Andrew Griffin - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Andrew Griffin

 Liberal Democrats  Portfolio Holder for Safety Valve

Email: andrew.griffin@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Western Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest Part I, Guest Part II) Melksham Area Board (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Substitute) Audit and Governance Committee (Vice-Chairman) Standards Committee (Substitute) Council (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

22 meetings · Page 3 of 5

Melksham Area Board Committee Member

Melksham Area Board - Wednesday 3 September 2025 7.00 pm

The Melksham Area Board convened to discuss local priorities, funding allocations, and updates from partner organisations. Councillors adopted six key priorities for the area, focusing on youth support, community spaces, food poverty, housing management, and employment for people with special needs. The board also approved community grants for Broughton Gifford Village Hall and 4Youth Southwest.

September 03, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Substitute

Strategic Planning Committee - Tuesday 29 July 2025 10.30 am

July 29, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.30 am

Wiltshire Council met on 22 July 2025, and among the topics discussed were youth services, treasury management, a bat mitigation strategy, and a motion to repudiate the council's climate emergency declaration. Councillors also debated and voted on motions regarding weight limits on roads and the Ask Angela scheme.

July 22, 2025
Audit and Governance Committee Vice-Chairman

Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 10 July 2025 10.30 am

Here is a summary of the topics that were scheduled for discussion at the Audit and Governance Committee meeting on 10 July 2025. It is important to note that this summary is based solely on the agenda and associated documents, and does not reflect any actual discussions, decisions, or outcomes of the meeting.

July 10, 2025
Western Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Western Area Planning Committee - Wednesday 9 July 2025 3.00 pm

The Western Area Planning Committee were scheduled to discuss planning applications, planning appeals, and a rights of way application at a meeting on 9 July 2025. The meeting was to be held at County Hall, Trowbridge. Cllr Stewart Palmén, Portfolio Holder for Schools, was scheduled to chair the meeting.

July 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

22 decisions · Page 1 of 5

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Revenue Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to approve drawdowns from various reserves to fund specific initiatives in supporting families, children's social care prevention, and adult care, while also noting a forecast revenue budget overspend of £6.658m and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets of £12.892m.

Recommendations Approved

Chippenham Avon Project

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to facilitate the Chippenham River Avon Project, the Cabinet increased the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation to £1.8 million, delegated expenditure approval to the Director of Planning, Economy, and Regeneration, and authorized contract agreements with the Environment Agency, contingent on Defra funding.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...the Cabinet approved budget virements for Facilities Management and Integrated Transport, and noted additional budgets, budget removals, budget reprofiling, and the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast.

Recommendations Approved

Report on Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

...to note the report on the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025, confirming its alignment with the existing strategy and the performance of investments and borrowings against established parameters.

Recommendations Approved

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Capital Budget Monitoring

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 16 September 2025 10.00 am - September 16, 2025

... to approve the virement of £0.175m to the Stonehenge School project and note additional budgets funded by grants and contributions, budget removals due to lower grant awards, budgets brought forward from future years, budgets reprogrammed to future years, the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast, and the capital spend as of June 30, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 22

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 22