Gwen Grahl - Councillor for Brent ( Cricklewood & Mapesbury)

Councillor Gwen Grahl

 Labour  Cricklewood & Mapesbury  Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Schools

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

Council: Brent

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee Schools Forum (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Committee (Chair) Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee (Councillor) Council (Committee Member) Barham Park Trust Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 4 of 14

Schools Forum

Schools Forum - Wednesday 18 June 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Council Schools Forum met on Wednesday 18 June 2025 to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn, the DSG Deficit Management Plan, the Scheme for Financing Schools, and updates to Additionally Resourced Provisions and Early Years Banding Review. The forum approved the High Needs Block budgets as set out in Appendix 1 of the report. They also noted the reports on the other agenda items.

June 18, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am

The Brent Council Cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including the future of the Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre, neighbourhood infrastructure funding, and progress on equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. Councillors approved recommendations related to the closure of the Bridge Park centre, allocation of Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funds, and the revised Black Community Action Plan (BCAP).

June 16, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Monday 19 May 2025 10.00 am

May 19, 2025
Council

Annual Council Meeting, Council - Wednesday 14 May 2025 6.00 pm

May 14, 2025
Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee - Monday 28 April 2025 6.00 pm

April 28, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

216 decisions · Page 1 of 44

Reference of item considered by Scrutiny Committees (if any)

From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, as no items were referred from the Community Wellbeing or Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committees.

Recommendations Approved

Matters Arising (if any)

From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, as no matters arising were identified.

Recommendations Approved

Any other urgent business

From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025

...to note the recent death of former Mayor and Councillor Mr. Harbhajan Singh and offer condolences to his family.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025

...that no items on the agenda required the exclusion of the press or public.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Cabinet - Monday 17 November 2025 10.00 am - November 17, 2025

...the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday 13 October 2025 were approved as a correct record of the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 216