Dr Kate Usmar - Cllr for Gloucestershire

Cllr Dr Kate Usmar

Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Adults' Support & Independence

Email: Kate.Usmar@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Council: Gloucestershire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: (Chair) Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board (Chair) County Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

22 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 28 January 2026 10.00 am

The Cabinet of Gloucestershire Council was scheduled to consider a range of financial and strategic matters, including the Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, and Innovation Strategy. The meeting agenda also included discussions on the use of the Dedicated Schools Grant, the adoption of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy, and various operational and asset management plans.

January 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Committee Chair

Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership - Tuesday 27 January 2026 1.30 pm

The Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership meeting scheduled for Tuesday 27 January 2026 was set to cover updates on key health initiatives, including a blood pressure exemplar theme, a strategic overview of tobacco dependency, and an update on employment support programmes. The meeting also included arrangements for NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) clustering.

January 27, 2026, 1:30 pm
Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board Chair

Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 13 January 2026 3.52 pm

January 13, 2026, 3:52 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

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.

December 03, 2025
Committee Chair

Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership - Tuesday 25 November 2025 4.23 pm

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Youth Justice Plan 2025/28

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025

...to recommend the Youth Justice Plan 2025/28 to Council for approval.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of Gloucestershire County Council's Local Development Guide 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025

... to adopt the Gloucestershire County Council’s Local Development Guide 2025 and delegate authority for preparing and approving topic-specific supplementary guidance notes.

Recommendations Approved

Framework Procurement for Network Services

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025

...to ensure continued network services for Gloucestershire County Council, the Cabinet approved awarding a contract to British Telecommunications Public Limited Company (BT) for a three-year term, with options to extend for two additional one-year periods, under the YPO 01229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions 2 Framework.

Recommendations Approved

Provision of Pathway 2 Beds in Gloucestershire Care Homes

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025

...to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adults’ Support and Independence, to conduct a competitive procurement process for a multi-provider framework agreement to supply short-term residential and nursing care (Pathway 2 beds) to support hospital discharge, appoint preferred tenderers, award call-off contracts within financial limits, and determine whether to extend those contracts.

Recommendations Approved

The creation of additional school places at Severnbanks Primary School and Henley Bank High School

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 23 July 2025 10.00 am - July 23, 2025

...to approve changes to the Children & Families Capital Programme, adding funding for capital expansion projects at Severnbanks Primary School and Henley Bank High School, and delegating authority for related procurement and funding agreements.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 22

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 54