Chris Burden - Councillor for Wolverhampton (Fallings Park)

Councillor Chris Burden

Labour Fallings Park Cabinet Member for City Development, Jobs and Skills

Email: Chris.Burden@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Council: Wolverhampton

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Resources) Panel Corporate Parenting Board Children & Young People Scrutiny Panel Health and Wellbeing Together

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 5.45 pm

January 28, 2026, 5:45 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 4.30 pm

January 21, 2026
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 4.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 5.45 pm

December 03, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 4.30 pm

November 19, 2025

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