George Finch - Councillor for Warwickshire

Councillor George Finch

 Reform UK  Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Children & Families

Email: georgefinch@warwickshire.gov.uk

Council: Warwickshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Portfolio Holder, Committee Member) Cabinet (Chair, Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Chair) Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee (County Councillor, Portfolio Holder)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

32 meetings · Page 1 of 7

County Council Committee Member

County Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions Committee Member

Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 12 December 2025 12.00 pm

Here is a summary of the items scheduled to be discussed at the Portfolio Holder Decisions meeting.

December 12, 2025
Cabinet Chair

Cabinet - Thursday 11 December 2025 1.45 pm

The Warwickshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss the 2026/27 budget, the education capital programme, and the Get Warwickshire Working Plan. The Cabinet will also consider updates to the strategic risk management framework and supported lodgings for young people.

December 11, 2025
Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 10.00 am

The Children & Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss a range of issues at their meeting on 25 November. These include updates from cabinet portfolio holders, the work of the Corporate Parenting Panel, performance reports, post-16 education, Ofsted inspections, school outcomes, and family hubs. The committee will also review its work programme and items on the forward plan.

November 25, 2025
Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee County Councillor

Additional meeting, Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 20 November 2025 11.00 am

The Resources and Fire & Rescue Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss updates on the Wheat Street development in Nuneaton and the Resourcing to Risk programme for Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service (WFRS). The committee reviewed the financial aspects of the Wheat Street development, and heard that the Resourcing to Risk programme is largely on track, with improvements seen in response times and resource availability.

November 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman – Annual Review and Summary of Upheld Complaints

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

...to receive and comment on the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's annual review and summary of upheld complaints for the financial year 2024/25.

Recommendations Approved

2025-26 Financial monitoring - Forecast position at Quarter 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

... the Cabinet of Warwickshire considered and commented on the forecast financial position at Quarter 1, including a net service spend of £1.642m needing reserve funding, a savings delivery shortfall against the £19.864m target, a controllable capital spend of £219.738m, and approved moving £60.830m in capital program spending from 2025/26 to future years.

Recommendations Approved

Developer Funded Section 278 - D1915 B4113 Pickards Way Wilson Lane LILO and B4113 Longford Road Roundabout, Exhall Coventry

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

...to recommend to Council the addition of £6,411,400 to the Capital Programme for 2025/2026 for developer-funded highway improvements at B4113 Pickard’s Way / Wilsons Lane Left In Left Out (LILO) Junction and Longford Road Roundabout, Exhall, Coventry (D1915), and subject to Council approval, to authorize the Executive Director for Communities to procure and enter into necessary contracts and agreements to implement the scheme.

Recommendations approved

Consideration of Public Interest Report

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

...it considered a Public Interest Report from the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman regarding the phase transfer process for children with Education, Health and Care Plans, endorsed the report's recommendations, and authorized a written response to the Ombudsman outlining the steps the Council will take to comply.

Recommendations Approved

Wheat Street/ Leicester Road Nuneaton – Compulsory Purchase Order

From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025

...to facilitate the construction of Wheat Street and Leicester Road in Nuneaton, the Cabinet authorized the Executive Director for Resources to acquire land or rights, through agreement or a Compulsory Purchase Order, contingent upon planning permission and secured funding, and also authorized minor drawing modifications and agreements with landowners regarding objections.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 63