John Roche

Schools Forum Committee Member

Schools Forum - Monday 1 December 2025 6.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Observer

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 6.00 pm

The Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to meet on 19 November 2025 to discuss housing compliance, medical day care, and the committee's work programme. The meeting will include updates on the Housing Improvement Board, responses to housing regulator findings, and the transfer of medical day care services to Ealing Hospital. The committee will also review its work programme for the year.

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Observer

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 17 September 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Council's Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee met to discuss children's oral health, period dignity, and youth justice service delivery. The committee requested more data and committed to actions to improve services, particularly for vulnerable groups.

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Observer

Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 2 July 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the annual reports from the Brent Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and the Brent Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP), focusing on multi-agency safeguarding arrangements. The committee reviewed the activities, priorities, and challenges outlined in the reports, and discussed ways to improve partnership working, data collection, and community engagement. The committee also reviewed the Scrutiny Recommendations Tracker to assess the progress of previous recommendations.

Schools Forum

Schools Forum - Wednesday 18 June 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Council Schools Forum met on Wednesday 18 June 2025 to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) outturn, the DSG Deficit Management Plan, the Scheme for Financing Schools, and updates to Additionally Resourced Provisions and Early Years Banding Review. The forum approved the High Needs Block budgets as set out in Appendix 1 of the report. They also noted the reports on the other agenda items.