Cllr Ben Evans
Email: ben.evans@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Council: Gloucestershire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
42 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Pension Committee - Thursday 4 December 2025 10.00 am
The agenda for the Pension Committee meeting included a business update on the Gloucestershire Pension Fund [^2], covering governance, operations, funding and investment. The committee was also scheduled to note the draft minutes of the Pension Board meeting held on 23 October 2025.
Cabinet - Wednesday 3 December 2025 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet met to discuss the draft budget for 2026/27, performance and risk monitoring, and several contracts and framework agreements. The Cabinet approved the draft budget for consultation, noted the forecast underspend for the current financial year, and approved the extension or procurement of contracts related to waste management, children's services, and property maintenance. Additionally, the Cabinet approved the development of the Coombe Hill site for a fire and rescue training facility, highways depot, care home, and residential housing.
Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 25 November 2025 1.30 pm
The Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board convened to discuss several key initiatives, including the progress of the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Coalition, Active Gloucestershire's efforts to promote youth activity, and the assignment of sponsors for priority areas within the board. The board endorsed the quarterly outcome-focused reporting of the pillar and locality board leads to the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Coalition, advocated for continued development of co-production charters, and voiced its assurance about ongoing alignment and integration with the Families First Partnership Programme and NHS 10 Year Plan.
Cabinet - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to support the proposal for a single unitary authority for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, and to submit this proposal to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Cabinet also discussed public questions regarding the local government reorganisation. Finally, the Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting to discuss exempt information.
County Council - Wednesday 12 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council met on Wednesday 12 November 2025, and members debated the future of local government reorganisation in the county, ultimately expressing a preference for a single unitary authority. They also approved a new council strategy and agreed to incorporate the views of young people in policy decisions. Additionally, councillors addressed concerns about highways maintenance and the impact of inheritance tax reforms on local farmers.
Decisions from Meetings
54 decisions · Page 10 of 11
Delivery of Structural Maintenance Works 2026 to 2034
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Highways, to conduct a competitive process and award a contract for structural maintenance works regarding carriageway resurfacing for an initial four-year period with a four-year extension option.
Recommendations Approved
Adult Social Care Operating Model: Delegated Functions
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...Gloucestershire County Council will provide occupational therapy, reablement assessment and therapy support, mental health social work, and supported accommodation services, while Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust will continue providing the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service, all starting September 2026, and the Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities is authorized to conduct a procurement process for domiciliary care and to modify agreements with Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board accordingly.
Recommendations Approved
Provision of additional budget to deliver residual waste bulking and transfer services in the Forest of Dean and Cotswold districts.
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...to allocate additional revenue funding and delegate authority to award contracts for residual waste bulking and haulage services in the Forest of Dean and Cotswold districts, while committing to financial and environmental improvements in those services.
Recommendations Approved
Gloucestershire Infrastructure Investment Fund
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025
...to approve a revised governance and decision-making process for the Gloucestershire Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), delegate authority for its implementation and management, and delegate authority to award loans under the scheme up to £3 million per loan and a total of £9 million over three years.
Recommendations Approved
Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18 June 2025 10.00 am - June 18, 2025
... the Cabinet of Gloucestershire decided to note the Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report for Quarter 4 of 2024/25, including the revenue budget underspend, savings delivery, capital outturn position, and Council's performance against Prudential Indicators, and to approve the transfer of the underspend to reserves, other technical reserve movements, and changes to the capital programme.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 42
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 54