Harbi Farah - Councillor for Brent (Welsh Harp)

Councillor Harbi Farah

Labour Welsh Harp Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, Jobs and Skills

Email: cllr.harbi.farah@brent.gov.uk

Council: Brent

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Barham Park Trust Committee (Committee Member) General Purposes Committee (Alternate) Council (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board Trading Standards Joint Advisory Board Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

44 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am

At a meeting on 8 December 2025, Brent Council's cabinet approved a new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, a plan to procure more secure cycle parking, and a direct award for the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service. The cabinet also reviewed corporate performance and approved the Q2 performance report.

December 08, 2025
General Purposes Committee Alternate

General Purposes Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 9.30 am

The General Purposes Committee of Brent Council is scheduled to meet on Monday 8 December 2025. The meeting will include a discussion of the calculation of the council tax base for 2026/27, and the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.

December 08, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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.

November 17, 2025
Council Committee Member

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.

November 10, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am

Here's a summary of the Cabinet Meeting held by Brent Council on 13 October 2025:

October 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

249 decisions · Page 24 of 50

Brent Local Development Scheme

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025

...to approve the Brent Local Development Scheme as set out in Appendix A, which outlines the Council's planning policy project plan and identifies the current development plan documents for the borough, as well as the local development documents that will be progressed to update and supplement the borough's Local Plan for the next three years.

Recommendations Approved

Local Flood Risk Management Strategy

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025

... to approve the Flood Risk Strategy for Brent as detailed in Section 3 and appended to the report.

Recommendations Approved

LGA Corporate Peer Challenge - Feedback Report and Action Plan

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025

...to note and approve the Corporate Peer Challenge feedback report from the LGA and the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan, which includes establishing a strategic culture approach by engaging a specialist consultant to map Brent's cultural and creative landscape.

Recommendations Approved

Funding contribution towards next stage development costs for West London Orbital scheme

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025

...to contribute £465,516, with a £150,000 contingency, from the Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy towards the next stage of development for the West London Orbital rail scheme, delegating authority for final contingency approval to the Corporate Director Neighbourhoods and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning and Property.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025

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

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 249