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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Grassroots Neighbourhood Fund; A new Councillor led grant scheme
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to establish and deliver a new two-year councillor-led grant scheme, the ‘Grassroots Neighbourhood Fund’, allocating £1.1 million from the council's general fund reserves to support local community projects that improve health and wellbeing, including tackling health inequalities, with a maximum of £20,000 available for projects in each of Gloucestershire’s fifty-five electoral divisions.
Recommendations Approved
Gloucestershire Coroner Service Body Removal Services Contract – Full Retender
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to procure and award a contract for body removal services on behalf of the Gloucestershire Coroner Service, delegating authority to the Chief Fire Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Fire, to conduct a competitive procurement process for a 5-year contract with a potential 2-year extension, and to award the contract to the preferred tenderer.
Recommendations Approved
Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
... the Cabinet of Gloucestershire approved a £56.656 million forecast use of reserves, noted a £224k overspend for the 2025/26 financial year, approved a £300k draw from the Risk & Investment Reserve for speed limit policy development, approved a £1.827 million transfer to the Business Rates Retention Reserve, noted savings delivery and capital expenditure forecasts, and approved, subject to funding, a £110 million increase to the Capital Programme for the M5 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme, delegating authority for funding gap negotiations.
Recommendations Approved
Procurement and Award of Contracts for the Bus Shelter Advertising and Maintenance Contract
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to delegate authority for a competitive procurement process and subsequent award of a concession contract, lasting up to 20 years, for the supply, installation, maintenance, and advertising on bus shelters and free-standing units within Gloucestershire.
Recommendations Approved
Supply of temporary staff and permanent recruitment for hard to fill posts – contract extension
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...to extend the contract with Comensura Ltd for the provision of temporary agency staff and permanent recruitment for hard-to-fill roles for two additional one-year periods and to increase the contract value by £31 million to accommodate a higher-than-anticipated demand.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 96