David Branson - Councillor for Middlesbrough (Coulby Newham)

Councillor David Branson

Labour Coulby Newham

Email: david_branson@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Council: Middlesbrough

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Environment Scrutiny Panel Council (Committee Member) Teesside Pension Fund Committee (Committee Member) Planning and Development Committee (Committee Member) Place Scrutiny Panel (Chair) Overview and Scrutiny Board (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Member) Adult Social Care and Health Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

101 meetings · Page 13 of 21

Overview and Scrutiny Board

Overview and Scrutiny Board - Wednesday 18th December, 2024 4.30 pm

28 attendees, 23 documents, 0 media files

December 18, 2024
Audit Committee

Audit Committee - Thursday 12th December, 2024 1.30 pm

12 attendees, 18 documents, 0 media files

December 12, 2024
Teesside Pension Fund Committee

Teesside Pension Fund Committee - Wednesday 11th December, 2024 11.00 am

22 attendees, 34 documents, 0 media files

December 11, 2024
Audit Committee

Audit Committee - Thursday 5th December, 2024 10.30 am

13 attendees, 13 documents, 0 media files

December 05, 2024
Place Scrutiny Panel

Place Scrutiny Panel - Monday 2nd December, 2024 4.30 pm

15 attendees, 3 documents, 0 media files

December 02, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

10 decisions · Page 1 of 2

Cemetery Provision - Middlesbrough

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to address a limited burial plot supply, the Executive approved a £0.277m virement from the Derisking Sites scheme to fund additional costs for the Thorntree extension and endorsed proposals for short, medium, and long-term burial provision, noting the current status of burial plots in Thorntree and Acklam Cemetery.

For Determination

Calculation of Council Tax Base for 2026/27

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

... the council tax base for the whole of Middlesbrough area for 2026/27 was approved as 37,062.20, and the council tax bases for the parishes of Nunthorpe and Stainton & Thornton for 2026/27 were approved as 2,408.72 and 1,530.35, respectively.

For Determination

Council Plan 2026/27-29: Outcomes Refresh

From: Executive - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 5.00 pm - December 03, 2025

...to refresh the Council Plan workplan for 2026/27-29, the Executive approved proposed revisions to the plan's outcomes, changes to Executive actions, and changes to the supporting workplan actions, while also noting the delivery status of the 2024-27 workplan, the progress of corporate performance disciplines, and the Strategic Risk Register, with an added action to hold more meetings focused on young people when creating future Council Plans.

For Determination

Information Strategy 2025-2029

From: Executive - Wednesday 8th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 08, 2025

...the Executive approved the Information Strategy 2025-2029.

Recommendations Approved

Final Report of the Place Scrutiny Panel – Home to School Transport Service

From: Executive - Wednesday 8th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 08, 2025

...the Executive of Middlesbrough approved the Service Response and Action Plan, including alternative suggestions to the Place Scrutiny Panel's recommendations regarding the Home to School Transport Service, while noting the Panel's report.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 101

Average per Month: 4.4

Decisions Recorded: 10