Councillor Simon Christopher
Email: cllrsimon.christopher@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Council: Dorset
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
36 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Western and Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am
Dorset Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.30 pm
Dorchester Markets Informal Joint Panel - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 2.00 pm, NEW
Dorset Council - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 6.30 pm
Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm
48 attendees, 34 documents, 1 media files
Decisions from Meetings
57 decisions · Page 3 of 12
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
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
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 Council Property and Housing Repairs - Replacement of RMMSCW Framework
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025
... to approve a new approach to property and housing repairs, maintenance, and small capital works, including procuring long-term contracts, identifying a framework for small capital works, and implementing an interim solution while the long-term contracts are procured, delegating authority for awarding interim contracts and selecting a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for capital works.
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
Summary
Meetings Attended: 36
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 57