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
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To consider and approve the updated Gloucestershire School Places Strategy (SPS) 2025 - 2030 and its Implementation Plan
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025
...to approve the updated Gloucestershire School Places Strategy (SPS) 2025 - 2030 and its Implementation Plan, which will inform future school capital programme priorities.
Recommendations Approved
Re-tender of contracts for Gloucestershire Adult and Young Carers Support
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025
...to delegate authority to the Executive Directors of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing & Communities and Children's Services, in consultation with relevant Cabinet Members, to conduct a competitive procurement process for two lots regarding the provision of support for adult carers and children/young adult carers, awarding the contracts to preferred tenderers, and determining whether to extend the initial five-year contract term by up to two years.
Recommendations Approved
Gloucestershire Corporate Parenting Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve and adopt the Gloucestershire Corporate Parenting Strategy 2024-27.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 to 2028/29
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to recommend the final Medium Term Financial Strategy revenue and capital budget for 2025/26-2028/29, including a revenue budget of £659.632 million and a band D council tax of £1,679.65, to the County Council, along with inflationary uplifts for adult, children, and public health services.
Recommendations Approved
2023-2024 Gloucestershire Climate Change Strategy - Fifth annual Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to note the progress on the Gloucestershire Climate Change Strategy, including carbon emissions, corporate carbon emission calculations, and planned actions, and to approve the recommendations for the next year.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 96