Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Schools
Brent Council is addressing a multi-year budget shortfall impacting children's services and managing changes in local school provision.
Brent Council is currently managing a £30 million budget shortfall over three years, which was reported in July 2025. This shortfall includes pressures on children's services and contributed to a £15.5 million overspend across all services in 2024-25. The council is transforming how it delivers services to meet these financial challenges.
The future of the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre is under consideration, with a petition presented in September 2025 urging a full scoping exercise to find a new organisation after Thames21 withdrew as provider in July 2025. Separately, the amalgamation of Malorees Infant and Junior Schools, approved by Brent's Cabinet in July 2025 due to financial pressures, took effect by April 2026, creating Malorees Primary School.
Key facts
- A petition with 487 signatories was presented to Brent Council on 15 September 2025. Source
- Thames21 vacated the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre in July 2025. Source
- Brent's Cabinet approved the amalgamation of Malorees Infant and Junior Schools on 28 July 2025. Source
- The Malorees schools amalgamation was proposed to take effect by 13 April 2026. Source
- Brent Council faces a £30 million budget shortfall over three years, reported in July 2025. Source
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