Minesh Patel

Council: Brent

Committees: Cabinet (Officer) Audit and Standards Committee (Officer) Audit and Standards Advisory Committee (Officer) Brent Pension Fund Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

45 meetings · Page 1 of 9

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
Cabinet Officer

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
Cabinet Officer

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

210 decisions · Page 27 of 42

Apologies for Absence

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

...to note the apologies for absence from Kim Wright, with Rachel Crossley acting on her behalf.

Recommendations Approved

Addressing the risk of Anti Social Behaviour in the Stonebridge area

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

...to approve a strategy, expenditure, and associated actions to address anti-social behaviour risks in Stonebridge, while also mandating fortnightly project updates and an amended project plan for Cabinet members.

Recommendations Approved

Authority to award contract for the provision of Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) for Children & Young People in Brent and Out of Borough Schools

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

...to directly award a contract worth £6,569,499 to Central London Community Healthcare Trust NHS for the provision of Speech and Language Therapy services to children and young people with EHCPs in Brent schools and out-of-borough schools for an initial three years, with a possible one-year extension.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Exclusion of Press and Public

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

...to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting due to the likely disclosure of exempt information regarding proposed notices, orders, or directions under enactment.

Recommendations Approved

Authority to Award Housing Repairs and Maintenance Contracts

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

...to award housing repairs and maintenance contracts for various lots to Wates Property Services Limited, Masher Brothers Limited, Mears Limited, and Greyline Group Limited, each for a term of five years with extension options.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 45

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 210