Decision Maker: Borough Council

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: May 27, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Members considered a tabled report by Councillor Shantanu Rajawat.   Before addressing the submitted report, Councillor Shantanu Rajawat, Leader of the Council, announced that Councillor Ranjit Gill would be joining the Labour Party from the Conservative Party. Councillor Gill was welcomed to the Labour Group accompanied by a round of applause.   It was then   RESOLVED –   That the following information on the Cabinet for 2025/26 be noted:     Leader’s Portfolio-Strategy, Resources and External Affairs   Councillor Shantanu Rajawat   Strategy, Policy, Communications, External Affairs, Performance Oversight and Risk Financial Strategy Capital Delivery and Treasury Management Governance & Legal Commissioning, contracts and Local Economy Digital and ICT Lampton 360 Shareholder Interest Workforce   Cabinet Member for Assets, Regeneration and Development   Councillor Tom Bruce (Deputy Leader)   Planning Policy and Strategy Housing Development and Council Housing Building Programme Inclusive Economic Development Regeneration Estate Renewal and Regeneration Property and Corporate Assets (including investment portfolio)   Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Health Integration   Councillor Lily Bath   Adult Social Services (statutory) Public Health Health and Wellbeing  Health Integration. ICB & ICP Migration and Asylum   Cabinet Member for Education, Children, Skills and Employment   Councillor Samia Chaudhary   Lead Member for Children’s Social Care (statutory) Education and Schools Learning Skills Employment Strategy and Services for residents Young Persons Guarantee   Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change   Councillor Katherine Dunne   Transport Strategy (including Active and Sustainable Travel) Aviation Policy Climate Emergency  Net Zero Neighbourhoods Environment Strategy and Policy (including air quality)   Cabinet Member for Residents Support, Communities and Equalities   Councillor Ajmer Grewal   Community engagement and consultation Community Wealth Building and Financial Inclusion Community and Voluntary Sector Resident Participation Equal Opportunities and Inclusion  Community Solutions Women’s services Domestic Violence Violence Against Women and Girls   Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Recycling and Transformation   Councillor Shivraj Grewal   Highways Street Cleaning Waste and Recycling Operations Environmental Operations, Performance and Quality Transformation (One Hounslow) Parking   Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Homelessness   Councillor Sue Sampson   Housing Strategy Housing Management Housing Repairs and maintenance (including COALO Operations and Quality) Estate Pride Homelessness and Prevention Services (Single Front Door – Prevention – linked to community solutions)   Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Public Spaces   Councillor Salman Shaheen   Libraries, Registration, Arts, Culture and Heritage Parks (Including Greenspace 360 Operations) Cemeteries Allotments Public Space Management Leisure and Active Hounslow (Including Lampton Leisure Operations) Food Policy   Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Customer Experience and Enforcement   Councillor Raghwinder Siddhu   Community Safety Prevent & Protect UK Community Cohesion Neighbourhood Safety and Partnerships Regulatory Services Criminal Justice System Enforcement Strategy Customer Services     Councillor Rajawat also confirmed that he would appoint the following five members as Cabinet Assistants for 2025/26:   Councillor Mohammed Shakeel Akram Councillor Madeeha Asim Councillor Tony Louki Councillor Kuldeep Tak Councillor Aysha Tariq   The Cabinet Assistants would be assisting the Cabinet with a number of projects as follows:       Name of Cabinet Assistant Project Councillor Muhammed Shakeel Akram Voluntary Sector – Social action / Volunteering Helping to lead work on the Thriving Communities Strategy which is committed to celebrating all the different types of social action, as well as supporting organisations looking for volunteers and helping individuals into volunteering/ social action. Councillor Madeeha Asim Carer’s Offer A key priority for Adults Services, and one of the areas for development identified in the most recent ASC inspection, but impacts across all Council services. Councillor Tony Louki Waste, Recycling and Fly-Tipping Increasing recycling and implementing fly-tipping reforms and changing behaviours related to the elimination of fly-tipping Councillor Kuldeep Tak Community Safety – Perception of Crime Working with officers and the Community Safety Partnership Board to make residents feel safe across the borough. Councillor Aysha Tariq Children’s Safeguarding - Online harm / safety Children’s Safeguarding Partnership has identified ‘online harm/ safety’ as a key priority this year and next (links to adults safeguarding).