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 5 of 6

Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee Portfolio Holder

Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 2 July 2025 2.00 pm

The Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key reports, including the principles of effective scrutiny, customer feedback, integrated performance, and treasury management. The committee endorsed the principles of effective overview and scrutiny. Members raised questions about fire service resources, staff support, and financial performance, with several items slated for further review and responses from portfolio holders.

July 02, 2025
Regulatory Committee Vice-Chair

Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 1 July 2025 10.30 am

The Regulatory Committee convened to elect a chair, review planning applications for the Ufton Landfill Site, and discuss appointments to external organisations. Councillor Chris Mills was elected as chair. The committee deferred decisions on planning applications relating to the Ufton Landfill Site pending a site visit.

July 01, 2025
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions Committee Member

Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 27 June 2025 12.00 pm

June 27, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Thursday 12 June 2025 1.45 pm

The Warwickshire County Council Cabinet met for its first meeting of the new administration, addressing key financial reports, education capital programme additions, and procurement approvals. The Cabinet endorsed the Treasury Management and Investment Outturn reports, approved the Financial Outturn Report with a plan to address overspending, and approved additions to the Education Capital Programme for 2025/26.

June 12, 2025
Regulatory Committee CANCELLED

Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 10 June 2025 10.30 am

June 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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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