The UK council has decided to approve recommendations for appointments to various outside bodies.

URL: https://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/%28S%28czobl0450xbqi155ede3ifez%29%29/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=20350

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Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content:   AGENDA ITEM 7: Appointments to Outside Bodies 2026/273   Nominations for the bodies listed in the report have been received as follows:     NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS   Name of Organisation   Number of Representatives Local Government Association General Assembly 4 (usually the Leader) (This is a Cabinet Appointment)   Councillor Shantanu Rajawat     NATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS   Name of Organisation   Number of Representatives There are currently no national community organisations to which the council appoints representatives       LONDON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS   Name of Organisation Number of Representatives London Councils’ Leaders’ Committee (S.101 Joint Committee) Councils nominate one voting member (usually the Leader, but not necessarily) and up to two named deputies.  All three members will receive papers for meetings. (This is a Cabinet Appointment)   Councillor Shantanu Rajawat London Councils’ Associated Joint Committee (London Councils Transport and Environment Committee) Councils nominate directly (usually lead member for transport and/or environmental issues).  One voting member and up to four named deputies. (This is a Cabinet Appointment) Councillor Salman Shaheen   London Councils’ Associated Joint Committee (London Councils Grants Committee) Councils nominate directly one voting member, and up to four named deputies, who must all be a member of the nominating borough’s cabinet. They will preferably be the member with responsibility for partnerships with the voluntary sector. (This is a Cabinet Appointment) Councillor Ajmer Grewal London Councils’ Greater London Employment Forum Each authority (including the City of London) can nominate one member to sit on the GLEF.  It is expected that in most cases this will be the member responsible for human resources issues within the authority. The Employers’ Side of the Greater London Provincial Council will be 15 members chosen from the combined membership of the GLEF and the Leaders’ Committee.  (This is a Cabinet Appointment) Councillor Shantanu Rajawat West London Waste Authority 1 member (usually the Cabinet Member for Environment) (This is a Cabinet Appointment) Councillor Salman Shaheen     LONDON COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS   Name of Organisation   Number of Representatives Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors (TRUST) 1 (usually Cabinet Member for Health) 1 Labour   Councillor Lily Bath   Crane Valley Park Steering Group 1 1 Labour   Councillor Scott Hill   London Road Safety Council (formerly the London Accident Prevention Council) (TRUST) 2 2 Labour   Councillor Amy Croft Councillor Salman Shaheen Mortlake Crematorium Board 3 2 Labour 1 Lib Dem   Councillor Amy Croft Councillor Roger Crouch Councillor Tony Louki   Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (Greater London) 1 1 Labour   Councillor Max Mosley South West Middlesex Crematorium Board 3 2 Labour 1 Reform   Councillor Paul Baker Councillor Adesh Farmahan Councillor Johan Lindsten   Thames Landscape Strategy Steering Group   2 appointees (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)   Councillor Katherine Dunne Councillor Gabriella Giles   Thames Water Liaison Committee 2 members and 2 officer 2 Labour   Councillor Sue Sampson Councillor Salman Shaheen   Twickenham Stadium Events Committee (formerly the Rugby Football Union Concert & Match Day Committee) 1 1 Labour   Councillor Karen Smith     HOUNSLOW ORGANISATIONS   Name of Organisation   Number of Representatives Bedfont Lakes Country Park Trust Fund Panel (TRUST) 5 3 Labour 2 Reform   Councillor Madeeha Asim Councillor Adesh Farmahan Councillor Russell Haynes Councillor Gerry Lieberman Councillor Salman Shaheen    Blue School Foundation Trust The Council did not make any appointments at the meeting as they are dealt with under a different process.   Brentford and Chiswick Merged Charities (TRUST) 2 appointees (two year term 2026-2028) (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)   Councillor Amy Croft Councillor Michael Denniss   Brentford Dock Limited 4 year term (2026-2030  (director role) 1 Labour   Councillor Katherine Dunne   Chiswick House and Gardens (Trustees) (TRUST) 2 appointees (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)   Councillor Amy Croft Councillor Linden Grigg   Chiswick Parochial Charities (TRUST) To be removed from the list of approved outside bodies as it no longer exists as an independent trust   Chiswick Pier Trust (TRUST) 2 appointees (1 Labour and 1 Conservative)   Councillor Amy Croft Councillor Vickram Grewal   Disability Network Hounslow (TRUST) 1 1 Labour   Councillor Lily Bath   Hanworth Village Hall Management Committee (TRUST) 1 1 Labour   Councillor Aysha Tariq   Heston & Isleworth Old People's Welfare Committee (TRUST) 5 appointees (3 Labour, 1 Conservative and 1 Green)   Councillor Fiza Ahmed Councillor Gurbachan Athwal Councillor Lily Bath Councillor Jasmine Deol Councillor Salvador Antonio Jose Pereira   Heston Parochial Charities (TRUST) 4 appointees (3 Labour and 1 Conservative)   Councillor Fiza Ahmed Councillor Gurbachan Athwal Councillor Lily Bath Councillor Parinoor Kaur   Hounslow Community Association Ltd (TRUST) 3 appointees (2 Labour and 1 Conservative)   Councillor Charmi Parmar Councillor Pamila Rodrigues Councillor Daanish Saeed   Hounslow Community Transport Management Committee 1 1 Labour   Councillor Salman Shaheen   Hounslow Heath Advisory Committee 4 appointees (2 Labour, 1 Conservative and 1 Reform)   Councillor Samia Chaudhary Councillor Sahibaa Hussein Councillor Darshan Nagi Councillor Adrian Page   Hounslow Music Service 1 (Cabinet Member for Children and Young Futures) 1 Labour   Councillor Madeeha Asim   Hounslow Virtual College for Looked After Children, Post 16 and Care Leavers Management Board 2 (The Cabinet Member for Children and Young Futures and one other Member representative of the Corporate Parenting Panel) and other members as appropriate (at the Chair’s discretion) 2 Labour   Councillor Madeeha Asim Councillor Alan Mitchell   Thomas Layton Museum Trust 6 appointees (four year term 2026-2030) (The Trust’s governance documentation require that at least two of the six council nominees must be resident in the Brentford area. Nominees usually include non-councillor members). 3 Labour and 1 Green Councillor Marcela Benedetti Councillor Craig Owen Councillor Rick Rowe One Labour Vacancy Two Non-Members Town Twinning Association of Hounslow 4 appointees (2 Labour, 1 Conservative and 1 Reform)   Councillor Marcela Benedetti Councillor Tony Brown Councillor Unsa Chaudhary Councillor Gurpreet Sidhu     Watermans (TRUST) 1 Labour   Councillor Craig Owen      

Date of Decision: May 26, 2026