Heather Lappin
Council: Dorset
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
17 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday, 12th January, 2026 6.30 pm
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday, 24th November, 2025 6.30 pm
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 6.30 pm
20 attendees, 8 documents, 2 media files
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday, 7th July, 2025 5.30 pm
Decisions from Meetings
14 decisions · Page 1 of 3
Maintained School Funding Decisions 2026-27
From: Schools' Forum - Friday, 7th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 07, 2025
...to determine maintained school funding decisions for the 2026-27 financial year, including de-delegated decisions on trade union facilities, termination costs, and free school meal eligibility checking, as well as central retention of funding for education functions.
For Determination
Our Future Council Outline Business Case and Draft Transformation Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 19, 2024
This will provide the strategic framework for whole council transformation including target operating model, governance farmwork, high-level transformation roadmap and success measures for 2025-29.
Recommendations Approved
Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 19, 2024
This policy set out the discretionary and mandatory financial assistance Dorset Council offer to eligible residents to improv or adapt their property in the DORSET Council area. The Council are required by the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 to agree and publish a policy for any housing assistance it wishes to offer.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) and budget strategy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 19, 2024
To receive a budget update for 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
Weymouth Harbour - Future Development and Open Port Duty Report
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 6.30 pm - November 19, 2024
This report provides an update on the progress of Weymouth Harbour’s future development, focusing on the modification of the Harbour’s Open Port Duty to allow for commercial development opportunities in line with the Council’s Government funding commitments. The proposal allows for a Harbour Revision Order (HRO) to restrict the current Open Port Duty, allowing the harbour to accommodate vessels of a specified size while ensuring compliance with Statutory Harbour Authority obligations.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 17
Average per Month: 0.9
Decisions Recorded: 14 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.