Borough plan and priorities 

As a council:

1. We want to tackle inequality and ease the pressure of the rising cost of living. This means continuing to work with partners and building on our existing joint plans to reduce poverty and ensure everyone has access to direct support when they need it – whether it be financial, digital, welfare-centred advice or for employment.
2. We will create more accessible and genuinely affordable housing. We want to be the leaders in London for inclusive housing development that works better for everyone. This means buying houses; building new social, accessible and affordable homes and improving our existing estates.
3. We want to be clear that Brent is open for business. This means building stronger partnerships to ensure our high streets and local organisations are able to thrive. To achieve this, we will support our business community in providing and developing appropriate training. This will help residents gain the high quality skills they need to access and secure local well-paid jobs.

Our desired outcomes against this priority are:

• Easing the Cost of Living crisis
• Safe, secure and decent housing
• Brent for Business

We want Brent to continue to grow, prosper and be a place where people want to live and work. To support this aspiration, we will do two things:

1. Ensure sustainability is central to the growth of our borough and local economy
2. Invest to make our streets cleaner and healthier.

Cleaner and greener environments are also the key to communities becoming healthier. That is why we are excited to continue working with our residents, partners and communities to make sure Brent is a carbon neutral area by 2030 and for us to be one of the most biodiverse urban boroughs in London.

Our desired outcomes against this priority are:

• a climate friendly, sustainable borough
• a cleaner borough
• keeping Brent on the move.

We want you, as a community, to have opportunities to take part in the council’s decision-making processes. We will continue to work with faith leaders, Brent hubs, and other voluntary and community sector partners to engage with under-represented groups. We know that there are hundreds of Voluntary and Community Organisations providing support, advice, recreation activities and education in the borough. We want to strengthen our work with these organisations so that your involvement locally is actively used.

You have told us that safety should be the most important priority for the council. We commit to working hard to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour. Prevention is essential so we want to tackle the causes of crime. 

Our desired outcomes against this priority are:

• enabling our communities
• a safer borough
• a representative workforce

We want our babies, children, and young people to get the best start in life. We want them to receive the support they need when they need it. We also want to ensure our children and young people are safe and will aim to achieve this by improving our approach to safeguarding, including for those who are transitioning to adulthood. Working with schools and partners we will make sure access to education is fair and equal. We also want our young people to receive a quality education, which develops their skills and allows them to achieve their potential and realise their aspirations.

We want all our young people from all backgrounds to be seen and heard in our services. We will create more opportunities and spaces to empower our young people to have their say.

Our desired outcomes against this priority are:

• raised aspirations, achievement and attainment
• young people are seen and heard

We know that there are a range of underlying factors such as housing, employment, and income that contribute to these inequalities. To tackle this, we want to establish ways to improve health outcomes for those who need it most. We will learn from the pandemic. We will make sure our health and social care services meet local need and reduce health inequalities. We will combine efficient universal provision with tailored and targeted interventions for those communities who find our services hard to access.

Our desired outcomes against this priority are:

• tackling health inequalities
• localised services for local needs