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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Value for Money Programme

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

...to establish a Council Value for Money programme to support the Medium-Term Financial Strategy refresh, authorise the Executive Director for Resources to finalise the review's scope and delivery, and approve a public consultation to inform budget setting and the MTFS.

Recommendations Approved

Developing a Programme of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Projects

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

...to explore the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, the Cabinet approved a pipeline of AI projects, authorized the Executive Director for Resources to develop and approve projects within the program, allocated up to £730k from the Council’s Revenue Investment Fund, and authorized necessary procurement processes.

Recommendations Approved

Callendar Farm Primary School

From: Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 8 August 2025 1.30 pm - August 08, 2025

...to authorize the Executive Director for Children and Young People to invite tenders and enter into contracts for the Callendar Farm Primary School scheme, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Property, on terms acceptable to the Executive Director for Resources.

Recommendations Approved

Developer Funded Scheme - S278 D1736 School Lane Junction with Bowling Green Lane/Church Lane

From: County Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.00 am - July 22, 2025

...to approve the addition of £3.904 million to the Capital Programme for fully developer-funded section 278 highway improvement schemes at D1736 School Lane Junction with Bowling Green Lane / Church Lane, Exhall.

Additions to the Education Capital Programme 2025/26

From: County Council - Tuesday 22 July 2025 10.00 am - July 22, 2025

...to approve the addition of £2.960 million, funded from developer contributions and Basic Need Funding, to the capital programme to continue the scheme at The Queen Elizabeth Academy (Atherstone).

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 63