Richard Dickson - Councillor for Warwickshire

Councillor Richard Dickson

 Liberal Democrats

Council: Warwickshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions (Committee Member) Audit and Standards Committee (Committee Member) Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor, Committee Member) Dispensations Sub Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

18 meetings · Page 4 of 4

Dispensations Sub Committee

Dispensations Sub Committee - Thursday 5 June 2025 10.00 am

The Dispensations Sub Committee of Warwickshire County Council met on 5 June 2025 to discuss applications for dispensations. The report pack included a recommendation to grant dispensations to all councillors in relation to certain functions of the council. These dispensations were intended to prevent councillors from inadvertently breaching requirements related to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests[^1] (DPIs) and to ensure the council could conduct its business effectively.

June 05, 2025
Audit and Standards Committee

Audit and Standards Committee - Thursday 5 June 2025 10.30 am

The Audit and Standards Committee met to discuss the external auditor's plans for the council and pension fund, the annual governance statement, and the committee's annual report. The committee endorsed the external audit plans for both the council and the pension fund, as well as the draft governance statement, and approved the committee's annual report for submission to the council.

June 05, 2025
County Council

Annual Council, County Council - Friday 16 May 2025 10.00 am

At the annual general meeting of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor Edward Harris was elected as chair, Councillor Dale Keeling was elected as vice-chair, and Councillor Rob Howard was appointed as leader of the council. Councillors also approved appointments to committees and other bodies, received the annual report on the use of urgency and call-in procedures, reviewed the overview and scrutiny annual report, and approved amendments to contract standing orders.

May 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

33 decisions · Page 1 of 7

Disclosures of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

From: Cabinet - Thursday 6 November 2025 3.00 pm - November 06, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Unitary Local Government in Warwickshire – Submission of Full Proposals

From: Cabinet - Thursday 6 November 2025 3.00 pm - November 06, 2025

...to submit final proposals to the Government for a single unitary council for Warwickshire, based on the resolution of full council on 14 October 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Warwickshire Community Safety Agreement 2025-29

From: Cabinet - Thursday 16 October 2025 1.45 pm - October 16, 2025

...that Cabinet endorses the Warwickshire Community Safety Agreement 2025-29 to Council for approval, a document outlining how partner agencies will collaborate to address shared community safety priorities across the county.

Recommendations Approved

Warwickshire Property & Development Group (WPDG) - Site Specific Business Case

From: Cabinet - Thursday 16 October 2025 1.45 pm - October 16, 2025

...to determine the site-specific business case for the Warwickshire Property & Development Group (WPDG).

Recommendations Approved

Approval to tender - Healthy Lifestyle Services (including health checks)

From: Cabinet - Thursday 16 October 2025 1.45 pm - October 16, 2025

...to authorise the commencement of a procurement process for a Healthy Lifestyle Service, including NHS Health Checks, with the intention of awarding the NHS Health Checks contract to primary care providers and establishing a separate, integrated Healthy Lifestyles contract for other services like weight management and smoking cessation.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 18

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 33