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

Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Audit and Standards Advisory Committee meeting on 3 December 2025.

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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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

Q3 Corporate Performance update 2024-25

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

...to note the Borough Plan 2024-25 performance reporting for Q3 and the associated strategic risks, agreeing to remedial actions as necessary.

Recommendations Approved

Any other urgent business

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

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

Recommendations Approved

Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rates 2025-26: Changes

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

...to approve discretionary schemes for National Non-Domestic Rates relief, including retail, hospitality, leisure, and film studio relief, revise the local discretionary rate relief policy, and maintain existing Council Tax premiums for long-term empty properties and second homes.

Recommendations Approved

Council Tax: Discretionary Reduction Policy - 2025-26, Household Support & Resident Support Fund

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

...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.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 98

Average per Month: 4.3

Decisions Recorded: 282