Andrew Matthews - Cllr for Wiltshire

Cllr Andrew Matthews

 Liberal Democrats  Armed Forces Champion

Email: andrew.matthews@wiltshire.gov.uk

Council: Wiltshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board (Vice-Chairman, Chairman) Cabinet (Guest Part I) Standards Committee (Vice-Chairman) Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Guest Part I) Council (Committee Member) Eastern Area Licensing Sub Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

15 meetings · Page 1 of 3

Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board Chairman

Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board - Wednesday 26 November 2025 6.30 pm

The Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade Area Board were scheduled to meet to discuss highway improvements, funding applications, and updates from local partners such as Wiltshire Police and Age UK. Councillors were also expected to discuss the future of area boards in Wiltshire.

November 26, 2025
Eastern Area Licensing Sub Committee Committee Member

Application for a Premises Licence, Bromham Community Hub, New Road, Bromham,Chippenham, SN15 2JB, Eastern Area Licensing Sub Committee - Wednesday 22 October 2025 10.15 am

The Eastern Area Licensing Sub Committee was scheduled to convene to consider a licensing application for the Bromham Community Hub, and to elect a chair for the meeting. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the Kennet Room in County Hall, Trowbridge. Councillors scheduled to attend were Cllr Trevor Carbin, Cllr Andrew Matthews, and Cllr Ben Reed, with Cllr Robert Smith as a substitute.

October 22, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary meeting - On the rising of the ordinary meeting of Full Council taking place on 21 October 2025, not before 14:00, Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 2.00 pm

The Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet to discuss a statutory recommendation from external auditors, Grant Thornton, regarding delays in the preparation of the council's financial accounts. The council was expected to consider the recommendation and approve a response.

October 21, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 21 October 2025 10.30 am

The Wiltshire Council meeting on 21 October 2025 addressed a range of topics, including the approval of the Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-2035, an update on the council's response to the climate emergency, and discussions on various motions from council members. The council also considered supplementary planning documents related to air quality and the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site. Additionally, the council addressed questions from members regarding tourism, council investments in Israel, and other local issues.

October 21, 2025
Standards Committee Vice-Chairman

Standards Committee - Thursday 2 October 2025 10.30 am

The Standards Committee met to discuss the status of code of conduct complaints, the annual complaints performance, the whistleblowing policy, and a review of the constitution. The committee agreed to note the reports on code of conduct complaints, the annual complaints performance, and the whistleblowing policy. They also directed the Constitution Focus Group to prioritise Part 6 and Protocol 3 for review.

October 02, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Exclusion of the Press and Public

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

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting for Item Number 14 due to the likely disclosure of exempt financial or business information, where withholding that information was deemed to be in the public interest.

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

Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter One Revenue Budget Monitoring

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

...to approve the creation of a new earmarked reserve and a virement of funds, while noting a forecast revenue budget overspend, savings delivery performance, a net operating surplus on the HRA, receipt of grant funding, transfers from reserves, and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant budgets.

Recommendations Approved

Land Appropriation

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

...to better align property use with appropriate holding powers, the Cabinet agreed to appropriate assets between the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account, subject to necessary approvals, and to make corresponding accounting adjustments for the 2025/26 financial year.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 15

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 9