Siobhan Farmer
Council: Gloucestershire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
31 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Cabinet - Wednesday 3 December 2025 10.00 am
The Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet met to discuss the draft budget for 2026/27, performance and risk monitoring, and several contracts and framework agreements. The Cabinet approved the draft budget for consultation, noted the forecast underspend for the current financial year, and approved the extension or procurement of contracts related to waste management, children's services, and property maintenance. Additionally, the Cabinet approved the development of the Coombe Hill site for a fire and rescue training facility, highways depot, care home, and residential housing.
Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 25 November 2025 1.30 pm
The Gloucestershire Health & Wellbeing Board convened to discuss several key initiatives, including the progress of the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Coalition, Active Gloucestershire's efforts to promote youth activity, and the assignment of sponsors for priority areas within the board. The board endorsed the quarterly outcome-focused reporting of the pillar and locality board leads to the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Coalition, advocated for continued development of co-production charters, and voiced its assurance about ongoing alignment and integration with the Families First Partnership Programme and NHS 10 Year Plan.
Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership - Tuesday 25 November 2025 3.15 pm
Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Partnership - Tuesday 25 November 2025 4.23 pm
Cabinet - Wednesday 19 November 2025 10.00 am
Gloucestershire County Council's Cabinet met on 19 November 2025, and agreed to support the proposal for a single unitary authority for local government reorganisation in Gloucestershire, and to submit this proposal to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Cabinet also discussed public questions regarding the local government reorganisation. Finally, the Cabinet agreed to exclude the press and public from a portion of the meeting to discuss exempt information.
Decisions from Meetings
96 decisions · Page 13 of 20
Commissioning of short break activities for disabled children and young people.
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025
...to delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding, to conduct a competitive procurement process for a four-year multi-supplier Framework Agreement commencing 1st April 2027 for the provision of Short Breaks Activities to disabled children and young people across Gloucestershire, award the Framework Agreement to preferred tenderers, and procure and award Call-Off Contracts under the Framework Agreement, subject to financial restrictions and a separate key decision for contracts exceeding £500,000.
Recommendations Approved
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
Schedule of Proposed Disposals
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025
...to meet capital receipt targets, the Cabinet approved the proposed Schedule of Disposals, declaring specified sites surplus to requirements and delegating authority for their disposal.
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
Continuation of the Homes for Ukraine host payment top-up including those hosting guests on the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme
From: Cabinet - Wednesday 5 March 2025 10.00 am - March 05, 2025
...to allocate up to £1,767,560 from the Homes for Ukraine tariff grant to continue topping up host payments to £600 per month for all participating hosts from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 31
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 96