Dean Richards - Councillor for Warwickshire

Councillor Dean Richards

 Conservative

Email: deanrichards@warwickshire.gov.uk

Council: Warwickshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel (Committee Member) Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

12 meetings · Page 3 of 3

Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 25 June 2025 2.00 pm

The Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to appoint a chair and vice-chair, endorse principles of effective scrutiny, discuss economic development, review the year-end integrated performance report, and consider customer feedback. Councillor Chris Mills was appointed chair and Councillor Stephen Shaw was appointed vice-chair of the committee. The committee endorsed the principles of effective overview and scrutiny set out in the appendix to the [Principles of Effective Overview and Scrutiny Covering Report June 2025 1].

June 25, 2025
County Council

Annual Council, County Council - Friday 16 May 2025 10.00 am

At the annual general meeting of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor Edward Harris was elected as chair, Councillor Dale Keeling was elected as vice-chair, and Councillor Rob Howard was appointed as leader of the council. Councillors also approved appointments to committees and other bodies, received the annual report on the use of urgency and call-in procedures, reviewed the overview and scrutiny annual report, and approved amendments to contract standing orders.

May 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

15 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire

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

...to recommend that the Cabinet consider supporting the establishment of town and parish councils, full membership of the West Midlands Combined Authority, and a single unitary council for Warwickshire when making its final submission to the Secretary of State regarding local government reorganisation.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Independent Persons

From: County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am - September 23, 2025

...to comply with the Localism Act 2011, the council approved the appointment of Garth Murphy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Howard Darling, and Ray Tomkinson to the Panel of Independent Persons for a four-year term ending September 30, 2029.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 12

Average per Month: 1.5

Decisions Recorded: 15