Shantanu Rajawat - Councillor for Hounslow (Heston West)

Councillor Shantanu Rajawat

Labour and Co-operative Party Heston West Leader of the Council

Council: Hounslow

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet Question Time Pension Fund Panel (Vice-Chair) Shareholder Committee (Chair) Cabinet (Chair) Borough Council (Member) Heston and Cranford Area Forum (Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 7:00 pm

The Hounslow Council cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss a range of topics, including the Future Feltham Investment Framework, the Climate Emergency Action Plan, and the borough's Culture Strategy. Performance and delivery plan monitoring for the second quarter of 2025-26 are also on the agenda.

December 16, 2025
Pension Fund Panel Vice-Chair

Pension Fund Panel - Monday, 1 December 2025 5:00 pm

The Pension Fund Panel were scheduled to meet to discuss the Pension Fund's annual business plan, investment performance, administration, risk management and regulatory matters. They were also scheduled to review the General Code of Practice (GCOP) compliance. Some of the meeting was expected to be held in private due to commercially sensitive information.

December 01, 2025
Shareholder Committee Chair

Shareholder Committee - Thursday, 27 November 2025 6:00 pm

The Hounslow Council Shareholder Committee met to review the operational and financial performance of the Lampton Group of companies for the second quarter of the 2025-26 financial year. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes from their previous meeting.

November 27, 2025
Borough Council Member

Borough Council - Tuesday, 25 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Hounslow Borough Council meeting included discussion of the council's long-term vision, treasury management, and committee appointments. Councillors were also scheduled to consider motions relating to the Lampton Group[^2], tenant wellbeing, and gambling reform. Additionally, the council was asked to approve a waiver to a councillor attendance rule.

November 25, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11 November 2025 7:00 pm

The Hounslow Council Cabinet met on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, and approved Hounslow's Vision 2050, a refresh of the West London Waste Plan for consultation, and the final Housing Strategy 2025-2030. They also approved a new operating model for enforcement and allocated funds for traffic monitoring cameras, disabled facilities grants, and a Preparation for Adulthood programme.

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Waiver of the Six Month Councillor Attendance Rule (Section 85 (1) of the Local Government Act 1972)

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...to waive the six-month councillor attendance rule for Councillor Sukhbir Dhaliwal due to ill health, both retroactively for his absence since December 4, 2024, and prospectively for a further six months until November 26, 2025.

For Determination

Establishment of and Appointment to Council Bodies 2025/26

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

... to establish Council bodies, approve appointments to them (including chairs), agree on their terms of reference, and approve a change to the terms of reference for the North West London Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee, while also authorizing the Interim Chief Executive to make adjustments for political proportionality.

For Determination

Minutes

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...the minutes of the meeting held on 25th February 2025 were agreed.

Recommendations Approved

Apologies for Absence, Other Announcements and Declarations of Interest from Members

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...to note apologies for absence from Councillors Sukhbir Dhaliwal, Richard Foote, Gurmail Lal, Daanish Saeed, Jagdish Sharma and Aftab Siddiqui, and to remind members to declare any relevant interests in accordance with the Members' Code of Conduct.

For Determination

Appointment to Outside Bodies 2025/26

From: Annual Meeting of the Council, Borough Council - Tuesday, 27 May 2025 7:30 pm - May 27, 2025

...to ensure strong connections between the council, various national, London-wide, and local bodies, the Council agreed to the appointments to outside bodies for the municipal year 2025/26 as listed in the submitted report.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 179