Cllr Laura Mayes
Email: laura.mayes@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
69 meetings · Page 1 of 14
Devizes Area Board - Monday 1 December 2025 6.30 pm
The Devizes Area Board met to discuss community grants, updates from partner organisations such as Wiltshire Police and Age UK Wiltshire, and to review the area board's priorities. Councillors were also scheduled to hear a presentation on winter highway preparedness and to discuss the upcoming Wiltshire Youth Council elections.
Staffing Policy Committee - Wednesday 26 November 2025 2.00 pm
The Staffing Policy Committee of Wiltshire Council met on 26 November 2025 to discuss workforce analytics, management development, employee experience, and recruitment practices. The committee was scheduled to receive updates on the Biannual Workforce Report, the Management Development Initiative, the Employee Experience Survey, the Exit Interviews Project, and the SEND Recruitment Project. Councillors were also expected to review and approve the minutes from a previous meeting.
Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.30 am
The Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to note an update on the Wiltshire Community Strategic Partnership's work, including improvements to systems for the public to report anti-social behaviour, and to receive a further update in six months. The committee also endorsed the findings and recommendations of a Rapid Scrutiny Exercise on corporate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), while expressing disappointment at the Executive's limited acceptance of the recommendations, and agreed to consider two notices of motion regarding screenwash and billposting, task group updates, and select committee forward work programmes.
Children's Select Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 2.00 pm
The Children's Select Committee were scheduled to discuss a range of reports and updates, including the Safety Valve Programme, school attendance, updates from the Department for Education (DfE), education performance outcomes, safeguarding, adoption, and the committee's forward work programme. The meeting was also scheduled to include verbal updates from the Cabinet Member and Directors.
Officer Appointments Committee - Thursday 6 November 2025 9.00 am
The Officer Appointments Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to meet on Thursday 6 November 2025, to discuss the appointment of a Director of Commissioning. The meeting was also scheduled to cover standard agenda items such as apologies, declarations of interest, public participation and confirmation of the minutes from the previous meeting. Due to the confidential nature of the appointment, the public was scheduled to be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the appointment.
Decisions from Meetings
53 decisions · Page 2 of 11
Wiltshire and Swindon Local Nature Recovery Strategy Draft for Public Consultation
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025
...to approve submitting the draft Wiltshire and Swindon Local Nature Recovery Strategy to Defra and to undertake a public consultation on it.
For Determination
Lime Down Solar Park
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 March 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025
...to object to the Lime Down Solar Park application based on concerns about the use of valuable agricultural land, cumulative environmental impact, harm to the landscape and biodiversity, potential amenity issues for residents, and the project's conflict with the council's solar farm policies, while also delegating authority to the Director of Planning and Economy to manage the council's response and participation in the Development Consent Order process.
For Determination
School Admissions Policies 2026-27
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 February 2025 10.00 am - February 04, 2025
...to approve the proposed school admission policies for the 2026/27 academic year, including schemes for coordinating primary and secondary admissions and arrangements for voluntary controlled and community schools.
Recommendations Approved
Performance and Risk Report 2024/25 Quarter 3
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 February 2025 10.00 am - February 04, 2025
...to note and agree to the performance against selected measures mapped to the Council’s strategic priorities and the Strategic Risk Summary, providing a quarterly update on progress against the Business Plan and the Council's strategic risks.
For Determination
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Programme
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 4 February 2025 10.00 am - February 04, 2025
... to agree on the prioritisation of activities for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for 2025-26, including delegating authority to the Corporate Director for Place to implement activities, make decisions, and amend the Investment Plan as needed.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 69
Average per Month: 3.0
Decisions Recorded: 53