Ben Groom - Councillor for Solihull (Smith's Wood)

Councillor Ben Groom

Green Party Smith's Wood Deputy Leader of the Green Group

Email: ben.groom@solihull.gov.uk

Council: Solihull

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Children’s Services & Education Scrutiny Board (Committee Member) CPH Adult Social Care and Health Decision Session Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Solihull Health & Wellbeing Board Council (Committee Member) Resources & Delivering Value Scrutiny Board Governance Committee CPH Communities Decision Session (Committee Member) CPH Children and Education Decision Session

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 3rd February 2026 5.30 pm

February 03, 2026, 5:30 pm
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Monday 26th January 2026 6.00 pm

January 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 9th December 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Thursday 27th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 27, 2025
CPH Communities Decision Session Committee Member

CPH Communities Decision Session - Tuesday 18th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

28 decisions · Page 3 of 6

Matched funding project with Solihull schools (CAIPE)

From: CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Tuesday 3rd June 2025 6.00 pm - June 03, 2025

To consider approval in establishing a collaborative approach to improve pupil experiences within schools – which uses a proportion of the dedicated schools grant high needs block to jointly fund projects with groups of schools. This will be targeted at early identification and intervention to reduce escalating needs and costs to the dedicated schools grant – but in a way which responds flexibility to the needs of different school communities.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 28