Councillor Wendy Matthews

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 4th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's & Education Select Committee of Buckinghamshire Council scheduled a meeting to discuss performance monitoring, receive an update on the Ofsted Improvement Plan, and discuss the committee's work programme. The meeting was scheduled to take place at The Oculus, Buckinghamshire Council, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury HP19 8FF. The meeting may have been filmed for live or subsequent broadcast on the council's website.

East & South Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 6.30 pm

The East and South Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee met on 15 July 2025 to discuss planning applications in the region. Councillors approved an outline planning application for 43 dwellings in Iver, and a permission in principle for seven dwellings in Little Chalfont. They also approved alterations to public conveniences in Beaconsfield.

Standards and General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Standards and General Purposes Committee convened to review complaints, consider an annual report, and discuss the work programme. The committee approved the minutes from the previous meeting, reviewed the Compliments, Complaints and Improvements Annual Report and Ombudsman Update, and noted the Member Code of Conduct Complaints - Quarter 1 Review.

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.

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Thursday, 19th June, 2025 2.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council Children's & Education Select Committee met to discuss several key issues, including special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the outcome of a recent Ofsted inspection, and national reforms to children's services. The committee agreed to review both the SEND improvement plan and the Ofsted improvement plan at their next meeting, and also agreed to schedule a separate meeting to discuss the work programme in more detail. Councillor Wendy Matthews was appointed as Vice-Chair for the council year.