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 9 of 31
Declarations of Interest
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for Absence
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to note the apologies for absence from Councillor Mili Patel and to welcome Jehan Weerasinghe as the new Corporate Director Neighbourhoods & Regeneration.
Recommendations Approved
Council Homes Acquisition Programme Delivery
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to deliver the Council Homes Acquisition Programme (CHAP), acquiring 15 homes for temporary accommodation with a £11,733,750 capital budget, and delegated authority to the Director of Property and Assets to complete acquisitions above £1m.
Recommendations Approved
Tri-Borough Leisure Contract Procurement
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to withdraw from the Tri-Borough leisure procurement with Ealing and Harrow and commence a standalone procurement for Vale Farm Sports Centre based on a five-year agency agreement model until 2031, delegating authority to the Corporate Director of Service Reform and Strategy to finalise the process and award the contract.
Recommendations Approved
2025-26 Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) - Projects over £100k
From: Cabinet - Monday 8 September 2025 10.00 am - September 08, 2025
...to approve the projects listed in Appendix A of the report for Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding, note the projects requiring a capital budget as detailed in Appendices A and B, approve a capital budget of £5,088,231 funded from NCIL, and note the projects in Appendix B that were approved under delegated authority.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 152