Hannah Swankie
Council: Gloucestershire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
16 meetings · Page 1 of 4
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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Use of Dedicated Schools Grant 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve the distribution and use of the Dedicated Schools Grant for 2025/26, as outlined in paragraphs 80-86 of the report, subject to final approval at the Council budget meeting on February 21, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
School Admissions Arrangements for the 2026/27 Academic Year for Community (C) and Voluntary Controlled (VC) Schools
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve the school co-ordination and admission arrangements for the 2026/2027 academic year, including a reduction in the Published Admission Number (PAN) for Fairford Primary School and Foxmoor Primary School.
Recommendations Approved
Holiday Activity and Food Programme 2025-26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve the extension of the Holiday Activity and Food Programme's existing framework agreement, allocate funding received from the Department for Education, and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services to manage contract extensions and conduct mini-competition processes for program delivery.
Recommendations Approved
Sufficiency Strategy 2025-2028
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to approve Gloucestershire's Sufficiency Strategy 2025-2028, which outlines the plan for providing sufficient homes for children in the county's care.
Recommendations Approved
Renewal by means of contract variation of the current Section 75 Agreement relating to partnership arrangements between Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board in connection with the delivery of integrated hea
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025
...to renew the Section 75 Framework Partnership Agreement with the Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board for three years, authorizing a contract variation and delegating authority to finalize financial arrangements.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 16
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 96