Michael Gorman - Councillor for Cheshire East (Wilmslow West and Chorley)

Councillor Michael Gorman

Independent Wilmslow West and Chorley Deputy Leader of the Council; Leader of Independent Group; Vice Chair of Corporate Policy Committee; Vice Chair of Appointments Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 10 of 13

Appointments Committee

Appointments Committee - Thursday, 8th August, 2024 9.30 am

August 08, 2024
Appointments Committee

Appointments Committee - Friday, 2nd August, 2024 10.00 am

August 02, 2024
Cheshire and Warrington Joint Committee

Cheshire and Warrington Joint Committee - Friday, 26th July, 2024 11.00 am

July 26, 2024
Appointments Committee

Appointments Committee - Thursday, 25th July, 2024 10.00 am

July 25, 2024
Strategic Planning Board

Strategic Planning Board - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 10.00 am

July 24, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

68 decisions · Page 1 of 14

Reconnect

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...approved a partnership with Reconnect Services, on a payment-by-results basis, to deliver a programme aimed at reducing children in residential care, increasing family-based placements, and achieving financial savings.

Recommendations Approved

Update on Recent Communication from the Department for Education (DfE) - New Alternative Provision Free School, Flag Lane, Crewe

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...approved accepting an alternative funding offer of £3.465m from the Department for Education instead of proceeding with the planned Alternative Provision Free School at Flag Lane, Crewe, and agreed that the former Flag Lane baths site was no longer required for this purpose.

Recommendations Approved

Dedicated Schools Grant 2026/27

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...approved the Dedicated Schools Grant for 2026/27, including the allocation of its sub-blocks, the schools and early years funding formulas, and delegated authority for fund usage.

Recommendations Approved

Notice of Motion - Prohibiting Smartphone Use in Local Authority Schools

From: Children and Families Committee - Monday, 16th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 16, 2026

...approved supporting points 1, 3, and 4 of the motion to prohibit pupils' access to smartphones during the school day, while noting that point 2 regarding the implementation of an enforceable policy could not be supported as Department for Education guidance is non-statutory.

Recommendations Approved

Appropriation of Land at Hall Moss Farm, Handforth

From: Corporate Policy Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.30 am - February 12, 2026

...approved the appropriation of land at Hall Moss Farm from its current holding under the Smallholdings and Allotments Act 1908 to general purposes, enabling its sale.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 68