James Higginbottom - Councillor for Barnsley (Wombwell)

Councillor James Higginbottom

Labour Wombwell Cabinet Spokesperson - Environment and Highways

Email: cllrjameshigginbottom@barnsley.gov.uk

Council: Barnsley

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) South Area Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

69 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Full Council Committee Member

ANNUAL COUNCIL, Full Council - Friday 29 May 2026 11.00 am

May 29, 2026, 11:00 am
Cabinet CANCELLED Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 29 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 29, 2026, 10:00 am
South Area Council Committee Member

South Area Council - Friday 27 March 2026 10.00 am

March 27, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday 26 March 2026 10.00 am

March 26, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 18 March 2026 10.00 am

March 18, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

133 decisions · Page 5 of 27

Calculation of Business Rates Baseline 2026/27 (Cab.07.01.2026/7)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.00 am - January 07, 2026

This report sets out the 2026/27 estimated Business Rate Local Share for the Council that is built into the 2024/25 budget and outlines the process for calculating the National Non Domestic Rates Return (NNDR). 

Recommendations Approved

Expanding Capacity in the Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment Team (ASDAT) service (Cab.07.01.2026/6)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.00 am - January 07, 2026

Consideration is given to the use of dedicated funding to increase capacity within the ASDAT service, specifically in order to reduce waiting times for autism assessments for children who are in key transitions.  

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 69

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 133