Philip White -  for Staffordshire

Philip White

Conservative Leader of the Opposition

Email: philip.white@staffordshire.gov.uk

Council: Staffordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Property Sub-Committee (Vice-Chairperson) Annual Business Rates Consultation Meeting Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Joint Enterprise Delivery Committee Special Committee Re: Senior Leadership Team County Council (Committee Member) Economy, Infrastructure and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Call-in, Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 12th January 2026 10:00am

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a call-in regarding a decision made by the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People concerning return home interviews for children in the care of other local authorities (SCOLAs). The committee ultimately recommended that the decision be referred back to the Cabinet for further consideration, with a suggestion for it to also be reviewed by the relevant scrutiny committee.

January 12, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am

The Staffordshire Council cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss the council's strategic direction, environmental strategy, local transport plan, SEND [^2] and alternative provision strategy, and the commissioning of care home placements. They will also discuss a waste management retender.

December 17, 2025
Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee CANCELLED Committee Member

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16th December 2025 10:00am

December 16, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Thursday 11th December 2025 10:00am

The Staffordshire County Council met on 11 December 2025, and the meeting was dominated by discussion of recent scandals involving council members, and the implications for the council's reputation and ability to deliver services. Councillors also debated a motion on renewable energy, agreeing to support renewable energy production on spaces with limited agricultural value, and to investigate renewable energy production on council-owned sites. The council also approved changes to its constitution and the appointment of chairmen and vice chairmen of committees.

December 11, 2025
Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee CANCELLED Committee Member

Reserved for call-in, Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 8th December 2025 2:00pm

December 08, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Forward Plan of Key Decisions

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Staffordshire Means Business

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Commissioning of Care Home Placements

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

...to approve the commissioning model and pricing strategy for care home placements for adults aged 65 and over, the procurement exercise, delegation of authority to contract award, the commissioning plan for adult care home placements for adults aged 18-65, the care home sustainability plan, and the choice policy.

Recommendations Approved

Leader's Update

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 145