Helen Williams

Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 22nd January 2026 10:30am

The Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to consider the Staffordshire Community Safety Strategy and the SACRE Annual Report. The committee was also due to review its work programme for the upcoming year.

County Council - Thursday 11th December 2025 10:00am

The County Council of Staffordshire met on Thursday 11 December 2025, with discussions dominated by the fallout from recent scandals and the council's future direction. Key decisions included a stance against renewable energy production on county-owned farmland and a constitutional change related to the Nexus shareholder agreement.

Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 4th December 2025 2:00pm

The Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Staffordshire Domestic Abuse Strategy, the Children and Families Strategic Improvement Plan, and the Care Leavers Strategy and Local Offer. The committee agreed to support the new Staffordshire Domestic Abuse Strategy, which will be presented to the cabinet for approval in January 2026. The committee also discussed improvements to children's services and the support offered to care leavers in Staffordshire.

Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 27th November 2025 10:00am

The Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Adult Safeguarding Partnership Board annual report, and the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Alternative Provision Strategy 2026 - 2029. The committee will also discuss its work programme for the coming year.

Extraordinary Council Meeting, County Council - Thursday 23rd October 2025 10:00am

Staffordshire County Council convened to discuss the implications of the Labour government's proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR) and to consider a proposal for an East-West unitary authority split in Staffordshire. Councillors unanimously opposed the government's LGR plans, which they felt were being imposed on them without a clear mandate or public support. Despite their opposition, the council debated and ultimately agreed to forward a proposal for an East-West split to the government, while also agreeing to send a letter to the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister, expressing their united opposition to LGR in Staffordshire.