Dale Bridgewater - Councillor for Warwickshire

Councillor Dale Bridgewater

 Reform UK  Portfolio Holder for Fire and Rescue and Community Safety

Email: dalebridgewater@warwickshire.gov.uk

Council: Warwickshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Regulatory Committee (Vice-Chair) Cabinet (Committee Member) Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Portfolio Holder) Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

26 meetings · Page 2 of 6

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday 13 November 2025 1.45 pm

The Warwickshire County Council Cabinet met to discuss the 2025/26 financial monitoring forecast, treasury management, performance, and active travel schemes, with a focus on addressing budget overspends and improving services. The Cabinet approved the recommendations in the Financial Monitoring Report Q2 2025-26, the Treasury Management Half Year Update Report 2025/26, the Quarter 2 Integrated Performance Report 2025/26, and the schemes funded by the Active Travel Fund (round 5). Discussions on the West Midlands Safe Centre and the A46 Stoneleigh Junction were held in private due to confidential information.

November 13, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday 6 November 2025 3.00 pm

Warwickshire County Council's cabinet has approved the submission of a proposal for a single unitary authority to the government, following a full council debate on 14 October 2025. The proposal, detailed in Appendix 1 for Unitary Local Government in Warwickshire Submission of Full Proposals, will be submitted by 28 November 2025. The cabinet also addressed concerns and misconceptions raised during previous discussions, particularly those related to the financial implications and the impact on local communities.

November 06, 2025
Regulatory Committee Vice-Chair

Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 4 November 2025 10.30 am

The Warwickshire County Council Regulatory Committee met to discuss a diversion order for a public footpath, and to note the delegated decisions that had been made since their last meeting. The committee voted to send the diversion order for public footpath T9 in Middleton to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

November 04, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday 16 October 2025 1.45 pm

Warwickshire County Council's cabinet convened to discuss and make decisions on a range of issues, including a developer-funded highway scheme, proposed changes to home-to-school transport, healthy lifestyle services, and the community safety agreement. The cabinet approved recommendations for all agenda items, each of which will be subject to call-in.

October 16, 2025
County Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Meeting, County Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 11.00 am

Warwickshire County Council met to discuss and comment on proposals for unitary local government in Warwickshire, with a final decision delegated to the cabinet. The council voted to recommend that the cabinet consider the importance of town and parish councils, that full constituent membership of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) would be the best arrangement, and that a single unitary council for Warwickshire is the optimum model for local governance. Amendments to the proposals were put forward but were all rejected.

October 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

61 decisions · Page 1 of 13

Schemes funded by the Active Travel Fund (round 5)

From: Cabinet - Thursday 13 November 2025 1.45 pm - November 13, 2025

...to improve a section of the Lias Line greenway in Rugby, the Cabinet authorised the Executive Director for Communities to enter into a sub-grant agreement with Sustrans, allocating £322,710 from the Active Travel Fund.

Recommendations Approved

West Midlands Safe Centre

From: Cabinet - Thursday 13 November 2025 1.45 pm - November 13, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding placements for children outlined in the West Midlands Safe Centre report.

Recommendations Approved

A46 Stoneleigh Junction

From: Cabinet - Thursday 13 November 2025 1.45 pm - November 13, 2025

...to determine the next steps regarding an update on the A46 Stoneleigh Junction project.

For Determination

Treasury Management Half Year Update Report 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday 13 November 2025 1.45 pm - November 13, 2025

...that Cabinet received and commented upon the Treasury Management Half Year Update Report for 2025/26, which provided an update on treasury management activity and performance for the first half of the financial year.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 26

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 61