Paul Scothern

Council: Dorset

Committees: Cabinet (Officer) Schools' Forum (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

3 meetings

Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 11, 2025
Schools' Forum Officer

Schools' Forum - Friday, 7th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 07, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.30 pm

July 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

15 decisions · Page 2 of 3

Highways Capital Programme Strategy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

...to approve a Highways Capital Programme Strategy that includes seeking £1.5M for A30 Shaftesbury Bridge repairs, delegating authority for funding allocation and contract awards for highway projects over £500k to the Cabinet Member for Place Services, and endorsing the overall highway structural maintenance programme.

Recommendations Approved

September 2025 (Period 6) financial management report 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

...the Cabinet of Dorset noted the Senior Leadership Team's forecast of the Council's full-year financial outturn, the capital programme for 2025/26, and the number and extent of contract exemptions, while also delegating authority to the Executive Director for People (Children) to award phase 2 of the valuing care programme with IMPOWER, increasing total spend to £0.94m.

Recommendations Approved

Children's Services Capital Programme

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

...to streamline the Children's Services Capital Programme, the Cabinet approved budget and funding allocations for existing projects, delegated authority for new projects under £500,000, and delegated authority to procure and award contracts for approved projects within budget.

Recommendations Approved

Weymouth 2040: Strategic Partnership

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm - November 11, 2025

...to facilitate the regeneration of Weymouth, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Place to assess, finalise, award contracts, negotiate fees, and implement governance arrangements for a potential long-term Strategic Regeneration Partnership with Willmott Dixon, in partnership with Milligan.

Recommendations Approved

Procurement of Recovery and Community Resilience Contracts

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 29th July, 2025 6.30 pm - July 29, 2025

The report requests a decision from Cabinet to direct award a set of contracts for Recovery & Community Resilience services as an interim measure to the existing providers to ensure continuity whilst longer-term planning continues to shape the future requirement. This is permitted under the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations. These are services that provide support to people in their homes following a stay in hospital.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 3

Average per Month: 0.6

Decisions Recorded: 15