Minesh Patel
Council: Brent
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
47 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Audit and Standards Advisory Committee - Tuesday 3 February 2026 6.00 pm
Cabinet - Monday 19 January 2026 10.00 am
The Cabinet of Brent Council met on Monday 19 January 2026 to discuss a range of financial, strategic, and service-related matters. Key topics included a review of the council's financial performance, treasury management activities, and proposals for future investment in digital infrastructure and school places. The meeting also addressed plans for a district heat network in South Kilburn and the admission arrangements for schools.
Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am
At a meeting on 8 December 2025, Brent Council's cabinet approved a new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, a plan to procure more secure cycle parking, and a direct award for the Integrated Treatment Recovery Wellbeing and Substance Misuse Service. The cabinet also reviewed corporate performance and approved the Q2 performance report.
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 convene on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to address key financial matters. The agenda included an update on the progress of the Council's and Pension Fund's Statement of Accounts for 2024-25, following a review by the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee. Councillors were also expected to approve the minutes from the previous meeting.
Audit and Standards Advisory Committee - Wednesday 3 December 2025 6.00 pm
The Audit and Standards Advisory Committee of Brent Council convened to discuss a range of topics, including standards of conduct, counter-fraud measures, internal and external audit reports, and treasury management strategies. The committee was also scheduled to review the council's and pension fund's statement of accounts, and to consider its forward plan and work programme.
Decisions from Meetings
223 decisions · Page 36 of 45
Declarations of Interest
From: Cabinet - Monday 9 December 2024 10.00 am - December 09, 2024
...to note that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Matters Arising (if any)
From: Cabinet - Monday 9 December 2024 10.00 am - December 09, 2024
...to approve the recommendations, as no matters arising were identified.
Recommendations Approved
Statement of Gambling Principles
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 12 November 2024 10.00 am - November 12, 2024
...to refer the draft revised Statement of Gambling Principles (31 January 2025 – 31 January 2028) to the Full Council on 18 November 2024 for formal adoption, fulfilling legal requirements.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 12 November 2024 10.00 am - November 12, 2024
...to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday, October 14, 2024, as accurate.
Recommendations Approved
Petitions (if any)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 12 November 2024 10.00 am - November 12, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 47
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 223