David Owen
Council: Gloucestershire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Cabinet - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.00 am
The Cabinet of Gloucestershire Council was scheduled to consider a range of financial and strategic matters, including the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, and Innovation Strategy. The meeting agenda also included discussions on the use of the Dedicated Schools Grant, the adoption of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy, and various operational and asset management plans.
Cabinet - Thursday 9 January 2025 2.00 pm
The Cabinet of Gloucestershire County Council met on Thursday 9 January 2025 and endorsed the Leader's response to the English Devolution White Paper, committing to local government reorganisation and devolution for Gloucestershire, and requesting a postponement of county council elections. The Cabinet also approved a draft budget for consultation, which includes a 4.99% Council Tax increase, and made decisions on various operational and strategic matters including waste haulage contracts, fire service duty systems, and IT system consolidation.
Cabinet - Wednesday 3 December 2025 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, and agreed to put the draft budget for 2026/27 out for public consultation. They also approved plans for a new fire and rescue service training facility, highways depot, care home, and residential housing at the Coombe Hill site, and agreed to extend several contracts for services including household recycling, fostering and residential care.
Cabinet - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to support the proposal for a single unitary authority for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, and to submit this proposal to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Cabinet also discussed public questions regarding the local government reorganisation. Finally, the Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting to discuss exempt information.
Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's cabinet met to discuss local government reorganisation, the council's strategy for the next four years, and improvements to the county's transport network. They agreed to put forward two proposals for local government reorganisation to the council, approved a new council strategy, and agreed to continue funding the development of a mass rapid transit business case for Gloucestershire.
Decisions from Meetings
96 decisions · Page 10 of 20
Tendering of Support Services for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
... authority is delegated to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities & Fire, to finalise the procurement strategy, conduct a competitive procurement process, appoint preferred tenderers, and procure call-off contracts for an up to 4-year Framework Agreement relating to the supply of support services for refugees and asylum seekers, with a separate key decision required for any individual call-off contract exceeding £500,000.
Recommendations Approved
Gloucestershire Infrastructure Investment Fund
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...to approve a revised governance and decision-making process for the Gloucestershire Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), delegate authority for its implementation and management, and delegate authority to award loans under the scheme up to £3 million per loan and a total of £9 million over three years.
Recommendations Approved
Provision of additional budget to deliver residual waste bulking and transfer services in the Forest of Dean and Cotswold districts.
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...to allocate additional revenue funding and delegate authority to award contracts for residual waste bulking and haulage services in the Forest of Dean and Cotswold districts, while committing to financial and environmental improvements in those services.
Recommendations Approved
Adult Social Care Operating Model: Delegated Functions
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...Gloucestershire County Council will provide occupational therapy, reablement assessment and therapy support, mental health social work, and supported accommodation services, while Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust will continue providing the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service, all starting September 2026, and the Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities is authorized to conduct a procurement process for domiciliary care and to modify agreements with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board accordingly.
Recommendations Approved
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Joint Commissioning Strategy 2025 to 2028
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18 June 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025
...to adopt and implement the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Joint Commissioning Strategy for 2025 to 2030, agreed with the Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (GICB), to provide high-quality, inclusive services for children with SEND.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 96