Cllr Barry Pirie
Email: barry.pirie@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
25 meetings · Page 3 of 5
Warminster Area Board - Thursday 9 October 2025 7.00 pm
The Warminster Area Board met to discuss community grants, local highways, and updates from partner organisations. The board agreed to allocate funds to several local projects, including village hall improvements, community events, and initiatives for young people. Councillors also reviewed ongoing highways projects and discussed priorities for the coming year.
Extraordinary Meeting, Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Friday 3 October 2025 10.30 am
The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee met to discuss the proposed [Council Plan 2025-35][Council Plan - Report.pdf], raising questions and concerns before it goes to cabinet and full council for approval. Councillors discussed topics such as the plan's key performance indicators (KPIs), its consultation process, and how it would address issues such as climate change and inequality. The committee agreed to refer their suggestions to the cabinet for consideration.
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 24 September 2025 10.30 am
The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee met to discuss a range of topics, including transformation, complaints, task group updates, and asset management. The committee agreed to note the proposed new Asset Management Strategy, and also the proposal to transfer the freehold of St Stephen's Place car park in Trowbridge to the adjoining owner of the Castle Place Shopping Centre.
Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am
The Wiltshire Council cabinet met on 16 September 2025, and among the decisions made, the key topics discussed were the future of community based services, and a new approach to short breaks for children with additional needs. The cabinet also reviewed the financial position of the council, and agreed to land appropriations.
Staffing Policy Committee - Tuesday 2 September 2025 2.00 pm
The Staffing Policy Committee met to discuss several key HR policies and updates. The committee approved amendments to policies regarding compensatory rest, annual leave, and probationary periods, and also approved a new employee volunteering scheme policy. Members also received updates on the council's apprenticeship programme, the No Excuse for Abuse of Our Staff
campaign, the 2025 employee experience survey, and the upcoming Employment Rights Bill.
Decisions from Meetings
15 decisions · Page 1 of 3
Future Commissioning of community based services
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
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: 25
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 15