Karen Grinsell - Councillor for Solihull ( Shirley East)

Councillor Karen Grinsell

 Conservative  Shirley East  Leader of the Council and Lead Member for Children and Education

Email: karen.grinsell@solihull.gov.uk

Council: Solihull

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Economic Development, Managed Growth and Skills Scrutiny Board Resources & Delivering Value Scrutiny Board CPH Children and Education Decision Session (Committee Member) Solihull Health & Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Remuneration Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday 11th December 2025 6.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Council - Tuesday 9th December 2025 6.00 pm

December 09, 2025
CPH Children and Education Decision Session CANCELLED Committee Member

CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Wednesday 26th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 26, 2025
Remuneration Committee Committee Member

Remuneration Committee - Monday 17th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 17, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday 13th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

84 decisions · Page 3 of 17

Annual Complaints & Compliments Report- Solihull’s Children’s Services, 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025

From: CPH Children and Education Decision Session - Thursday 18th September 2025 6.00 pm - September 18, 2025

...to endorse the content of the Annual Complaints & Compliments Report – 2024/25 for the Children’s & Education Directorate.

Recommendations Approved

Schedule 1 of the West Midlands Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017, Combined Authority Roads

From: Cabinet - Thursday 11th September 2025 6.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to consent to the submission of a proposal to the Secretary of State to amend the 2017 Order, removing Schedule 1 which designates specific roads as Combined Authority Roads, and to consent to the laying of the draft order once received from the Secretary of State, following a public consultation and the WMCA Board meeting.

Recommendations Approved

2025/26 Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) Update as at 31 July 2025

From: Cabinet - Thursday 11th September 2025 6.00 pm - September 11, 2025

...to note and approve the current financial position and actions being taken to address budget variances, approve budget adjustments up to Period 4 of 2025/26, approve the Council's 2025/26 Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) anticipated payment allocation, approve drawing down up to £300,000 from the Mell Square Reserve to fund refurbishment works at 5 – 9 Mill Lane, and approve the contribution of the year end surplus in relation to the Employment and Skills service to the existing Employment, Learn and Engage reserve.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 3.2

Decisions Recorded: 84