Ian Thorn - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Ian Thorn

 Liberal Democrats  Leader of the Council

Email: ian.thorn@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet - Shareholder Group (Chairman) Cabinet (Chairman) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chairman) Council (Committee Member) Northern Area Planning Committee (Guest Part I) Wiltshire Police and Crime Panel Calne Area Board (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest Part I) Electoral Review Committee Officer Appointments Committee (Chairman)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet - Shareholder Group Chairman

Cabinet - Shareholder Group - Tuesday 16 December 2025 3.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Chairman

Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss a range of issues, including council tax premiums, biodiversity, adoption services, education provision, bus shelters, and waste management.

December 09, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Chairman

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 27 November 2025 10.00 am

The Wiltshire Council Health and Wellbeing Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, 27 November 2025, to discuss a range of topics including public participation, safeguarding, community safety, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, health protection, and the Better Care Fund.

November 27, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Guest Part I

Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.30 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to note an update on the Wiltshire Community Strategic Partnership's work, including improvements to systems for the public to report anti-social behaviour, and to receive a further update in six months. The committee also endorsed the findings and recommendations of a Rapid Scrutiny Exercise on corporate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while expressing disappointment at the Executive's limited acceptance of the recommendations, and agreed to consider two notices of motion regarding screenwash and billposting, task group updates, and select committee forward work programmes.

November 19, 2025
Officer Appointments Committee Chairman

Officer Appointments Committee - Friday 14 November 2025 9.00 am

The Officer Appointments Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Friday 14 November 2025 to discuss a single item of business. The main item on the agenda was the appointment of a Director of Adult Social Care. The meeting was scheduled to be held in two parts, with the public excluded from the second part, during which the appointment was to be discussed.

November 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Library Strategy 2025 - 2030

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10 December 2024 10.00 am - December 10, 2024

...to approve the Library Strategy 2025-2030, a five-year plan outlining how the library service will meet council priorities and customer needs.

Recommendations Approved

Household Support Fund

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

The purpose of this report is to provide Members with an overview of the Household Support Fund should we be advised of an extension to the Fund post 30 September 2024 and delegate the payment criteria of the grant to the Director, Finance and Procurement (S151 Officer), Corporate Director, People, and the Director, Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities, Leisure, and Libraries

For Determination

Recommissioning of Children and Young People's Mental Health Services

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

To ensure we meet our statutory responsibilities to provide community mental health services for children and young people from April 2025

For Determination

Wiltshire Local Plan Review - Submission of Draft Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

...to endorse the submission of the draft Wiltshire Local Plan review for independent examination and recommend its submission to the Secretary of State, while also authorizing the Director of Planning to manage the examination process.

Recommendations Approved

Telecare Service Recommissioning

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 October 2024 10.00 am - October 08, 2024

We are requesting delegated authority to go to tender for a TEC service to start in April 2025.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 72