Councillor Bill Hopkins

Pension Investment Sub-Committee - Monday, 27th October, 2025 11.00 am

The Pension Investment Sub-Committee of Worcestershire Council met on 27 October 2025. The meeting's agenda included an update on the Investment Strategy and Asset Allocation for 2025, as well as the confirmation of minutes from previous meetings. The public and press may have been excluded from a portion of the meeting during the discussion of exempt information.

Planning and Regulatory Committee - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 10.00 am

Pensions Committee - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 10.00 am

The Worcestershire Pension Committee met on 9 October 2025, and among other things, noted the Pension Fund Annual Report, and agreed to recommend that full council approve a change to the delegation of the LGPS Central Shareholder Representative. The committee also reviewed the Business Plan and Risk Register, and received updates on governance, compliance, and training.

Environment Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Friday, 3rd October, 2025 10.00 am

The Environment, Overview and Scrutiny panel met to discuss flood risk management, performance and budget monitoring, and to refresh the scrutiny work programme. The panel received the Flood Risk Management Annual Report and heard from partner organisations about their work to manage flood risk in Worcestershire. The panel also discussed performance and budget monitoring information for services relating to the environment and agreed to some amendments to the scrutiny work programme for the coming year.

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Monday, 29th September, 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to discuss mental health social care services, NHS continuing healthcare, budget monitoring and performance, and to refresh their work programme. Councillors heard that adult social care was facing financial challenges, with demand-led services increasing and putting pressure on budgets. The panel agreed to scrutinise the Integrated Care Board's (ICB) contribution to continuing healthcare and to schedule a session with partners and the community to discuss how they can support adult social care.