Councillor Rob Howard
Email: robhoward@warwickshire.gov.uk
Council: Warwickshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
19 meetings · Page 1 of 4
County Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 10.00 am
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 12 December 2025 12.00 pm
Here is a summary of the items scheduled to be discussed at the Portfolio Holder Decisions meeting.
Cabinet - Thursday 11 December 2025 1.45 pm
The Warwickshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss the 2026/27 budget, the education capital programme, and the Get Warwickshire Working Plan. The Cabinet will also consider updates to the strategic risk management framework and supported lodgings for young people.
Cabinet - Thursday 13 November 2025 1.45 pm
The Warwickshire County Council Cabinet met to discuss the 2025/26 financial monitoring forecast, treasury management, performance, and active travel schemes, with a focus on addressing budget overspends and improving services. The Cabinet approved the recommendations in the Financial Monitoring Report Q2 2025-26, the Treasury Management Half Year Update Report 2025/26, the Quarter 2 Integrated Performance Report 2025/26, and the schemes funded by the Active Travel Fund (round 5). Discussions on the West Midlands Safe Centre and the A46 Stoneleigh Junction were held in private due to confidential information.
Cabinet - Thursday 6 November 2025 3.00 pm
Warwickshire County Council's cabinet has approved the submission of a proposal for a single unitary authority to the government, following a full council debate on 14 October 2025. The proposal, detailed in Appendix 1 for Unitary Local Government in Warwickshire Submission of Full Proposals, will be submitted by 28 November 2025. The cabinet also addressed concerns and misconceptions raised during previous discussions, particularly those related to the financial implications and the impact on local communities.
Decisions from Meetings
55 decisions · Page 6 of 11
Additions to the Education Capital Programme 2025/26
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...to add £0.680 million to the Education Capital Programme 2025/26, allocating funds to schemes at St Gabriel’s CofE Academy, Little Stars Nursery, Anker Bridge Nursery, Wellingtons Day Nursery, and The Griffin Primary School, and authorizing the Executive Director for Children and Young People to manage procurement and contracts for these projects.
Recommendations Approved
Update to previously agreed WPDG Site Specific Business Case
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...to determine an update to a previously agreed WPDG Site Specific Business Case.
Recommendations Approved
Approval to Tender - Dementia Information and Advice Service
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...to ensure continued support for Warwickshire residents affected by dementia, the Cabinet authorized the Executive Director for Social Care and Health to begin the procurement process for a Dementia Information and Advice Service and to enter into relevant contracts.
Recommendations Approved
Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman – Annual Review and Summary of Upheld Complaints
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...to receive and comment on the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman's annual review and summary of upheld complaints for the financial year 2024/25.
Recommendations Approved
2025-26 Financial monitoring - Forecast position at Quarter 1
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
... the Cabinet of Warwickshire considered and commented on the forecast financial position at Quarter 1, including a net service spend of £1.642m needing reserve funding, a savings delivery shortfall against the £19.864m target, a controllable capital spend of £219.738m, and approved moving £60.830m in capital program spending from 2025/26 to future years.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 19
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 55