Councillor Wendy Matthews

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.

Standards and General Purposes Committee - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 1.00 pm

The Standards and General Purposes Committee met to review the handling of Member Code of Conduct complaints for the year 2024-2025, and to note the committee's work programme. Councillor Kelly Thornton was appointed as Vice-Chairman of the committee.

East & South Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 2.30 pm

The East and South Buckinghamshire Area Planning Committee met to discuss two planning applications. Permission was granted for the retention of two agricultural buildings at Oakmead in Taplow, but a variation to a condition relating to approved plans for an extension at Rotherfield, in Stoke Poges, was refused.

(Annual Meeting), Council - Wednesday, 21st May, 2025 4.00 pm

Buckinghamshire Council convened for its first meeting since the local elections, during which Councillor Sarfaraz Khan Raja was elected as the new Chairman, and Councillor John Chilver was elected as Vice-Chairman. Councillor Steve Broadbent was elected as the Leader of the council, and he announced his cabinet appointments for the year. The council also approved the proposed structure for select committees and made appointments to various committees, partnerships, and outside bodies.

Children’s & Education Select Committee - Wednesday, 21st May, 2025 4.00 pm

The Buckinghamshire Council Children’s & Education Select Committee convened on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at The Oculus in Aylesbury. Councillor Susan Morgan was elected as Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year.