Ben Groom - Councillor for Solihull ( Smith's Wood)

Councillor Ben Groom

 Green Party  Smith's Wood  Deputy Leader of the Green Group

Email: ben.groom@solihull.gov.uk

Council: Solihull

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Children’s Services & Education Scrutiny Board (Committee Member) CPH Adult Social Care and Health Decision Session Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Solihull Health & Wellbeing Board Council (Committee Member) Resources & Delivering Value Scrutiny Board Governance Committee CPH Communities Decision Session (Committee Member) CPH Children and Education Decision Session

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

50 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Committee Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 9th December 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Thursday 27th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 27, 2025
CPH Communities Decision Session Committee Member

CPH Communities Decision Session - Tuesday 18th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 7th October 2025 5.30 pm

54 attendees, 26 documents, 0 media files

October 07, 2025
Licensing Committee Committee Member

Licensing Committee - Wednesday 1st October 2025 5.30 pm

12 attendees, 6 documents, 0 media files

October 01, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

28 decisions · Page 3 of 6

QUESTIONS AND DEPUTATIONS

From: CPH Communities Decision Session - Monday 16th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 16, 2025

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APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTIONS

From: CPH Communities Decision Session - Monday 16th June 2025 6.00 pm - June 16, 2025

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Matched funding project with Solihull schools (CAIPE)

From: CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Tuesday 3rd June 2025 6.00 pm - June 03, 2025

To consider approval in establishing a collaborative approach to improve pupil experiences within schools – which uses a proportion of the dedicated schools grant high needs block to jointly fund projects with groups of schools. This will be targeted at early identification and intervention to reduce escalating needs and costs to the dedicated schools grant – but in a way which responds flexibility to the needs of different school communities.

Recommendations Approved

Apologies and Substitutions

From: CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Tuesday 3rd June 2025 6.00 pm - June 03, 2025

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Declarations of Interests

From: CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Tuesday 3rd June 2025 6.00 pm - June 03, 2025

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Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 28