Cllr Richard Clewer
Email: richard.clewer@wiltshire.gov.uk
Council: Wiltshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Southern Wiltshire Area Board - Thursday 19 June 2025 7.00 pm
The Southern Wiltshire Area Board met to discuss a range of community issues, including the Shared Lives scheme, community safety, and local highway improvements. The board considered a grant application for the Southern Wiltshire Community Area Youth Forum. They also received updates from partner organisations such as the Neighbourhood Policing Team and Alzheimer's Support.
Officer Appointments Committee - Thursday 5 June 2025 9.00 am
The Officer Appointments Committee met on 5 June 2025, and appointed Councillor Ian Thorn as Chairman of the committee. The main business of the meeting was to conduct interviews and appoint a new Director of Finance and Procurement, a decision which was made in private session.
Council - Tuesday 20 May 2025 10.30 am
The annual meeting of Wiltshire Council saw Councillor Laura Mayes elected as the new chairman, and Councillor Ruth Hopkinson elected as vice-chairman. Councillor Ian Thorne was appointed leader of the council for 2025-2029, and he announced his cabinet. Councillors also voted to delegate decisions on committee appointments to a later meeting, and to authorise work to establish a new financial scrutiny committee.
Extraordinary - On the rising of Full Council, not before 11am, Southern Wiltshire Area Board - Tuesday 20 May 2025 11.00 am
The Southern Wiltshire Area Board met to elect a chair and vice-chair, and to appoint a representative to the Local Highways and Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG). Councillor Zoë Clewer was elected as Chairman, Councillor Rich Rogers as Vice-Chairman, and also as Lead Councillor for the Southern Wiltshire LHFIG for 2025/26.
Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 10 April 2025 10.30 am
The Audit and Governance Committee met on 10 April 2025, to discuss external audit reports, the Statement of Accounts 2023/24, accounting policies, internal audit reports, and the forward work programme. The committee delegated approval of the Statement of Accounts 2023/24 and associated documents to the Corporate Director of Resources (S151 Officer) in consultation with the Chair of the Audit & Governance Committee, and approved an amendment to the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) 2023/24. The committee also received presentations on management action plans related to internal audits of Business Continuity, Business Information and Data Quality, and Leisure Income Financial Controls.
Decisions from Meetings
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Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Revenue Budget Monitoring
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...to approve drawdowns from various reserves to fund specific initiatives in supporting families, children's social care prevention, and adult care, while also noting a forecast revenue budget overspend of £6.658m and an overspend against Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budgets of £12.892m.
Recommendations Approved
Chippenham Avon Project
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...to facilitate the Chippenham River Avon Project, the Cabinet increased the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) allocation to £1.8 million, delegated expenditure approval to the Director of Planning, Economy, and Regeneration, and authorized contract agreements with the Environment Agency, contingent on Defra funding.
Recommendations Approved
Financial Year 2025/26 - Quarter Two Capital Budget Monitoring
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...the Cabinet approved budget virements for Facilities Management and Integrated Transport, and noted additional budgets, budget removals, budget reprofiling, and the revised 2025/26 Capital Programme forecast.
Recommendations Approved
Report on Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11 November 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025
...to note the report on the Treasury Management Strategy 2025/26 Half Year ended 30 September 2025, confirming its alignment with the existing strategy and the performance of investments and borrowings against established parameters.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of the Press and Public
From: Extraordinary, Cabinet - Wednesday 15 October 2025 11.30 am - October 15, 2025
...to exclude the press and public from the meeting to avoid disclosing exempt financial or business information, as it was deemed that withholding the information was in the greater public interest.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 77
Average per Month: 3.5
Decisions Recorded: 77