Craig Walsh - McDonald - Councillor for Wirral (Rock Ferry)

Councillor Craig Walsh - McDonald

Green Party Rock Ferry

Email: craigmcdonald@wirral.gov.uk

Council: Wirral

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing Act Sub Committee (Committee Member) Regulatory and General Purposes Committee (Spokesperson) Licensing Panel (Committee Member) Tourism, Communities, Culture & Leisure Committee Licensing Act Committee (Spokesperson) /. (Spokesperson) Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee (Deputy)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

86 meetings · Page 1 of 18

Licensing Panel Committee Member

Licensing Panel - Friday, 13th February 2026 9.45 a.m.

February 13, 2026
/. Spokesperson

Regulatory and General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 28th January 2026 6.00 p.m.

January 28, 2026
Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee Committee Member

Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20th January 2026 6.00 p.m.

January 20, 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee Committee Member

Licensing Act Sub Committee - Friday, 16th January 2026 10.00 a.m.

January 16, 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee Committee Member

Licensing Act Sub Committee - Wednesday, 17th December 2025 10.00 a.m.

December 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

41 decisions · Page 4 of 9

Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant (DATRIG): final funding allocations - update

From: Adults Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 10th June 2025 6.00 p.m. - June 10, 2025

Wirral Council has received confirmation that the provisional Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Recovery and Improvement Grant (DATRIG) funding has now been formally approved by the DHSC, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and His Majesty’s Treasury. This report updates the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee on the final grant allocations and seeks authority for further contractual arrangements from 1st July 2025. This will ensure the continuation of essential supplementary service delivery to tackle drug-related harms during 25/26. This report is a key decision because it affects all wards and relates to financial decisions in excess of £500,000.

Recommendations Approved

The grant funded Cheshire and Merseyside In-patient Detox Consortium: new competitive procurement exercise

From: Adults Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 10th June 2025 6.00 p.m. - June 10, 2025

This has been a very successful project with a national profile, however following the introduction of the NHS Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and a subsequent evaluation of the existing commissioning arrangements by Wirral Council Procurement and Legal colleagues, it is now recommended that a competitive procurement exercise to establish a new framework be completed to move Inpatient Detox (IPD) service providers onto a more robust commissioning regime. IPD services are commissioned by Wirral on behalf of the 9 Cheshire and Merseyside boroughs.

Recommendations Approved

Outcome of Annual Rates and Fees Engagement

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 4th March 2025 6.00 p.m. - March 04, 2025

This report describes the outcome of the annual engagement exercise with the Local Community Care Market for fee rates to be paid to care providers for 2025/2026.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 86

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 41