Katja Hornchen - Councillor for Bristol (Brislington East)

Councillor Katja Hornchen

Labour Brislington East

Email: Cllr.Katja.Hornchen@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Development Control A Committee (Vice-Chair) Children and Young People Policy Committee (Vice-Chair) Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Selection Committee (Committee Member) Call In Sub-Committee (of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board) Overview and Scrutiny Management Board Development Control B Committee People Scrutiny Commission Area Committee 5 Planning Committee A (Vice-Chair) Area Committee 09 (Committee Member) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Planning Committee A Vice-Chair

Planning Committee A - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Vice-Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 5:00 pm
Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) Committee Member

Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee of Public Health and Communities Policy Committee) - Monday, 19th January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 19, 2026, 5:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Planning Committee A Vice-Chair

Planning Committee A - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

78 decisions · Page 6 of 16

Children and Education Transformation Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the report providing an update on the Families First programme and the wider Children and Education Transformation and Savings Portfolio for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Education Capital Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to approve the delivery of a capital project providing 30 new school places at Henbury Court Academy, authorize spending £1.178m for its refurbishment, approve expanding the St Anne's project to include roof works with an additional £2m allocation, and authorize spending the funding for the St Anne's project.

Recommendations Approved

Home to School Travel Phase 2 Business Case

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...the Committee approved the drawdown of £0.523 million from the council’s Transformation Reserve to fund the implementation of the Home to School Travel Phase 2 project and authorized the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all necessary steps to implement the business case.

Recommendations Approved

Information item - Sanctuary Strategy and Action Plan

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...to note the report, draft strategy, and action plan regarding the Bristol Sanctuary Strategy and Action Plan 2025 to 2030.

Information Only

Update on concerns about social media use

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...to address concerns about social media use, they approved commissioning an independent investigation, with the Executive Director for Children and Education delegated the authority to identify a qualified reviewer and define the investigation's scope in consultation with committee members, the Parent Carer Forum, and other key stakeholders, using terms of reference submitted by Cllr Bailes.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.1

Decisions Recorded: 78