabinet Appointment)
Councillor Shantanu Rajawat
London Councils’ Associated Joint Committee (London Councils Transport and Environment Committee)
Councils nominate directly (usually lead member for transport and/or environmental issues). One voting member and up to four named deputies. (This is a Cabinet Appointment)
Councillor Katherine Dunne
London Councils’ Associated Joint Committee (London Councils Grants Committee)
Councils nominate directly one voting member, and up to four named deputies, who must all be a member of the nominating borough’s cabinet. They will preferably be the member with responsibility for partnerships with the voluntary sector. (This is a Cabinet Appointment)
Councillor Ajmer Grewal
London Councils’ Greater London Employment Forum
Each authority (including the City of London) can nominate one member to sit on the GLEF. It is expected that in most cases this will be the member responsible for human resources issues within the authority. The Employers’ Side of the Greater London Provincial Council will be 15 members chosen from the combined membership of the GLEF and the Leaders’ Committee. (This is a Cabinet Appointment)
Councillor Shantanu Rajawat
West London Economic Prosperity Joint Committee
1 Labour
Councillor Shantanu Rajawat
West London Waste Authority
1 member (usually the Cabinet Member for Environment matters who is Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport Strategy) (This is a Cabinet Appointment)
Councillor Katherine Dunne
LONDON COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Name of Organisation
Number of Representatives
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors (TRUST)
1 Labour (usually the Cabinet Member for Adults and Health Integration)
Councillor Lily Bath
Crane Valley Park Steering Group
1 Labour
Councillor Adesh Farmahan
London Road Safety Council (formerly the London Accident Prevention Council) (TRUST)
2 Labour
Councillor Katherine Dunne
Councillor Tony Louki
Mortlake Crematorium Board
3 (2 Labour and 1 Conservative)
Councillor Bandna Chopra
Councillor Tony Louki
Councillor Gerald McGregor
Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (Greater London)
1 Labour
Councillor John Stroud-Turp
South West Middlesex Crematorium Board
3 Labour
Councillor Richard Foote
Councilor Bishnu Gurung
Councillor Kuldeep Tak
Thames Landscape Strategy Steering Group
2 (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)
Councillor Katherine Dunne
Councillor Gabriella Giles
Thames Water Liaison Committee
2 members and 2 officer
Councillor Salman Shaheen
Councillor John Stroud-Turp
Twickenham Stadium Events Committee (formerly the Rugby Football Union Concert & Match Day Committee)
1 Labour
Councillor Sue Sampson
HOUNSLOW ORGANISATIONS
Name of Organisation
Number of Representatives
Bedfont Lakes Country Park Trust Fund Panel (TRUST)
5 Labour
Councillor Lily Bath
Councillor Adesh Farmahan
Councillor Bishnu Gurung
Councillor Farah Kamran
Councillor Raghwinder Siddhu
Blue School Foundation Trust
3 (need not be Members)
Councillor Sue Sampson
Councillor Salman Shaheen
Councillor John Stroud-Turp
Brentford and Chiswick Merged Charities (TRUST)
2 (four year term) (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)
Councillor Amy Croft
Councillor Peter Thompson
Brentford Dock Limited (four year term 2022-26)
Councillor Katherine Dunne (director)
Chiswick House and Gardens (Trustees) (TRUST)
2 (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)
Councillor Amy Croft
Councillor John Todd
Chiswick Parochial Charities (TRUST)
3 (four year term)
Councillor Gabriella Giles
Councillor Gerald McGregor
Councillor Peter Thompson
Chiswick Pier Trust (TRUST) (four year term 2022-2026)
2 (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)
Councillor Amy Croft
Councillor Gabriella Giles
Disability Network Hounslow (TRUST)
1 Labour
Councillor John Stroud-Turp
Hanworth Village Hall Management Committee (TRUST)
1 Labour
Councillor Richard Foote
Heston & Isleworth Old People's Welfare Committee (TRUST)
5 Labour
Councillor Aqsa Ahmed
Councillor Unsa Chaudri
Councillor Gurmail Lal
Councillor Tony Louki
Councillor Salman Shaheen
Heston Parochial Charities (TRUST)
4 Labour
Councillor Rasheed Bhatti
Councillor Gurmail Lal
Councillor Junue Meah
Councillor Mohammed Umair
Hounslow Community Association Ltd (TRUST)
3 Labour
Councillor Rasheed Bhatti
Councillor Junue Meah
Councillor Mohammed Umair
Hounslow Community Transport Management Committee
1 Labour
Councillor Katherine Dunne
Hounslow Heath Advisory Committee
4 Labour
Councillor Samia Chaudhary
Councillor Farah Kamran
Councillor Samina Nagra
Councillor Farhaan Rehman
Hounslow Music Service
1 Labour
Councillor Alan Mitchell
Hounslow Virtual College for Looked After Children, Post 16 and Care Leavers Management Board
2 Labour
(The Cabinet Member for Children, Learning and Employment and one other Member representative of the Corporate Parenting Panel) and other members as appropriate (at the Chair’s discretion)
Note: The membership of this body is being reviewed and may change.
Councillor Samia Chaudhary
Councillor Emma Yates
Thomas Layton Museum Trust
6 (four year term)
To comprise
- 3 Labour nominees
Councillor Junue Meah
Councillor Max Mosley
Councillor Salman Shaheen
- 1 Conservative nominee
Councillor Gerald McGregor
Two Others:
- Mr Jon Cotton
- Mr James Marshall
(Note: The Trust’s governance documentation require that at least two of the six council nominees must be resident in the Brentford area).
Town Twinning Association of Hounslow
4 Labour
Councillor Unsa Chaudri
Councillor Adesh Farmahan
Councillor Afzaal Kiani
Councillor Tony Louki
Watermans (TRUST)
1 Labour
Councillor Dan Bowring
Related Meeting
Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 - 7:30 pm on May 27, 2025
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | For Determination |
| Decision date | 27 May 2025 |