Cllr Laura Mayes
Email: laura.mayes@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
74 meetings · Page 5 of 15
Children's Select Committee - Wednesday 16 July 2025 10.30 am
The Children's Select Committee met on 16 July 2025, to discuss Ofsted judgements, school attendance, the Schools Forum, the Corporate Parenting Panel, youth homelessness, educational performance, out of county education and the committee's forward work programme. The committee agreed to continue to receive the school Ofsted judgements as a regular report, and also agreed to receive a briefing on the new inspection framework. The committee also agreed to continue to receive the Working Together to Improve School Attendance report, and requested that longer term trends and a separate report on exclusions and trends be included.
Staffing Policy Committee - Tuesday 8 July 2025 2.00 pm
Devizes Area Board - Monday 30 June 2025 6.30 pm
The Devizes Area Board met to discuss community engagement, funding, and local initiatives. Councillors approved funding for various community projects, received updates on local policing and transport, and discussed strategies for supporting vulnerable residents. Cllr Dominic Muns, The Lavingtons, was appointed as Chairman of the Devizes Area Board for 2025/26, and Cllr Tamara Reay, Devizes Rural West, was appointed as Vice-Chairman.
Staffing Policy Committee - Thursday 26 June 2025 2.00 pm
The Staffing Policy Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet on 26 June 2025 to discuss workforce data, policy updates, and staff benefits. The committee was expected to review a bi-annual workforce report, consider a new recruitment and retention incentive payments policy, and discuss updates to the annual leave and bank holiday entitlement policy. Additionally, the committee was scheduled to receive a report detailing statutory and minor policy changes.
School Transport Appeal - BF, Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) - Wednesday 18 June 2025 2.30 pm
The Wiltshire Council Appeals Sub-Committee (School Transport) met on 18 June 2025 to consider a school transport appeal. The panel upheld the original decision that there was no obligation to provide free transport to Lavington School, but agreed to provide a space in an existing taxi from Westbury Leigh to Lavington School, due to the exceptional circumstances raised by the appellant.
Decisions from Meetings
63 decisions · Page 1 of 13
Future Waste Service Delivery Arrangements
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...to approve future waste service delivery arrangements, including contract extensions, public-to-public Local Authority Trading Company partnerships, and service delivery and cost mitigation proposals, while noting updated budget requirements and capital borrowing needs.
Recommendations Approved
Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
... the Cabinet of Wiltshire approved the Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report, noted the actions taken to date, and endorsed the 5-year plan for biodiversity improvements, fulfilling the legal requirement for public authorities to report on their efforts to conserve and enhance biodiversity.
Recommendations Approved
Performance Monitoring 2025/26 Q2
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...to note and agree the performance against selected measures mapped to the Council’s strategic priorities, providing a quarterly update on progress against the nine Priorities laid out in Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-35.
Recommendations Approved
Fees and Charges Framework
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...the Cabinet approved the proposed principles and methodology for setting fees and charges, as well as the contents of the Fees and Charges Framework, and noted the proposed increase to fees and charges for 2026/27.
Recommendations Approved
Council Tax Long-Term Empty Homes Premium
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...to recommend to Full Council to approve increasing the Long-Term Empty Homes Premium to the maximum permissible levels from April 1, 2026, charging 100% for homes empty 1-5 years, 200% for 5-10 years, and 300% for 10+ years, with only compulsory exceptions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 74
Average per Month: 3.1
Decisions Recorded: 63