Andrew Garratt - Councillor for Isle of Wight

Councillor Andrew Garratt

Liberal Democrat Deputy Council Leader - Group Leader

Email: andrew.garratt@iow.gov.uk

Council: Isle of Wight

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet Local Pension Board (Committee Member) Appeals Committee Harbour Committee (Vice-Chair, Committee Member) Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council (Committee Member) Appointments and Employment Committee (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) (Vice-Chair, Vice-Chair, in the Chair) Economy, Regeneration, Transport and Infrastructure Committee (County Councillor) Corporate Scrutiny Committee Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Neighbourhoods and Regeneration

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

61 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Committee Vice-Chair

Policy, Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 5.00 pm

February 05, 2026
Appointments and Employment Committee Committee Member

Appointments and Employment Committee - Friday, 30th January, 2026 4.00 pm

January 30, 2026, 4:00 pm
Appointments and Employment Committee Committee Member

Appointments and Employment Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 10.00 am

January 22, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
Committee Vice-Chair

Policy, Finance and Resources Committee - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 08, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

34 decisions · Page 1 of 7

Devolution and the Mayoral Combined county Authority

From: Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 01, 2025

...to approve in principle the establishment of the Hampshire and Solent Mayoral Combined County Authority, giving delegated authority to the Chief Executive to agree the final draft Parliamentary Order, and to appoint Natalie Brahma-Pearl as the Combined County Authority Returning Officer for the 2026 mayoral elections.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Extraordinary Meeting of Full Council - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 17, 2025

...to approve the minutes of previous Full Council, Corporate Scrutiny Committee, and Policy and Scrutiny Committee meetings, as well as approve the Isle of Wight Youth Justice Plan 2025-2028, the revised Street Furniture and Pavement Licensing Policy 2025 – 2030, the revised Gambling Licensing Policy 2025 – 2028, and the Land and Property Asset Disposal Policy with amendments.

Recommendations Approved

review of Political Proportionality Alternative Arrangements, Nominations and Appointments to Committees

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 17, 2025

...to address changes in councillor group affiliations, the council approved a review of political proportionality across its committees, impacting seat allocations and requiring nominations to fill vacancies.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation - Final Submission

From: Full Council - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 17, 2025

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The Full Council of Isle of Wight decided... to refuse the final submission for Local Government Reorganisation, which proposed a five-unitary model with four new mainland unitaries and the Isle of Wight remaining independent, even though the council had participated in developing the proposal and it included three variations of the model.

Refused

Summary

Meetings Attended: 61

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 34