Barry Pirie - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Barry Pirie

Conservative

Email: barry.pirie@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest Part I) Staffing Policy Committee (Vice-Chairman) Warminster Area Board (Vice-Chairman) Council (Committee Member) Finance and Procurement Select Committee (Guest Part I) Western Area Planning Committee (Substitute)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Western Area Planning Committee Substitute

Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 18 February 2026 3.00 pm

The Western Area Planning Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Wednesday 18 February 2026 to discuss rights of way applications. The committee recommended that an order to modify the definitive map and statement of public rights of way in Warminster be confirmed with modifications, and that an order to divert a footpath in North Bradley be forwarded to the Secretary of State for confirmation with modifications.

February 18, 2026, 3:00 pm
Finance and Procurement Select Committee Guest Part I

Extraordinary meeting, Finance and Procurement Select Committee - Wednesday 18 February 2026 1.00 pm

The Finance and Procurement Select Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 18 February 2026 to scrutinise an alternative budget proposal for 2026/27 and two amendments to that proposal. The committee noted the alternative budget and amendments, and their comments will be taken forward to the Full Council meeting.

February 18, 2026, 1:00 pm
Warminster Area Board Vice-Chairman

Warminster Area Board - Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Warminster Area Board met on Thursday 12 February 2026, discussing funding applications, receiving updates from partners including Wiltshire Police, and reviewing local highway improvement proposals. A key decision was made regarding the Warminster Park Community Centre grant application, which was deferred to a delegated funding process due to declared interests.

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.30 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 28 January 2026 to review the Q3 performance and risk monitoring report for 2025/26, discuss the executive's response to a rapid scrutiny exercise on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and consider a proposal for a new task group to review Area Board grant funding. The committee also received updates on various task group activities and the forward work programmes of select committees.

January 28, 2026, 10:30 am
Staffing Policy Committee Vice-Chairman

Staffing Policy Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Staffing Policy Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to discuss several key human resources and organisational development priorities for 2026. These included updates on sickness absence, the council's pay policy, and new policies on hybrid working, kinship leave, and bereavement leave.

January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

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Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

... to approve the virement of £0.175m to the Stonehenge School project and note additional budgets funded by grants and contributions, budget removals due to lower grant awards, budgets brought forward from future years, budgets reprogrammed to future years, the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast, and the capital spend as of June 30, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Revenue Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to approve the creation of a new earmarked reserve and a virement of funds, while noting a forecast revenue budget overspend, savings delivery performance, a net operating surplus on the HRA, receipt of grant funding, transfers from reserves, and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant budgets.

Recommendations Approved

Land Appropriation

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to better align property use with appropriate holding powers, the Cabinet agreed to appropriate assets between the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account, subject to necessary approvals, and to make corresponding accounting adjustments for the 2025/26 financial year.

For Determination

Exclusion of the Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting for Item Number 14 due to the likely disclosure of exempt financial or business information, where withholding that information was deemed to be in the public interest.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 15