Gwen Grahl - Councillor for Brent (Cricklewood & Mapesbury)

Councillor Gwen Grahl

Labour Cricklewood & Mapesbury Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education & Employment

Email: Cllr.Gwen.Grahl@brent.gov.uk

Council: Brent

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Barham Park Trust Committee Cabinet (Committee Member) Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee (Councillor) Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Committee (Chair) General Purposes Committee (Alternate, Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Schools Forum (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday, 22 June 2026 - 10.00 am

June 22, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday, 1 June 2026 - 10.00 am

June 01, 2026, 10:00 am
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 6.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 6:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 16 April 2026 - 6.00 pm

The Health and Wellbeing Board meeting on 16 April 2026 focused on improving the lives of older residents, addressing children's mental health needs, and developing a comprehensive food strategy for the borough. Key decisions included noting the progress of the Age-Friendly Brent initiative and supporting its strategy, acknowledging the increasing demand on children's mental health services while noting the development of new support offers, and presenting the first draft of Brent's new Food Strategy for review and comment.

April 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
Corporate Parenting Committee Chair

Corporate Parenting Committee - Monday, 13 April 2026 - 5.30 pm

The Corporate Parenting Committee of Brent Council was scheduled to discuss updates on the Brent Pledge for Children in Care, the annual report from the Brent Virtual School, and a six-monthly report on the Fostering Service. The meeting was also set to include feedback from representatives of Brent Care Journeys 2.0.

April 13, 2026, 5:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

254 decisions · Page 33 of 51

Apologies for Absence

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday, December 9, 2024, as a correct record.

Recommendations Approved

Any other urgent business

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

...that there were no items of urgent business to address.

Recommendations Approved

Quarter 3 Financial Report 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

...to note the new grant funding, overall financial position, actions to manage issues, progress on savings delivery, prudential indicators for treasury management, and to approve virements as detailed in the Quarter 3 Financial Report 2024-25.

Recommendations Approved

Brent Council's School Admission Arrangements and Schemes of Co-ordination 2026-2027

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 15 January 2025 10.00 am - January 15, 2025

...to agree the proposed admission arrangements for Brent community schools and schemes of co-ordination for all maintained schools and academies in Brent for the 2026/2027 academic year, including noting the scheme of co-ordination for applications to start school in years Reception, 3, 7 and 10.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 152

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 254