Neil Nerva - Councillor for Brent ( Queens Park)

Councillor Neil Nerva

 Labour and Co-operative Party  Queens Park  Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Leisure

Email: cllr.neil.nerva@brent.gov.uk

Council: Brent

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: General Purposes Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair) Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee (Councillor) Barham Park Trust Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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General Purposes Committee Committee Member

General Purposes Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 9.30 am

The General Purposes Committee of Brent Council is scheduled to meet on Monday 8 December 2025. The meeting will include a discussion of the calculation of the council tax base for 2026/27, and the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.

December 08, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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
Health and Wellbeing Board Chair

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20 November 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including winter planning, updates from Healthwatch and the Brent Children's Trust, and the publication of the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The meeting will cover strategies for addressing health inequalities and supporting vulnerable residents in the borough.

November 20, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday 10 November 2025 6.00 pm

The Brent Council meeting on 10 November 2025 addressed a range of local issues, including community safety, housing, environmental concerns, and financial planning. Motions were passed regarding bee corridor management, support for free childcare, and reforming the two-child benefit limit, while a motion on affordable housing was defeated. The council also formally adopted the Brent Youth Justice Plan 2025-28.

November 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

222 decisions · Page 23 of 45

Community Led Housing in Brent - Extension to Brentfield Road site agreement

From: Cabinet - Monday 7 April 2025 10.00 am - April 07, 2025

...to support community-led housing, the Cabinet agreed to ring-fence the Brentfield Road site for Brent Community Land Trust until March 2026, delegated authority for key decisions regarding the project's progression, and agreed in principle to consider using appropriation for planning purposes.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

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

...that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting.

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 65

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 222