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) 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.

31 meetings · Page 6 of 7

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday 10 July 2025 1.45 pm

The Warwickshire County Council Cabinet met to discuss the financial framework, additions to the education capital programme, bus service improvements, a developer-funded scheme, domestic abuse support, changes to primary school age ranges, and the modern slavery statement. The cabinet approved recommendations for the financial framework, additions to the education capital programme, the bus service improvement plan, and changes to primary school age ranges. They also approved the recommissioning of the Domestic Abuse Specialist Counselling and Therapy Service (DASCAT) and the updated Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement.

July 10, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 9 July 2025 1.30 pm

Councillor Anne-Marie Sonko, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Health, chaired the Health and Wellbeing Board meeting, which included discussions on system discharge pathways, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), and the development of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2026-31. The board also received updates on the Warwickshire Safeguarding Adults Board and the Warwickshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership, as well as the Health and Wellbeing Board Executive Group. The board agreed to support public engagement for the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and endorsed the direction of travel for the JSNA work programme.

July 09, 2025
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions Committee Member

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

June 27, 2025
Corporate Parenting Panel

Corporate Parenting Panel - Monday 16 June 2025 10.00 am

The Warwickshire Council Corporate Parenting Panel were scheduled to meet on Monday 16 June 2025 to discuss the role of corporate parenting, the virtual school, the voice, influence and change team, Warwickshire children's homes and performance data. The panel were also scheduled to discuss the development of a work programme.

June 16, 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

Decisions from Meetings

62 decisions · Page 1 of 13

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: 31

Average per Month: 3.9

Decisions Recorded: 62