Councillor Nick Ireland
Email: cllrnick.ireland@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Council: Dorset
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
62 meetings · Page 1 of 13
Dorset Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.30 pm
Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) - Monday, 1st December, 2025 10.00 am
Shareholder Committee for Dorset Innovation Park Ltd - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 11.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
113 decisions · Page 5 of 23
Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership (DSCP) Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
...that the Cabinet of Dorset received and noted the Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership (DSCP) Annual Report for April 2024 to March 2025, which highlighted key achievements, future plans, and the partnership's strategic leadership in safeguarding children following its separation from the Pan-Dorset partnership.
Recommendations Approved
July 2025 (Period 4) financial management report 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
...to note the Senior Leadership Team's forecast of the Council's full-year outturn, the planned financial control measures, the capital programme for 2025/26, and the number and extent of contract exemptions, as detailed in the July 2025 (Period 4) financial management report.
Recommendations Approved
All-Age Pan-Dorset Appropriate Adult Service - contract extension approval
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
...to extend the existing contract for the All-Age Pan-Dorset Appropriate Adult Service with The Appropriate Adult Service (TAAS) from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026 was approved.
Recommendations approved
New Street Lighting Policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
...to adopt a new street lighting policy that includes environmental zoning, recommendations for dimming, the use of lower correlated colour temperature (CCT) LEDs in new streetlights, and an agreement to work with the street lighting service provider to replace outdated lanterns in exchange for a share of energy savings.
Recommendations Approved
Dorset Council Property and Housing Repairs - Replacement of RMMSCW Framework
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
... to approve a new approach to property and housing repairs, maintenance, and small capital works, including procuring long-term contracts, identifying a framework for small capital works, and implementing an interim solution while the long-term contracts are procured, delegating authority for awarding interim contracts and selecting a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for capital works.
Recommendations approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 62
Average per Month: 3.3
Decisions Recorded: 113