Laura Crane - Councillor for Cheshire East (Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock)

Councillor Laura Crane

Labour and Co-Operative Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock Deputy Leader of Labour Group; Chair of Children and Families Committee; Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Champion

Email: laura.crane@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Council: Cheshire East

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Corporate Policy Committee (Committee Member) Appointments Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Cared For Children and Care Leaver Committee (Committee Member, Chair) Children and Families Committee (Chair) Electoral and Polling District Review Sub Committee Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Southern Planning Committee Highways and Transport Committee Environment and Communities Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee Committee Member

Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee - Friday, 13th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Corporate Policy Committee POSTPONED Committee Member

the Corporate Policy Committee of Cheshire East Council

February 05, 2026, 10:30 am
Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee Committee Member

Staffing Appeals Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 10.30 am

February 04, 2026, 10:30 am
Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Families Committee Chair

Children and Families Committee - Monday, 19th January, 2026 10.30 am

January 19, 2026, 10:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

89 decisions · Page 5 of 18

First Financial Review of 2025/26

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 15, 2025

...the committee approved recommendations regarding the First Financial Review and Performance Position of 2025/26, including progress on policy proposals, material variances, and supplementary revenue estimates and virements, subject to call-in.

Recommendations Approved

Supported Accommodation for 16–25-year-old Children in Care and Care Leavers

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 15, 2025

...to approve a new service model and authorise a competitive tender process to award a contract for supported accommodation for 16-25 year old children in care and care leavers, starting July 1st, 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024: Commercial Determinants of Health

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Wednesday, 6th August, 2025 5.30 pm - August 06, 2025

To receive the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024, referred from the Cheshire East Health and Wellbeing Board, and consider its recommendations for approval and adoption.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Task and Finish Group: Harassment, Intimidation and Abuse of Councillors - Final Report

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Wednesday, 6th August, 2025 5.30 pm - August 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Knutsford BID Proposal

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Wednesday, 6th August, 2025 5.30 pm - August 06, 2025

To obtain authority to hold a ballot and to give delegated authority to Officers to progress the Knutsford BID following a formal notification that has been submitted to the Council, setting out the intention of Groundwork CLM, on behalf of the Knutsford BID Steering Group, to put a proposal for a Knutsford Business Improvement District (BID) to a ballot. The report provides information on BIDs; the emerging draft Knutsford BID proposal; sets out the anticipated implications of the notification; and seeks decisions enabling officers to respond appropriately to the notification.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.6

Decisions Recorded: 89