Councillor Dan Boatright-Greene

Economy Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Economy Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to discuss digital infrastructure and connectivity, performance and budget monitoring, and the work programme for the coming year. The panel heard that mobile coverage and performance is not as good as claimed by Mobile Network Operators, and agreed to ask Councillor Amos, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Business and Skills, to lobby government for local authorities to have more influence over the location of masts and poles. The panel also discussed the year-end budget, hearing that the council had overspent by £6.2 million, and set the work programme for the coming year.

Council - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Worcestershire Council meeting included discussion of the Malvern Hills Bill, the revised capital programme, and a summary of decisions taken by the Audit and Governance Committee, the Pensions Committee, and the Planning and Regulatory Committee. Councillors were also scheduled to discuss several notices of motion and answer questions.

Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Thursday, 3rd July, 2025 10.00 am

The Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to discuss the progress against the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Area Partnership Priority Action and Improvement Plan, performance and budget monitoring, and the panel's work programme. The panel requested reports on the CAMHS deep dive, co-production, waiting lists, and the Mello on-site provision.

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - Thursday, 3rd July, 2025 2.00 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

Cabinet - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Worcestershire Council Cabinet met to discuss the financial performance for the previous financial year, with a reported £6.2 million overspend on a £433 million net revenue budget. The cabinet endorsed the financial performance for the year ended 31 March 2025, approved transfers to and from earmarked reserves and general balances, and considered the draft Annual Governance Statement for comment. They also recommended to the Full Council the approval of the revised Capital Programme.