Councillor Dean Richards

Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel - Thursday 25 September 2025 2.30 pm

The Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel met to discuss the HMICFRS PEEL inspection, the annual finance report, and the panel's annual report. The panel agreed to accept its annual report, and also agreed that Councillor Adrian Warwick, Councillor Cliff Brown, and Sue Gill would form a working group to look at the budget in more detail. The panel also agreed that Sue Gill, as chair, would write to the minister to ask them to look at the police funding formula.

County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am

The Warwickshire County Council met to discuss a range of issues, including petitions relating to local concerns, funding for bus services, highway improvements, and a declaration of a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) emergency. Councillors also debated motions on highways and investment in walking and cycling infrastructure.

Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 17 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 17 September, and among the topics discussed were updates on walking and cycling schemes, the A46 project, highways maintenance, school keep clear zones, economic development, and the integrated performance report. Councillor Jennifer Warren will write to the leader of the council to ask him to clarify his comments on cycling. The committee also agreed to add monitoring progress on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) to their work programme.

Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel - Wednesday 23 July 2025 2.30 pm

The Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel met to appoint a new independent member and chair to the panel, and to discuss the Police and Crime Commissioner's annual report, grants, and the independent review into hunting related activities. Sue Gill was appointed as an independent member of the panel and then elected as Chair. The panel also noted reports on the annual grants and commissioned services operated by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), and the progress of recommendations made following the Independent Review into the Policing of the Warwickshire Hunt.

County Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.00 am

The meeting of the Warwickshire County Council on 22 July 2025 included a debate on developer contributions to the School Lane Junction scheme, which was ultimately deferred, and a tied vote on the appointment of political assistants, which was decided by the Chair's casting vote. The council also discussed additions to the education capital programme, the Audit and Standards Committee annual report, and a motion supporting the climate emergency declaration.