Councillor Teo Benea
Email: Cllr.Teo.Benea@brent.gov.uk
Council: Brent
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
36 meetings · Page 1 of 8
General Purposes Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 9.30 am
Cabinet - Monday 8 December 2025 10.00 am
The Brent Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on 8 December 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including housing performance, homelessness, corporate performance, substance misuse services, and cycle parking. The Cabinet will also consider the Q2 corporate performance and reporting.
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.
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.
General Purposes Committee - Monday 13 October 2025 9.30 am
The Brent Council General Purposes Committee met to discuss proposed changes to pay and allowances for council staff, aiming for greater consistency, transparency, and fairness. The committee approved recommendations to amend the Standby and Callout Policy, standardise shift allowances, define core working hours, and adjust planned overtime rates, and agreed to start formal consultations with staff and trade unions on the proposals. These changes are intended to improve financial controls and reduce the risk of equal pay claims.
Decisions from Meetings
152 decisions · Page 5 of 31
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am - October 13, 2025
...the Cabinet of Brent approved the minutes of the previous meeting held on Monday 8 September 2025 as an accurate record.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am - October 13, 2025
...to approve the recommendations related to Agenda Item 10 (Additional HMO Licensing Scheme) after Councillors Donnelly-Jackson and Rubin declared personal interests as tenants in the private rented sector.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for Absence
From: Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am - October 13, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Jehan Weerasinghe and the attendance of Gerry Ansell as his representative.
Recommendations Approved
Matters Arising (if any)
From: Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am - October 13, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as no matters arising were identified.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Cabinet - Monday 13 October 2025 10.00 am - October 13, 2025
...that no items on the agenda required the exclusion of the press or public.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 152