Councillor Gwen Grahl
Email: Cllr.Gwen.Grahl@brent.gov.uk
Council: Brent
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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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.
Schools Forum - Monday 1 December 2025 6.00 pm, PROVISIONAL
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20 November 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including winter planning, updates from Healthwatch and the Brent Children's Trust, and the publication of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The meeting will cover strategies for addressing health inequalities and supporting vulnerable residents in 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.
Schools Forum - Tuesday 11 November 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Schools Forum met on 11 November 2025 to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget monitoring report, funding updates for 2025/26, and other financial matters. The forum was also scheduled to note the forward plan of items for future consideration.
Decisions from Meetings
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Declarations of Interest
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting.
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
Council Tax: Discretionary Reduction Policy - 2025-26, Household Support & Resident Support Fund
From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025
...to approve a revised discretionary Council Tax reduction policy aligned with the new Council Tax Support Scheme effective from April 1, 2025, and to delegate authority for determining eligibility criteria and allocating the expected Household Support Fund.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 68
Average per Month: 3.0
Decisions Recorded: 216