Agenda item

To agree any appointments to Committees and Outside Bodies (if any) in accordance with Standing Order 30(g).

(Agenda republished to include the final list of appointments on 26 February 2025)

The Mayor referred members to the list of changes circulated in relation to appointments to Council Committees, Sub Committees and other bodies.

It was RESOLVED

(1)        To note that effective from 30 January 2025 the Leader of the Council had appointed Councillor Teo Benea to fill the position of Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning & Property

(2)        To approve the following changes in the membership of Committee and Outside Bodies:

Committee Appointments:

(a)        Community & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee:

·             Councillor Teo Benea to be replaced by Councillor Bhagwanji Chohan as a full member and as a substitute on the Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committee.

·             Councillor Charlie Clinton to replace Councillor Paul Lorber as a full member with Councillor Paul Lorber to fill the vacancy as one of the Liberal Democrats two substitute members.

(b)        Council Tax Setting Committee – Councillor Shama Tatler to be replaced by Councillor Teo Benea as a substitute member.

(c)         General Purposes Committee:

·             Councillor Teo Benea to replace Councillor Shama Tatler as a full member.  Councillor Shama Tatler to fill the vacancy as a substitute member.

·             Councillor Paul Lorber to replace the Liberal Democrat vacancy as full member with Councillor Charlie Clinton to replace Councillor Paul Lorber as one of the Liberal Democrats two substitute members.

(d)        Licensing Committee:

·             Councillor Ajmal Akram to replace Councillor Tony Ethapemi and Councillor Lesley Smith to replace Councillor Ryan Hack as full members.

·             Councillor Charlie Clinton to replace Councillor Paul Lorber as the Liberal Democrats full member.

(e)        Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committee – Councillor Paul Lorber to replace the Liberal Democrat vacancy as full member with Councillor Charlie Clinton to replace Councillor Paul Lorber as one of the Liberal Democrats two substitute members.

(f)          Brent Connects – Councillor Ajmal Akram to replace Councillor Teo Benea as Chair of Wembley Brent Connects

(g)        Service User Consultative Forum – Disability – Councillor Fleur Donnelly-Jackson to be replaced by Councillor Rajan Seelan

(h)        To note that the Leader of the Council has appointed Councillor Teo Benea to replace Councillor Shama Tatler as a substitute member on the Barham Park Trust Sub Committee.

(i)          To note that the Leader of the Council had replaced Councillor Shama Tatler as Brent’s appointed representative on the West London Economic Prosperity Board and had appointed Councillor Teo Benea to fill the second deputy position.

(j)     Subject to confirmation by the General Purposes Sub Committee on 10 March 2025:

·             Senior Staff Appointment Sub Committee - Councillor Teo Benea to replace Councillor Shama Tatler as a substitute member.

·             Senior Staff Appeals Sub Committee - Councillor Teo Benea to replace Councillor Shama Tatler as a substitute member.

Outside Bodies:

(k)    Capital Letters – Councillor Muhammed Butt to be replaced by Councillor Fleur Donnelly-Jackson as Brent’s representative.

(l)          London Road Safety Council – Councillor Shama Tatler to be replaced by Councillor Neil Nerva as Brent’s alternative member

(m)      Newable Ltd (Greater London Enterprise Board) - Councillor Harbi Farah to replace Councillor Tatler as Brent’s appointed representative.

(n)        Old Oak Common & Park Royal Development Corporation (ODPC) – Councillor Teo Benea to replace Councillor Tatler as Brent’s Deputy representative.

(o)        Queens Park Joint Consultative Group – Councillor Lesley Smith to fill the vacancy.

(p)        Local Government Association General Assembly – Councillor Teo Beneato replace Councillor Tatler as one of Brent’s Deputy representatives.

(q)        London Council’s Greater Employment Forum – Councillor Mili Patel to replace Councillor Muhammed Butt as the full member with Councillor Muhammed Butt replacing Councillor Mili Patel as Deputy.

(3)        To agree (on the basis of the recruitment process detailed within the paper) the appointment of Sebastian Evans as an Independent co-opted member of the Audit & Standards Advisory Committee with a focus on audit matters for a four-year term of office, ending at the Council’s Annual Meeting in May 2029 (subject to confirmation of the ongoing appointment at the Annual Council meeting each year).