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Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee - Thursday 17 September 2026 9.30 am

Venue: Members Suite - 4th Floor, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, HA9 0FJ. View directions

Contact: James Kinsella, Governance & Scrutiny Manager Tel:020 8937 2063 Email James.Kinsella@brent.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for absence and clarification of any alternative members View the background to item 1. Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Georgiou (London Borough Brent).
2.	Declarations of interests View the background to item 2. Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, the nature and existence of any relevant disclosable pecuniary or personal interests in the items on this agenda and to specify the item(s) to which they relate. Minutes: No interests were declared at the meeting.
3.	Minutes PDF 194 KB View the background to item 3. To approve the minutes from the Senior Staff Appointment Sub Committees held on: (a) Tuesday 18 August 2026 (b) Thursday 20 August 2026 Additional documents: 03(b). Minutes Senior Staff Appointment Sub Committee - 20 August 26 , item 3. PDF 193 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous Senior Staff Appointments Sub Committee held on Tuesday 18 August 2026 and Thursday 20 August 2026 be approved as a correct record.
4.	Exclusion of Press and Public View the background to item 4. The following item is not for publication, as it relates to the following category of exempt information as specified under Paragraph 1 of Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972), namely: “Information relating to any individual”: Item 5: Final Interview Pack: Brent of Director Public Health & Leisure. Minutes: RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting as the following item falls within the following category of exempt information as specified in Part 1, Paragraph 3, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, namely: “Information relating to any individual”. Agenda Item 4 – Appointment of the Director of Public Health & Leisure.
5.	Appointment of Brent Director of Public Health & Leisure View the reasons why item 5. is restricted View the background to item 5. To undertake interview(s) for the post of Brent Director Public Health & Leisure. Please note these interviews will be undertaken jointly with the Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC). Please note the interview pack, containing details of the final candidates selected for interview along with the Job Description and Person Specification for the role, has been attached. Under agenda item 4 above, members will also be asked to agree to the exclusion of the press and public for this item. Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 6 View the reasons why document 5./2 is restricted Minutes: Following a joint interview process held with the Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) on Thursday 17 September 2026 it was RESOLVED that Dr Adeola Agbebiyi be appointed as Brent’s Director of Public Health & Leisure.