Alex Dale - Councillor for Derbyshire

Councillor Alex Dale

 Conservative  Leader of the Conservative Group

Email: Alex.Dale@derbyshire.gov.uk

Council: Derbyshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Cabinet Improvement and Scrutiny Committee - People (Committee Member) Recruitment Panel (Committee Member) Derbyshire County Council Trading Committee Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 3 of 9

Recruitment Panel Committee Member

Interim Chief Executive, Recruitment Panel - Thursday, 18 September 2025 1.00 pm

The Recruitment Panel of Derbyshire Council met on 18 September 2025 to discuss the appointment of an interim Chief Executive. The meeting was scheduled to begin with standard housekeeping items before moving to exclude the public to discuss the appointment.

September 18, 2025
Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee Committee Member

Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee - Monday, 14 July 2025 3.00 pm

The Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee were scheduled to meet on 14 July 2025 to discuss revisions to several employment policies, the ratification of a pay agreement, and a pay policy for teachers. The meeting was set to cover revisions to the fixed term contracts policy and secondment policy, as well as a new relocation procedure. Also on the agenda was the ratification of the Soulbury pay agreement and a pay policy for teachers employed by the local authority but not attached to schools.

July 14, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 9 July 2025 2.00 pm

The Derbyshire County Council met to discuss local government reorganisation, the 2024-25 budget, and performance monitoring. Councillors agreed to undertake public and key stakeholder engagement to seek views about alternative options for local government reorganisation to inform the preparation of final proposals. They also approved the performance and budget monitoring outturn for 2024-25, and changes to committee memberships.

July 09, 2025
Council

Council - Wednesday, 21 May 2025 2.00 pm

At the annual general meeting of Derbyshire County Council, Councillor Nick Adams was elected as Chairman and Civic Chairman of the council for 2025-26, and Councillor Jodie Brown was elected as Vice Civic Chairman. Councillor Alan Graves was appointed Leader of the Council for the next four years. Councillors also approved committee memberships, the schedule of meetings, and appointments to outside bodies for the upcoming year.

May 21, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Thursday, 10 April 2025 2.00 pm

At a meeting of the Derbyshire County Council Cabinet, members approved a new Corporate Complaints Policy, continued a joint funding agreement to support children with complex needs, approved annual reports for the Chesterfield Schools Foundation, and allocated funding for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) projects.

April 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

15 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Early Years Block Funding Settlement 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 13 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 13, 2025

...to note the national early years funding rates and changes in supplement funding arrangements for 2025-26, approve changes to the Early Years Single Funding Formula allocations for 2025-26, and note the central early years budgets approved by the Schools Forum.

Recommendations Approved

One Council Support Functions Budget Virement

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 13 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 13, 2025

...to approve a net budget virement of £14.031m from Children’s Services, Place, and Adult Social Care and Health into Corporate Services and Transformation, and to note the centralisation of posts with a total estimated cost of £5.726m funded from grants and fees/charges, to facilitate the centralisation of supporting services across the Council.

Recommendations Approved

Derbyshire Constabulary Contract Extension for Vehicle Maintenance, Service, Repair and Breakdown, Accident Damage and Commissioning

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 13 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 13, 2025

...to approve the recommendations detailed in the confidential report regarding the Derbyshire Constabulary Contract Extension for Vehicle Maintenance, Service, Repair and Breakdown, Accident Damage and Commissioning.

Recommendations Approved

Acceptance of Grant from Department for Transport for Safer Roads Fund

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 13 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 13, 2025

...to accept a grant from the Department for Transport Safer Roads Fund, as detailed in the not for publication report.

Recommendations Approved

Proposed redesign of Residential Care for Older People – Consultation Responses and Recommendations

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 20 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 20, 2025

...to close long-term, respite, and reablement beds at Ada Belfield, offering the home for transfer on the open market, to cease long-term and respite care at the Staveley Centre and Thomas Fields to repurpose them for community support beds, and to explore a Section 75 Agreement with Derbyshire Community Health Services for joint reablement service delivery.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 15