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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Award of the new term Traffic Signal Maintenance Contract

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 July 2025 10.00 am - July 08, 2025

...to ensure the continuity of traffic signal maintenance services, they agreed to award a new five-year Traffic Signal Maintenance Contract, with the possibility of two further two-year extensions based on performance, to a preferred bidder identified through a robust procurement process, as detailed in the confidential Part 2 report.

For Determination

Outline Council Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 July 2025 10.00 am - July 08, 2025

...to approve the outline Council Plan for 2025-2035 and initiate a process of stakeholder feedback and review in preparation for a final version to be considered by the Full Council in October.

For Determination

Future Commissioning of Care Homes

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8 July 2025 10.00 am - July 08, 2025

...to approve recommendations regarding the future commissioning of care homes for adult social care, following up on a previous decision from November 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management Outturn Position 2024/25

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Tuesday 24 June 2025 10.00 am - June 24, 2025

...to note the Treasury Management Outturn Position for 2024/25 was in line with the Treasury Management Strategy and recommend Full Council consider the report.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2024/25 - Capital Programme Outturn

From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Tuesday 24 June 2025 10.00 am - June 24, 2025

...the Cabinet approved adjustments to the 2024/25 capital programme outturn, including additional budgets, grant income, budget transfers, reprogramming, and removals, resulting in a final spend position of £177.261m and an updated Infrastructure List.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 72