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 11 of 20
Procurement of Officer Response Vehicles
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18 June 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025
...to delegate authority for conducting mini-competitions and awarding call-off contracts for the supply of 20 new Fire Officer Response Vehicles for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service over four years, commencing in July 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Procurement of Fire Pumping Appliances.
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18 June 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025
...to delegate authority for the procurement of up to 15 new Fire Engine Pumping Appliances for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue over a four-year period, utilizing the National Fire Chiefs Council Emergency Response Vehicle Framework Agreements.
Recommendations Approved
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18 June 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025
...to ensure the continuation of community learning and adult skills programmes in Gloucestershire for the 2025-2026 academic year, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into a £2,735,311 funding agreement with the Department of Education and to conduct a competitive procurement process for adult learning services contracts.
Recommendations Approved
Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18 June 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025
... the Cabinet of Gloucestershire decided to note the Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report for Quarter 4 of 2024/25, including the revenue budget underspend, savings delivery, capital outturn position, and Council's performance against Prudential Indicators, and to approve the transfer of the underspend to reserves, other technical reserve movements, and changes to the capital programme.
Recommendations Approved
M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme – Enabling Works
From: Cabinet - Thursday 20 March 2025 10.00 am - March 20, 2025
...to facilitate the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to amend the existing contractor agreement, commission enabling works up to £25m (subject to approvals), approve the use of secured funding, and reallocate unspent capital funding, all to be implemented according to the report's timeline.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 96