Cllr Graham Wright
Email: graham.wright@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.30 am
The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 28 January 2026 to review the Q3 performance and risk monitoring report for 2025/26, discuss the executive's response to a rapid scrutiny exercise on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and consider a proposal for a new task group to review Area Board grant funding. The committee also received updates on various task group activities and the forward work programmes of select committees.
Finance and Procurement Select Committee - Tuesday 27 January 2026 10.30 am
The Finance and Procurement Select Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Tuesday 27 January 2026 to scrutinise the draft budget for 2026/27 and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2026/27 to 2028/29. The committee noted the draft budget and MTFS, referring their comments to Cabinet and Full Council for consideration. They also requested further detail on borrowing costs and specific budget lines, noting that a number of savings were incompletely defined.
Cabinet - Tuesday 20 January 2026 10.00 am
The Wiltshire Council Cabinet met on Tuesday 20 January 2026, approving a new Parking Plan and revised parking tariffs, and endorsing the future direction of adoption services. The Cabinet also agreed to delegate authority for the procurement of a new travel management provider and noted the annual housing report.
Extraordinary Meeting, Council - Wednesday 7 January 2026 10.30 am
The Wiltshire Council met on Wednesday 7 January 2026 for an extraordinary meeting where councillors debated and voted on several key financial and policy matters. The meeting saw the rejection of a proposal to allocate £2.5 million for the freehold transfer of St Stephen's Multi-Storey Car Park in Trowbridge, but approved an increase to the council tax premium on long-term empty homes and a framework for fees and charges.
Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am
The Wiltshire Council cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including waste management, adoption services, and budget adjustments, and agreed to increase council tax on second homes and long-term empty properties. They also approved a plan to create a special school satellite campus at the Northwood Centre, and to award a contract for bus shelter maintenance.
Decisions from Meetings
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Future Waste Service Delivery Arrangements
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...to approve future waste service delivery arrangements, including contract extensions, public-to-public Local Authority Trading Company partnerships, and service delivery and cost mitigation proposals, while noting updated budget requirements and capital borrowing needs.
Recommendations Approved
Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
... the Cabinet of Wiltshire approved the Enhanced Biodiversity Duty Report, noted the actions taken to date, and endorsed the 5-year plan for biodiversity improvements, fulfilling the legal requirement for public authorities to report on their efforts to conserve and enhance biodiversity.
Recommendations Approved
Performance Monitoring 2025/26 Q2
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...to note and agree the performance against selected measures mapped to the Council’s strategic priorities, providing a quarterly update on progress against the nine Priorities laid out in Our Wiltshire Plan 2025-35.
Recommendations Approved
Fees and Charges Framework
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...the Cabinet approved the proposed principles and methodology for setting fees and charges, as well as the contents of the Fees and Charges Framework, and noted the proposed increase to fees and charges for 2026/27.
Recommendations Approved
Council Tax Long-Term Empty Homes Premium
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9 December 2025 10.00 am - December 09, 2025
...to recommend to Full Council to approve increasing the Long-Term Empty Homes Premium to the maximum permissible levels from April 1, 2026, charging 100% for homes empty 1-5 years, 200% for 5-10 years, and 300% for 10+ years, with only compulsory exceptions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 79
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 80