Andrew Varney - Councillor for Bristol (Brislington West)

Councillor Andrew Varney

Liberal Democrat Brislington West Deputy Lord Mayor

Email: Cllr.Andrew.Varney@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Downs Committee Children and Young People Policy Committee (Committee Member) Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Planning Committee A (Committee Member) Growth and Regeneration Scrutiny Commission Planning Committee B Area Committee 5 Planning Committee A (Committee Member) Area Committee 9: Knowle, Stockwood, Brislington East, and Brislington West (Committee Member) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Adult Social Care Policy Committee (Committee Member) Environment and Sustainability Policy Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Planning Committee A Committee Member

Planning Committee A - Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

June 03, 2026, 2:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

AGM, Full Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

May 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Committee Member

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 30 April 2026 - 5.00 pm

April 30, 2026, 5:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 6.00 pm

March 10, 2026, 6:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Committee Member

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm

March 05, 2026, 5:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

56 decisions · Page 4 of 12

Corporate Risk Report Q3 25/26

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...noted the Corporate Risk Report for Q3 2025/26, which provided an update on significant strategic risks and progress in managing them.

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Complex Needs Open Children's Homes Capital Investment Grant Bid – BNSSG Consortium

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...accepted and will spend £426,840 of grant funding from the Department for Education to develop a specialist mental health children's home, and authorised the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all necessary steps to accept and spend this funding, including procuring contracts and approving property acquisition.

Recommendations Approved

SEND and Alternative Provision Transformation Programme progress report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...noted the progress report on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision Transformation Programme.

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Best Start in Life Family Hubs

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...accept and spend a provisional grant from the Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care to continue funding Family Hubs and the new Best Start in Life Plan from 2026 to 2029.

Recommendations Approved

Children's Social Care Placement Delegations

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...approved a new scheme of delegations for spot purchasing of residential care and Independent Non-Maintained Special School placements for children and young people, and authorised specific officers and a panel to implement these placements.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 56