Steven Ford
Council: Dorset
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
30 meetings · Page 1 of 6
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 6.30 pm
Place and Resources Overview Committee - Monday, 24th November, 2025 10.00 am
Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm
48 attendees, 34 documents, 1 media files
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 6.30 pm
29 attendees, 14 documents, 1 media files
Decisions from Meetings
78 decisions · Page 2 of 16
Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-2028
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 09, 2025
... to meet its statutory duty under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the Cabinet approved the Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-2028, which aims to tackle domestic abuse by focusing on prevention, supporting victims/survivors, holding offenders accountable, and ensuring accessibility of services.
Recommendations Approved
Modification of Public Health Contracts over £500k: 0-19 Public Health Nursing and Sexual Health Services
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 09, 2025
Both 0-19 Children and Young People Public Health Nursing Service and the Integrated Sexual Health Service contracts are currently die to end on 30 September 2026. Due to delays in procurement planning arising from the disaggregation of Public Health functions, approval is sought to extend the Integrated Sexual Health Service contract by 6 months and the 1-19 public Health Nursing Service contract by 12 months. This will enable appropriate staging and completion of procurement activity.
Recommendations Approved
Age Friendly Communities
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 09, 2025
...to endorse Dorset's application for Age Friendly accreditation by the World Health Organisation and to integrate age-friendly principles into council strategy, planning, infrastructure design, and community partnerships.
Recommendations Approved
Children's Services, Inspection of Local Authority Children's Services - Post Inspection Update
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 09, 2025
... that the Cabinet of Dorset received and noted the Post Inspection Action Plan regarding Children's Services progress and impact against the action plan following the May 2025 inspection.
Recommendations Approved
Empty Homes Strategy
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 09, 2025
...that the Cabinet of Dorset adopted the Empty Homes Strategy and noted the recommendation from the People and Health Overview Committee to consider it as part of the Council's budget preparation.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 30
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 78