Councillor Jake Rubin

...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.

...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.

...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.

...to formally thank Peter Gadsdon and Debra Norman for their service to Brent Council as they prepared for retirement.

...to approve a revised discretionary Council Tax reduction policy aligned with the new Council Tax Support Scheme effective from April 1, 2025, and to delegate authority for determining eligibility criteria and allocating the expected Household Support Fund.