Kate Critchel

Council: Dorset

Committees: The Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) Cabinet (Officer) Harbours Advisory Committee (Officer) Corporate Parenting Board (Officer) Pension Fund Committee (Officer) Dorchester Markets Informal Joint Panel (Officer) Place and Resources Overview Committee Staffing Committee (Officer) Dorset Council (Officer) General Licensing Committee People and Health Overview Committee Shareholder Committee for Care Dorset Holdings Ltd Schools' Forum (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

69 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 6:30 pm
Dorchester Markets Informal Joint Panel Officer

Dorchester Markets Informal Joint Panel - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
Schools' Forum Officer

Schools' Forum - Friday, 16th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 16, 2026, 2:00 pm
Corporate Parenting Board Officer

Corporate Parenting Board - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 3.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

108 decisions · Page 7 of 22

Children's Services, Inspection of Local Authority Children's Services - Post Inspection Update

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 09, 2025

... that the Cabinet of Dorset received and noted the Post Inspection Action Plan regarding Children's Services progress and impact against the action plan following the May 2025 inspection.

Recommendations Approved

Dorset Council Property and Housing Repairs - Replacement of RMMSCW Framework

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025

... to approve a new approach to property and housing repairs, maintenance, and small capital works, including procuring long-term contracts, identifying a framework for small capital works, and implementing an interim solution while the long-term contracts are procured, delegating authority for awarding interim contracts and selecting a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for capital works.

Recommendations approved

Additional Procurement Forward Plan Report - over £500k (2025-26) and Modern Slavery Transparency Statement 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to approve the commencement of procurement procedures for projects exceeding £500k as detailed in Appendix 1, delegate authority to relevant Cabinet Members for final procurement documentation and contract awards, and publish the Modern Slavery Transparency Statement for 2024-2025.

Recommendations Approved

Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to formally adopt the Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan as part of the statutory development plan for the Knightsford Neighbourhood Area and to congratulate Knightsford Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Group on their successful plan.

Recommendations Approved

Acquisition of land for SEND provision

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025

To approve the acquisition of land to accommodate the expansion of an SEND School, to meet current and future pupil numbers and to create other SEND related educational facilities.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 69

Average per Month: 3.5

Decisions Recorded: 108