James Kinsella

Council: Brent

Committees: Cabinet (Officer) Planning Committee (Officer) Audit and Standards Committee (Officer) Audit and Standards Advisory Committee (Officer) Brent Pension Fund Sub-Committee (Officer) Schools Forum (Secretary) Resources and Public Realm Scrutiny Committee (Officer) Pension Board (Secretary) Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee Joint Committee of the London Boroughs of Brent, Lewisham and Southwark Trading Standards Joint Advisory Board Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Planning Committee Officer

Planning Committee - Wednesday 10 December 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Council Planning Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10 December 2025.

December 10, 2025
Cabinet Officer

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.

December 08, 2025
Audit and Standards Advisory Committee Officer

Audit and Standards Advisory Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.00 pm

The Audit and Standards Advisory Committee for Brent Council met on Wednesday 3 December 2025 to discuss a range of audit and standards related matters. These included updates on counter fraud measures, internal audit, treasury management, and the external audit findings for both the council and its pension fund. The committee was also scheduled to review the treasury management strategy for the upcoming year and the forward plan for the committee's work.

December 03, 2025
Audit and Standards Committee Officer

This meeting will take place on the rising of the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee, Audit and Standards Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025

The Audit and Standards Committee was scheduled to meet on Wednesday 3 December 2025 to discuss the Statement of Accounts for 2024-25, and to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. The meeting was scheduled to be held in person at the Brent Civic Centre[^2], and was also scheduled to be available via live webcast.

December 03, 2025
Schools Forum Secretary

Schools Forum - Monday 1 December 2025 6.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

December 01, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Introduction & Apologies for Absence

From: Cabinet - Monday 28 July 2025 10.00 am - July 28, 2025

...to note the apologies for absence from Councillor Mili Patel, Kim Wright, and Minesh Patel, with Ravinder Jassar attending as Minesh Patel's representative, and to approve the recommendations.

Recommendations approved

Future of Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre

From: Cabinet - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am - June 16, 2025

...to proceed with the closure of Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre on 31 July 2025, approve the revised facility mix for the council-led development at Bridge Park, approve the demolition of council-owned buildings subject to the Secretary of State's decision and relevant consents, approve entering a deed of variation to the CLSA with Stonebridge Real Estate Development, delegate authority for further CLSA variations, and approve proposed site use options for Twybridge Way, Morland Gardens, and Bernard Shaw House with a £1m budget for design work.

Recommendations Approved

Revised Black Community Action Plan

From: Cabinet - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am - June 16, 2025

...to approve the revised Black Community Action Plan (BCAP), including workstreams, governance, and timelines, extend its delivery period to 2025-33, concentrate on the top five themes for 2025-29, and create an Independent Advisory Steering Group (IASG) to inform officer-led Equity, Diversion and Inclusion work.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Cabinet - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am - June 16, 2025

...to approve the recommendations despite Councillor Farah's declared personal interest as a member and regular user of Bridge Park Leisure Centre, which was relevant to Agenda Item 7.

Recommendations approved

Brent Council's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Progress Update for 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am - June 16, 2025

...to endorse the progress made in Year 1 of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy 2024-2028, Anti-Racism Action Plan, and EDI Board priorities, and to agree that information in the report be turned into public-facing communications materials highlighting Year 1 achievements.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 98

Average per Month: 4.3

Decisions Recorded: 282