Hannah Swankie
Council: Gloucestershire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
16 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Cabinet - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.00 am
The Cabinet of Gloucestershire Council was scheduled to consider a range of financial and strategic matters, including the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, and Innovation Strategy. The meeting agenda also included discussions on the use of the Dedicated Schools Grant, the adoption of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy, and various operational and asset management plans.
Cabinet - Thursday 9 January 2025 2.00 pm
The Cabinet of Gloucestershire County Council met on Thursday 9 January 2025 and endorsed the Leader's response to the English Devolution White Paper, committing to local government reorganisation and devolution for Gloucestershire, and requesting a postponement of county council elections. The Cabinet also approved a draft budget for consultation, which includes a 4.99% Council Tax increase, and made decisions on various operational and strategic matters including waste haulage contracts, fire service duty systems, and IT system consolidation.
Cabinet - Wednesday 3 December 2025 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet met on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, and agreed to put the draft budget for 2026/27 out for public consultation. They also approved plans for a new fire and rescue service training facility, highways depot, care home, and residential housing at the Coombe Hill site, and agreed to extend several contracts for services including household recycling, fostering and residential care.
Cabinet - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to support the proposal for a single unitary authority for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, and to submit this proposal to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Cabinet also discussed public questions regarding the local government reorganisation. Finally, the Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting to discuss exempt information.
Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's cabinet met to discuss local government reorganisation, the council's strategy for the next four years, and improvements to the county's transport network. They agreed to put forward two proposals for local government reorganisation to the council, approved a new council strategy, and agreed to continue funding the development of a mass rapid transit business case for Gloucestershire.
Decisions from Meetings
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Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report - Quarter 2 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
...to note the Q2 forecast of a £580k underspend, approve the use of £39.408 million in reserves, including £1 million for road resurfacing, note the forecast delivery of £25.929 million in savings, approve capital budget profile changes and programme transfers, note the Prudential Indicator monitoring, and note the report on the Council's performance and risks.
Recommendations Approved
Gloucestershire County Council’s (the council) Adult Social Care (ASC) Fairer Contributions Policy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
...to approve in principle a revised Adult Social Care Fairer Contributions Policy, pending funding approval in February 2025, which includes increasing the Minimum Income Guarantee, disregarding the difference between higher and standard rate Personal Independence Payments, and introducing an administration fee for certain individuals requesting council-arranged at-home care.
Recommendations Approved
Procure and Award a Contract for Traffic Signal Maintenance and Capital funded Improvements
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
...to procure a new 5+2 year contract for traffic signal maintenance, installation, and improvement works, enable interim contracts for continuity, delegate authority for a mini-competition and contract award, approve a 4-month extension with Telent Technology Services Ltd, and approve a direct award to Telent for traffic signals works related to the DfT obsolescence grant.
Recommendations Approved
Draft 2025/26 - 2028/29 Budget for Consultation
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
...to approve the draft revenue, capital, and Dedicated Schools Grant budgets for 2025/26-2028/29 for consultation and scrutiny, including a public consultation period from December 5th, 2024, to January 10th, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Adults & Children’s IT Social Care Systems Contract Consolidation
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 4 December 2024 10.00 am - December 04, 2024
... to award a call-off contract to Liquidlogic Limited for the supply of Adults and Children’s IT Social Care Case Management and Finance Systems for an initial period of five years, with the option to extend for a further two years, and delegated authority to the Director of People and Digital Services to determine whether to exercise the extension.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 16
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 96