Councillor Rob Hughes
Email: rob.portlandindependent@gmail.com
Council: Dorset
Council Profile: View on council website
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
36 meetings · Page 4 of 8
Extraordinary, Dorset Council - Tuesday, 25th March, 2025 7.30 pm, NEW
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 20th March, 2025 10.00 am
Harbours Advisory Committee - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
85 decisions · Page 1 of 17
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
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
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(CCT) LEDs in new streetlights, and an agreement to work with the street lighting service provider to replace outdated lanterns in exchange for a share of energy savings.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
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
Acquisition of land for SEND provision
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
To approve the acquisition of land to accommodate the expansion of an SEND School, to meet current and future pupil numbers and to create other SEND related educational facilities.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 85