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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

78 meetings · Page 1 of 16

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
Planning Committee A Committee Member

Planning Committee A - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Planning Committee A Committee Member

Planning Committee A - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 6.00 pm

March 11, 2026, 6:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

56 decisions · Page 7 of 12

Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report, which provided information on the delivery and performance of children’s services in line with the statutory expectations of the Director of Children’s Services.

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Corporate Risk Management Report - Quarter 2, 2025/26

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the Quarter 2 Corporate Risk Management Report for 2025/26, which provided an update on significant strategic risks to achieving the Council's objectives related to children and young people and summarised progress in managing those risks, including the risks of safeguarding vulnerable children and the Dedicated Schools Grant not being extended beyond March 2028.

Information Only

Recommissioning of the Special Guardianship Order Therapy Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to recommission a contract or contracts for therapeutic providers to deliver therapeutic support to children under Special Guardianship Orders, using the Patient Choice route to market, and to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award the contract(s) for 3 + 1 years.

Recommendations Approved

SEND Information Advice and Support Service Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award a contract for the implementation of the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service, and to make related decisions regarding contract extensions, variations, and procurement routes.

Recommendations Approved

No Recourse to Public funds (NRPF) block accommodation contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...to spend up to £4.1 million over two years on block-booked emergency accommodation for families and vulnerable adults with no recourse to public funds, utilizing the emergency accommodation framework.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 78

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 56