Councillor Chris Burden
Email: Chris.Burden@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Council: Wolverhampton
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
54 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Decisions from Meetings
258 decisions · Page 8 of 52
Housing Allocations Policy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 4.30 pm - November 19, 2025
...the Cabinet of Wolverhampton approved the implementation of the revised Housing Allocations Policy, effective from April 1, 2026, and delegated authority to the Deputy Leader: City Housing, in consultation with the Executive Director of Economy, to approve minor editorial, statutory, and legislative changes to the policy.
Recommendations Approved
Leasing of buildings for use as temporary accommodation
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 4.30 pm - November 19, 2025
...to address a significant increase in homelessness and reduce reliance on costly nightly rate temporary accommodation, the Cabinet approved recommendations to delegate authority for the Deputy Leader: City Housing to enter into lease arrangements for properties, including a new city centre office-to-residential conversion, for use as temporary accommodation.
Recommendations Approved
Leasing of buildings for use as temporary accommodation
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 4.30 pm - November 19, 2025
To provide an update on the current work related to the change of supply of temporary accommodation used by the City Council for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Recommendations Approved
West Midlands Local Authority Barristers Framework
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 4.30 pm - November 19, 2025
...to establish a West Midlands Local Authority Barristers Framework, enabling collaborative procurement of barristers' services to achieve efficiencies, savings, and operational improvements across participating local authorities.
Recommendations Approved
Our Future Council - Performance and Budget Monitoring 2025-2026
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 4.30 pm - November 19, 2025
...to address a projected £5.5 million overspend in the General Fund, approve the use of various reserves to fund specific expenditures, action pay award virements, approve further virements within directorates, and approve the General Fund Budget 2025-2026 and MTFS risk register.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 54
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 258