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
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.
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.
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 8 of 31
Barham Park Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25
From: Barham Park Trust Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 10.00 am - September 09, 2025
...to approve the Barham Park Trust Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25, note the Independent Examiner's Review, and authorize officers to update the Charity Commission with the report and accounts.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interests
From: Barham Park Trust Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 10.00 am - September 09, 2025
...that no interests were declared at the meeting and the recommendations were approved.
Recommendations Approved
Operational and Strategic Update Relating to Barham Park Estate, HA0 2HB.
From: Barham Park Trust Committee - Tuesday 9 September 2025 10.00 am - September 09, 2025
...to note the operational and strategic updates regarding the Barham Park Estate, including progress on lease renewals, arrears management, building works, updates on 776 and 778 Harrow Road, the Trust's financial position, tenant engagement, and the proposed expansion of the estate's charitable purposes, subject to call-in.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...that no items on the agenda required the exclusion of the press or public.
Recommendations Approved
Developing a new Brent Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Strategy
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to endorse the proposed direction of travel for developing a new Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Strategy, including its skeleton and consultation approach, note progress and endorse next steps for key components like the Draft Pitch Allocation Policy and site search, endorse up to £500,000 capital investment for site improvements from 2026/27, and endorse a reduction in the weekly pitch rate to £138.96.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 152