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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Children & Families Capital Programme Update
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve changes to the Children & Families Capital Programme, specifically adding £3.0 million to the New Special School in Gloucester, funded by existing borrowing and a High Needs Provision Capital grant.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Report 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to note the financial monitoring report for 2024/25, including a forecast underspend, the use of reserves, the creation of a new reserve, the carry-forward of contingency funds, savings delivery, capital expenditure, changes to the capital programme, and prudential indicator monitoring.
Recommendations Approved
English Devolution White Paper
From: Cabinet - Thursday 9 January 2025 2.00 pm - January 01, 2026
...to endorse the Leader's response to the Minister of State, committing to local government reorganisation and devolution for Gloucestershire, and delegating authority for further amendments to the response.
Recommendations Approved
Proposals for a new day staff duty system at Cinderford and adjustments to the whole time shift patterns to meet the priorities of the Community Risk Management Plan 2022-2026
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
...to approve, subject to funding in the 2025-2026 budget, the introduction of a new day shift staff model at Cinderford fire station and changes to whole-time working shifts to meet the priorities of the Community Risk Management Plan 2022-2026, with a review of the shift pattern changes to be conducted within 6 months of implementation.
Item Called In
Procurement and Award of Contracts for the Bulking and Haulage of Residual Waste
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
...to approve a procurement strategy and delegate authority for awarding contracts for bulking and haulage services for residual waste collected by Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean, and Cotswold District Councils.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 96