Rachel Bishop-Firth -  for Wokingham (Emmbrook)

Rachel Bishop-Firth

Liberal Democrats Emmbrook

Email: rachel.bishopfirth@wokingham.gov.uk(link sends email)

Council: Wokingham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Community and Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Personnel Board (Chair) Council (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Executive - Individual Member Decisions Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee (Guest)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

55 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Executive Committee Member

Extraordinary, Executive - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 04, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Personnel Board CANCELLED Chair

Employment and Staffing Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 17, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 7.00 pm

October 23, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

78 decisions · Page 9 of 16

Minutes of Previous Meeting

From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Declaration of Interests

From: Executive - Thursday, 27th March, 2025 7.00 pm - March 27, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Medium Term Financial Plan 2025-2028 Including Revenue Budget Submission 2025/26

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

To provide the key revenue budget extract for 2025/26 of the Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025-2028 for submission to Council.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management Strategy 2025-2028

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

Note the treasury management procedures, limits, and objectives for 2025/26. Effective and safe use of our resources to deliver service improvements and service continuity through the management of the council’s cash flow and investments while funding the capital programme.

Recommendations Approved

School Admission Arrangements for 2026-2027

From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025

The School Admissions Code (Sept 2021), published by the Department for Education, requires all admission authorities to consult on their admission arrangements if they are seeking to make changes from the previous year or if the arrangements have not been consulted on for at least 7 years. Consultation will be taking place for a minimum of 6 weeks between 1 October 2024 and 31 January 2025 for proposed changes to the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools in Wokingham for the school year 2026/27. Executive will be asked to determine the final arrangements which must be determined by 28 February 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 55

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 78