Alice Lester
Council: Brent
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
22 meetings · Page 1 of 5
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.
Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am
Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:
Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am
Here's a summary of the key discussions and decisions from the Brent Council Cabinet meeting:
Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am
The Brent Council cabinet met on 28 July 2025 and made decisions on a number of key issues, including approving the amalgamation of two schools, addressing financial challenges, and investing in public infrastructure. The cabinet approved recommendations relating to the 2024/25 financial outturn, the medium-term financial outlook, and the Q1 financial forecast for 2025/26. They also approved a plan to allocate Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (SCIL) funding to improve highways, parks, and CCTV, and agreed to seek tenders for electric vehicle charging points.
Decisions from Meetings
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First Wave Housing Ltd (FWH) Business Plan 2025-26
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...to approve the 2025-26 First Wave Housing Ltd Business Plan and financial model as Guarantor of the Company, as well as the 2025-26 Service Level Agreement between First Wave Housing Ltd and the Council.
Recommendations Approved
Highways Maintenance 2024-26 Report
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...to approve the Highways Capital Maintenance Programme for 2024-26, including the Planned Carriageway Maintenance Programme, budget allocations for various highway improvements, and a process for approving the works programme for the DfT allocation.
Recommendations Approved
Q3 Corporate Performance update 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...to note the Borough Plan 2024-25 performance reporting for Q3 and the associated strategic risks, agreeing to remedial actions as necessary.
Recommendations Approved
Any other urgent business
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...to formally thank Peter Gadsdon and Debra Norman for their service to Brent Council as they prepared for retirement.
Recommendations Approved
Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates 2025-26: Changes
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...to approve discretionary schemes for National Non-Domestic Rates relief, including retail, hospitality, leisure, and film studio relief, revise the local discretionary rate relief policy, and maintain existing Council Tax premiums for long-term empty properties and second homes.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 22
Average per Month: 1.0
Decisions Recorded: 210