Cllr Paul McLain

 Conservative  Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding

Email: paul.mclain@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Council: Gloucestershire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet County Council Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee Audit and Governance Committee Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

23 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board

Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 25 March 2025 1.30 pm

March 25, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Thursday 20 March 2025 10.00 am

March 20, 2025
County Council

County Council - Wednesday 12 March 2025 10.00 am

March 12, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am

March 05, 2025
County Council

County Council - Wednesday 19 February 2025 10.00 am

February 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

32 decisions · Page 3 of 7

Award of Call-off Contracts under Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) Single Provider Framework

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025

...to award three call-off contracts under the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service framework for core support, health system support, and court/criminal justice system support, along with associated funding agreements and delegated authority for contract extension decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for 2025/26 and update on Dynamic Purchasing System for Transport

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025

...authority is delegated to the Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Infrastructure, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Bus Transport, to finalise and approve the 2025/26 Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding allocation and delivery plan, submit it to the Department for Transport, and procure related bus service contracts through the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System.

Recommendations Approved

Establishment and construction of a new special school for children and young people (aged 4-16) with complex learning difficulties

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025

...to establish a new 200-place special school for children aged 4-16 with complex learning difficulties, allocate land west of Alstone Croft in Cheltenham for its construction, allocate £20 million to the Children & Families Capital Programme for the school, and delegate authority for related consultancy and construction contracts.

Recommendations Approved

Holiday Activity and Food Programme 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025

...to approve the extension of the Holiday Activity and Food Programme's existing framework agreement, allocate funding received from the Department for Education, and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services to manage contract extensions and conduct mini-competition processes for program delivery.

Recommendations Approved

School Admissions Arrangements for the 2026/27 Academic Year for Community (C) and Voluntary Controlled (VC) Schools

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 29 January 2025 10.00 am - January 29, 2025

...to approve the school co-ordination and admission arrangements for the 2026/2027 academic year, including a reduction in the Published Admission Number (PAN) for Fairford Primary School and Foxmoor Primary School.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 23

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 32