Councillor Dave Edmonds

Overview and Scrutiny Performance Board - Thursday, 24th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Performance Board (OSPB) met to discuss local government reform in Worcestershire, progress on child and adolescent mental health services, and the board's future work programme. The board agreed to write to the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive to ask for the administration's position on local government reorganisation as soon as possible, and to conduct the consultation as early as possible in September.

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel met to discuss the future location of residential replacement care for adults with learning disabilities, and to review performance and budget monitoring for 2024/25. The panel agreed to further scrutinise the costings of the residential replacement care provision, and made suggestions for topics to be covered in future meetings, including continuing healthcare, mental health services, and hospital discharge pathways.

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.

Adult Care and Well Being Overview and Scrutiny Panel - Monday, 7th July, 2025 2.00 pm