Councillor Steve Bowles
Email: Steve.Bowles@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Council: Buckinghamshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel - Friday, 12th September, 2025 10.30 am
The Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel were scheduled to meet to discuss a range of topics, including updates on violence against women and girls, police misconduct, and financial matters. The panel was also expected to review reports on the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, inland waterways policing, and police vetting procedures. Additionally, the panel was scheduled to discuss topical issues and plan its future work programme.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 10.00 am
Here is a summary of the Buckinghamshire Council cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday 9 September 2025.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 2.00 pm
The Buckinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss cardiovascular disease prevention, the new health and wellbeing strategy, the Better Care Fund, the NHS 10-year plan, and updates from the Integrated Care Boards. The board endorsed a report on cardiovascular disease, approved the new Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy and its action plans, and ratified the Better Care Fund plan for 2025-26. They also noted updates from the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) and the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB).
Council - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 4.00 pm
The Buckinghamshire Council met to discuss several key issues, including the appointment of a returning officer, cabinet member reports, and motions related to local plans and funding. Councillors approved the appointment of Lisa Marie Williams as the returning officer and electoral registration officer, and also approved a motion to engage with water and sewage providers on capacity investment in the local plan. A motion regarding transparency of member fees was referred to the Standards and General Purpose Committee.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 8th July, 2025 10.00 am
At a meeting of Buckinghamshire Council's cabinet, members noted the progress of the Opportunity Bucks programme, the Shareholder Committee, and the first quarter budget management, and approved changes to the capital programme and fees and charges.
Decisions from Meetings
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Consultation on Council Tax Reduction Scheme Proposals for 2026/27
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025
...to seek feedback on proposed changes to the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, including a banded system and revised eligibility criteria, through a six-week public consultation starting December 17, 2025.
Conservation Covenants - their use in relation to Biodiversity Net Gain
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025
...to facilitate the creation of large-scale habitat banks and streamline biodiversity net gain efforts, the Cabinet approved the use of Conservation Covenants for securing offsite Biodiversity Net Gain habitat bank sites that geographically span the Buckinghamshire boundary with a neighbouring local authority (Option 3), while noting that Option 2 was already authorized.
Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamps
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025
...to note the progress of the Buckinghamshire Skills Bootcamps, a program providing free, flexible training in high-demand sectors and guaranteeing participants either an interview or confirmation of skills application in their role.
Consolidation of Grounds Maintenance Provision
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025
...to consolidate all grounds maintenance activities into a single, countywide outsourced contract, and to delegate authority to the Service Director for Neighbourhood Services to conduct a compliant procurement exercise and award the contract to the most economically advantageous tenderer.
Q2 Strategic Risk Register
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025
...to approve the Q2 Strategic Risk Register update.
Summary
Meetings Attended: 55
Average per Month: 2.2
Decisions Recorded: 37