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

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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 27 of 50

Outcome of Informal Consultation on Amalgamation of Malorees Infant School and Malorees Junior School

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

...to proceed with a formal consultation, through publication of a statutory notice, on proposals to close Malorees Junior School, expand the age range of Malorees Infant School to admit children aged between 3 – 11, and change the name of Malorees Infant School to Malorees Primary School.

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

i4B Holdings Ltd Business Plan 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025

...to approve the 2025-26 i4B Holdings Ltd Business Plan and financial model, as well as the 2025-26 Service Level Agreement between i4B Holdings Ltd and the Council.

Recommendations Approved

First Wave Housing Ltd (FWH) Business Plan 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025

...to approve the 2025-26 First Wave Housing Ltd Business Plan and financial model as Guarantor of the Company, as well as the 2025-26 Service Level Agreement between First Wave Housing Ltd and the Council.

Recommendations Approved

Highways Maintenance 2024-26 Report

From: Cabinet - Monday 10 March 2025 10.00 am - March 10, 2025

...to approve the Highways Capital Maintenance Programme for 2024-26, including the Planned Carriageway Maintenance Programme, budget allocations for various highway improvements, and a process for approving the works programme for the DfT allocation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 1.9

Decisions Recorded: 249