Councillor Harbi Farah
Email: cllr.harbi.farah@brent.gov.uk
Council: Brent
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
43 meetings · Page 1 of 9
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.
Council - Monday 10 November 2025 6.00 pm
The Brent Council meeting on 10 November 2025 addressed a range of local issues, including community safety, housing, environmental concerns, and financial planning. Motions were passed regarding bee corridor management, support for free childcare, and reforming the two-child benefit limit, while a motion on affordable housing was defeated. The council also formally adopted the Brent Youth Justice Plan 2025-28.
Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am
Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:
Council - Monday 15 September 2025 6.00 pm
At a meeting of Brent Council, councillors debated topics ranging from local traffic concerns to international relations, and also reviewed the council's finances. The council approved a motion to push for visitor levy powers, but voted down motions on street cleaning and illegal immigration.
Decisions from Meetings
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Apologies for Absence
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Councillor Grahl, Councillor Krupa Sheth, and Alice Lester, with Gerry Ansell attending as Alice Lester's representative, and to approve the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Petitions (if any)
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to note the petition regarding fire safety risks and future provision at Lynton Close Travellers site, acknowledge concerns raised by residents, and reaffirm the council's commitment to addressing safety issues while seeking alternative sites and supporting the community, including progressing a Waking Watch scheme.
Recommendations Approved
Authority to Participate in Collaborative Procurement in respect of a new London Sexual Health and Contraception E-service
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to participate in a collaborative procurement with 30 other London boroughs for a new London Sexual Health and Contraception E-service, exempting the procurement from usual tendering requirements and delegating authority for contract award and inter-authority agreements to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Leisure.
Recommendations Approved
New approach to marking and celebrating community cohesion and inclusion events
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to endorse a new Enabler Approach
to community cohesion and inclusion events, replacing the 2011 approach with a focus on empowering communities through funding and support, while establishing a minimum events offer and clarifying the council's role.
Recommendations Approved
Community Led Housing in Brent - Extension to Brentfield Road site agreement
From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025
...to support community-led housing, the Cabinet agreed to ring-fence the Brentfield Road site for Brent Community Land Trust until March 2026, delegated authority for key decisions regarding the project's progression, and agreed in principle to consider using appropriation for planning purposes.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 43
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 236