Andy Begley
Council: Shropshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am
The Shropshire Council Cabinet met on 10 September 2025 and declared a financial emergency, directing the Chief Executive to implement emergency measures to reduce non-essential spending and to create a sustainable corporate plan. They also approved a consultation on the Shrewsbury Town Centre Design Code, along with residential design guidance, and agreed to allocate funds for improvements to Bishop's Castle Arts and Leisure Centre.
Transformation and Improvement Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 8th September, 2025 10.00 am
The Transformation and Improvement Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Shropshire Council met on 8 September 2025 to discuss the annual customer feedback report, financial monitoring, and performance monitoring, as well as proposals for the committee's work programme for 2025-2026. The committee was also scheduled to receive public and member questions. Reports on financial and performance monitoring for Quarter 1 2025/26, and financial monitoring for Period 4 were expected to be presented, but were not included in the report pack.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 10.30 am
The Cabinet of Shropshire Council were scheduled to meet on 9 July 2025 to discuss the annual treasury management, customer feedback, financial monitoring, a SEND strategy, planning reforms and the transfer of coroner's officers to the council.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 10.30 am
Here is a summary of the topics that were scheduled for discussion at the Shropshire Council Cabinet meeting on 11 June 2025, according to the agenda and report pack. It is important to note that this summary is based on the documents provided and does not reflect actual discussions, decisions, or outcomes of the meeting.
Transformation and Improvement Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 9th June, 2025 10.00 am
The Transformation and Improvement Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Shropshire Council met to discuss a range of topics, including member bullying and harassment, financial performance, and the council's work programme. The committee was also scheduled to review the progress against the Shropshire Plan.
Decisions from Meetings
74 decisions · Page 3 of 15
Children's Social Care Ofsted Report and Next Steps
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 10, 2025
...Cabinet acknowledged the outstanding achievement of Shropshire Children's Services following the recent Ofsted inspection, along with the Council's commitment to sustaining this achievement and recognizing the preventative benefits for children, young people, and families, and agreed to share the report with Full Council on September 25th, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Monitoring Report Quarter 1 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 10, 2025
...to address a projected £33.544m overspend, the Cabinet directed the Chief Executive to instruct all Officers to urgently take necessary actions to improve the financial forecast, focusing on savings and mitigating actions for 2025/26, and considered the potential impact on the General Fund Balance and future service pressures.
Recommendations Approved
Scrutiny Item - Skateboard Facility and Pump Track Petition - recommendation from Economy & Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 10, 2025
...to address a petition for a skateboard facility and pump track in Oswestry, the Cabinet resolved to have the relevant Portfolio Holders explore transferring land to Oswestry Town Council for that purpose and to present a report on their findings on October 15th.
Recommendations Approved
Shropshire SEND and AP Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 09, 2025
...to recommend to full Council the adoption of the final draft SEND and AP Strategy 2025-2029 and the draft Outcomes Framework as a 'live working document', while also receiving a progress update in six months on the implementation plans and refinement of the strategy.
Recommendations Approved
Transfer of Coronerâs Officers to Shropshire Council
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 9th July, 2025 10.30 am - July 09, 2025
...to authorize the transfer of management of six Coroner's Officers from West Mercia Police to Shropshire Council, along with a tapering transfer of funding, with a target date of October 1, 2025, and to delegate the details of the transfer to the Service Director – Legal and Governance in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Public Protection.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 74