George Finch - Councillor for Warwickshire

Councillor George Finch

 Reform UK  Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Children & Families

Email: georgefinch@warwickshire.gov.uk

Council: Warwickshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Portfolio Holder, Committee Member) Cabinet (Chair, Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Chair) Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee (County Councillor, Portfolio Holder)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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County Council Committee Member

County Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions Committee Member

Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 12 December 2025 12.00 pm

Here is a summary of the items scheduled to be discussed at the Portfolio Holder Decisions meeting.

December 12, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Thursday 11 December 2025 1.45 pm

The Warwickshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss the 2026/27 budget, the education capital programme, and the Get Warwickshire Working Plan. The Cabinet will also consider updates to the strategic risk management framework and supported lodgings for young people.

December 11, 2025
Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 10.00 am

The Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss a range of issues at their meeting on 25 November. These include updates from cabinet portfolio holders, the work of the Corporate Parenting Panel, performance reports, post-16 education, Ofsted inspections, school outcomes, and family hubs. The committee will also review its work programme and items on the forward plan.

November 25, 2025
Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee County Councillor

Additional meeting, Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 20 November 2025 11.00 am

The Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss updates on the Wheat Street development in Nuneaton and the Resourcing to Risk programme for Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS). The committee reviewed the financial aspects of the Wheat Street development, and heard that the Resourcing to Risk programme is largely on track, with improvements seen in response times and resource availability.

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Developer Funded Section 278 - D1915 B4113 Pickards Way Wilson Lane LILO and B4113 Longford Road Roundabout, Exhall Coventry

From: County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am - September 23, 2025

...to approve the addition of £6,411,400 to the Capital Programme for developer-funded highway improvement schemes at B4113 Pickard’s Way/Wilsons Lane Left In Left Out (LILO) Junction and Longford Road Roundabout, Exhall, Coventry (D1915).

Recommendations approved

Proposed Partnership Funding Contribution to Shipston Link

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

... to allocate £0.100 million from the Warwickshire Bus Service Improvement Delivery Plan 2025-26 to Shipston Link as a 50% contribution towards procuring a new minibus for rural transport, and to delegate authority to the Executive Director for Communities to finalize the necessary contracts and agreements.

Recommendations Approved

Developing a Programme of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Projects

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

...to explore the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, the Cabinet approved a pipeline of AI projects, authorized the Executive Director for Resources to develop and approve projects within the program, allocated up to £730k from the Council’s Revenue Investment Fund, and authorized necessary procurement processes.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 63