Councillor Steve Forster
Email: steve.forster@hants.gov.uk
Council: Hampshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
68 meetings · Page 1 of 14
Appointment Panel - Friday 23 January 2026 11.30 am
Executive Lead Member for Children's Services Decision Day & Executive Member for Education Decision Day - Wednesday 21 January 2026 2.00 pm
Extraordinary County Council - Monday 12 January 2026 10.00 am
Extraordinary County Council - Thursday 9 January 2025 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
154 decisions · Page 3 of 31
Approval to Spend for 2026 - 2027 - Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)
From: Executive Lead Member for Children's Services Decision Day & Executive Member for Education Decision Day - Wednesday 21 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 21, 2026
...approved spending up to £3,620,130 for the Holiday Activities and Food Programme for the financial year 2026-2027, with payments made through the existing contract framework as holiday provision is commissioned.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Additional Specialist Provision - Resourced Provision at Hamble Primary School Final Approval
From: Executive Lead Member for Children's Services Decision Day & Executive Member for Education Decision Day - Wednesday 21 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 21, 2026
...approval was given to establish a Resourced Provision for 12 pupils with autism at Hamble Primary School, opening in phases from September 2026.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Additional Specialist Provision - New Resourced Provisions
From: Executive Lead Member for Children's Services Decision Day & Executive Member for Education Decision Day - Wednesday 21 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 21, 2026
...approval was given to publish statutory public notices for the establishment of four new Resourced Provisions for pupils with autism and social, emotional, and mental health needs across four Hampshire schools.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Strategic Commissioning Children's: Approval to Spend 2026 - Supported Accommodation
From: Executive Lead Member for Children's Services Decision Day & Executive Member for Education Decision Day - Wednesday 21 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 21, 2026
...approved an extension to the current High Support Needs Framework by £9,000,000, noted the intention to advertise a new Supported Accommodation Framework up to £242,000,000, and approved spending up to £174,000,000 for High Support Needs Supported Accommodation services.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Local Government Reorganisation: determination of the County Council's response to a letter dated 18 December 2025 from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness in relation to the local elections scheduled to be held on 7 May 2026.
From: Cabinet - Thursday 15 January 2026 2.00 pm - January 15, 2026
Local Government Reorganisation: determination of the County Council's response to a letter dated 18 December 2025 from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness in relation to the local elections scheduled to be held on 7 May 2026.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 68
Average per Month: 2.8
Decisions Recorded: 154