Derek Beer - Councillor for Dorset (Shaftesbury Town)

Councillor Derek Beer

Liberal Democrats Shaftesbury Town

Email: derekbeer@icloud.com

Council: Dorset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Licensing Sub-Committee (Chair) Licensing Committee Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee’ (Chair) People and Health Scrutiny Committee Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Dorset Council (Committee Member) General Licensing Committee (Chair) Cabinet General Licensing Sub-Committee (Committee Member) The Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) (Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

General Licensing Sub-Committee Committee Member

General Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 9th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 09, 2026, 10:00 am
General Licensing Committee Chair

General Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 11.00 am

January 28, 2026, 11:00 am
Licensing Sub-Committee Chair

Licensing and Gambling Acts Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee’ Chair

Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am

January 28, 2026, 10:30 am
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee Guest

Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.30 pm

January 22, 2026, 5:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

11 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Dorset Council 04 July 2025 until 17 July 2025 – STOKE ROAD, BEAMINSTER

From: General Licensing Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 13th August, 2025 10.30 am - August 13, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Care Dorset: Acquisition of an Operating Care Home

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 28, 2025

The acquisition of an operating care home by Care Dorset.  

Recommendations Approved

Local Authority Housing Fund 3

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 28, 2025

To request Cabinet’s support to allocate the funding to a Registered Provider (RP) who will use this funding along with their own resources to source 10 properties.  

Recommendations Approved

December 2024 (Period 9) Financial Management Report 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 28, 2025

To consider the December 2024 (Quarter 3) Financial Management Report 2024/25.  

Recommendations Approved

Development of Blandford Waste Management Centre

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 6.30 pm - January 28, 2025

Seeking cabinet approval to award a contract to construct and develop a new waste management centre at Blandford, using the Dorset Highways Works Term Service Contract, within the approved capital funding.  

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 11