Brent Council
Brent Council is currently developing a strategy to address gambling harms, with its Cabinet set to consider the draft plan.
Brent Council's Health and Wellbeing Board endorsed a draft strategy to tackle gambling harms in November 2026. This strategy, which acknowledges higher rates of gambling and related harm in the borough, will now go to the Cabinet for final approval. The economic cost of gambling in Brent was estimated at £14.3 million in 2022.
In November 2026, Brent Council's Cabinet approved the "Believe in Brent: Council Plan 2026-2030" for progression to Full Council and adopted a new Rent Setting Policy. The Senior Staff Appointments Sub-Committee also appointed Georgina Diba as the new Director Adult Social Care in October 2026.
Brent Council is scheduled to participate in a Joint Committee of the London Boroughs of Brent, Lewisham and Southwark in November 2026. Brent Council is the local government authority responsible for services in the London Borough of Brent.
Key facts
- Brent Council’s Health and Wellbeing Board endorsed a draft strategy to tackle gambling harms in November 2026. Source
- The economic cost of gambling in Brent was estimated at £14.3 million in 2022. Source
- Brent has higher rates of gambling and gambling-related harm than the national and London averages. Source
- Brent has one of the highest numbers of gambling premises in London. Source
- The economic cost of gambling in Brent was estimated at £2 million in 2012. Source
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