Jo Bird - Councillor for Wirral (Bromborough)

Councillor Jo Bird

Green Party Bromborough

Email: jobird@wirral.gov.uk

Council: Wirral

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Pensions Committee Council (Committee Member) Policy and Resources Committee Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee (Committee Member) Audit and Risk Management Committee (Spokesperson) Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee (Deputy)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 2 of 11

Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 1st December 2025 6.00 p.m.

December 01, 2025
Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee Committee Member

Extra, Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee - Tuesday, 18th November 2025 6.00 p.m.

November 18, 2025
Audit and Risk Management Committee Spokesperson

Audit and Risk Management Committee - Tuesday, 4th November 2025 6.00 p.m.

November 04, 2025
Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee Committee Member

Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee - Tuesday, 21st October 2025 6.00 p.m.

October 21, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 13th October 2025 6.00 p.m.

October 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

53 decisions · Page 1 of 11

Improving Services for People Receiving Day Care

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20th January 2026 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...authorised the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning to commence a formal consultation on options for the future delivery model of the Council's Day service provision and to bring back recommendations based on that consultation.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Establishment of Commissioning Frameworks for Adult Social Care

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20th January 2026 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...agreed to establish, develop, and implement one or more Wirral Borough Council framework agreements to support the delivery of statutory functions under the Care Act 2014, and delegated authority to the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning to appoint providers following a procurement process.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Application and Review of Charges

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20th January 2026 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...approved increases to the weekly charges for technology enabled care, the per-journey charge for adult transport, and the per-session and full-day charges for day services, all effective from 1 April 2026.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Review of AbleMe

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20th January 2026 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...the AbleMe service would be ceased by 31 March 2026, with the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning authorised to manage the consultation with affected staff and mitigate the impact of this cessation.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Outcome of the review of the Minimum Income Guarantee

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 20th January 2026 6.00 p.m. - January 20, 2026

...the council will cease its discretionary financial contribution to the Minimum Income Guarantee, apply the national MIG from October 2026 after re-assessment, and require new service users to contribute based on the national MIG from April 2026, while also commissioning extra capacity for these financial re-assessments.

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 54

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 53