Hannah Swankie
Council: Gloucestershire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
18 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Cabinet - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 10.00 am
The Cabinet of Gloucestershire Council is scheduled to consider a range of important reports at its meeting on Wednesday 18 March 2026. Key discussions are expected to focus on the council's strategic direction, climate change initiatives, and public transport.
Cabinet - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on Wednesday 28 January 2026 to discuss and approve the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026/27 to 2029/30, which includes a proposed revenue budget of £697.8 million and a Band D council tax increase of 4.99%. The Cabinet also agreed to adopt Gloucestershire's Multi-Agency School Attendance Strategy 2025-2028 and approved the publication of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
96 decisions · Page 3 of 20
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Scheme and Business Case Development
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to continue funding the development of a mass rapid transit business case and an early scheme development programme for Gloucestershire, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into a legal agreement with Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) authorities to accept £1 million in CIL funding and engage WSP UK Limited to undertake the work.
Recommendations Approved
Council Strategy (2025-2029)
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to approve the Council Strategy 2025-2029 – ‘A stronger future, built together’ for recommendation to Full Council on 12th November.
Recommendations Approved
Full proposals for Reorganisation of Local Government in Gloucestershire
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to refer two proposals for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire—one creating a single unitary authority and the other creating two unitary authorities based on an East/West division—to the Council for consideration.
Recommendations Approved
Supply of laptops to support GCC's Replacement Programme
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to support the Council's rolling laptop replacement programme, authority was delegated to the Director of People and Digital Services, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and Transformation, to award multiple call-off contracts for the supply of Microsoft Surface laptops over a 3-year period, within budget, to the Most Economically Advantageous Tenderer under a Crown Commercial Services framework agreement.
Recommendations Approved
Planning Performance Agreements
From: Cabinet - Monday 3 November 2025 10.00 am - November 03, 2025
...to adopt a Planning Performance Agreements Charter and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure to enter into Planning Performance Agreements based on the Charter, enabling the County Council to manage complex planning applications more efficiently and transparently.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 18
Average per Month: 0.8
Decisions Recorded: 96