Peter Cannon - Councillor for Milton Keynes (Shenley Brook End)

Councillor Peter Cannon

Liberal Democrats Shenley Brook End

Email: peter.cannon@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Council: Milton Keynes

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Budget & Resources Scrutiny Committee (Vice-Chair, Vice-Chair, in the Chair) Delegated Decisions (Guest) Council (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Task and Finish Group - SEND Provision in Milton Keynes Corporate Oversight and Scrutiny Management Committee Standards Committee Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee Joint Negotiating Committee (Employers Side) Budget and Resources Scrutiny Sub-Committee Planning Panel

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

85 meetings · Page 1 of 17

Budget & Resources Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chair

Budget & Resources Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 17th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Budget & Resources Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chair

Budget & Resources Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 3rd December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 03, 2025
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday 27th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Delegated Decisions Guest

Delegated Decisions - Tuesday 25th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 25, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 19th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

282 decisions · Page 8 of 57

Virtual School Update

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

...the panel noted the Virtual School's update, which highlighted strengths in supporting vulnerable children's education, challenges such as high numbers of children not on a school roll and increasing suspension rates, and priorities including challenging delays in educational placements and providing trauma-aware training.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption Connects Annual Report 2024/25

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

...that the Adoption Connects Annual Report for 2024/25 be noted, reflecting the agency's activities in recruiting, assessing, and supporting prospective adopters, family finding, and providing adoption support services within Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes City.

Recommendations Approved

Date of Next Meeting

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Sufficiency Strategy 2025/2030

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

...to address the projected increase in children entering care and the overspending on external placements, they approved the Sufficiency Strategy 2025/2030 and agreed to contact families who supported Ukrainian refugees to explore their potential as foster carers.

Recommendations Approved

Kinship Care

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

...the panel noted the report on Kinship Care and approved its recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 85

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 282