Tony Murphy - Councillor for Wirral (Rock Ferry)

Councillor Tony Murphy

Labour Rock Ferry

Email: tonymurphy@wirral.gov.uk

Council: Wirral

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Audit and Risk Management Committee (Deputy) Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Policy and Resources Committee (Deputy) Children, Young People & Education Committee (Committee Member) Constitution and Standards Committee Tourism, Communities, Culture & Leisure Committee Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

Council Reserve, Council - Thursday, 4th December 2025 6.00 p.m.

December 04, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday, 1st December 2025 6.00 p.m.

December 01, 2025
Children, Young People & Education Committee Committee Member

Children Young People and Education Committee - Wednesday, 26th November 2025 6.00 p.m.

November 26, 2025
Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee Committee Member

Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 25th November 2025 6.00 p.m.

November 25, 2025
Children, Young People & Education Committee Committee Member

Children Young People and Education Committee - Wednesday, 15th October 2025 6.00 p.m.

October 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

23 decisions · Page 2 of 5

Youth Justice Service Annual Plan

From: Children Young People and Education Committee - Monday, 22nd September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 22, 2025

...the Wirral Youth Justice Service's Strategic Plan for 2025-26, which outlines the service's strategy, priorities, and plans for preventing offending and re-offending by young people, was endorsed and recommended for approval by the Council.

Recommendations Approved

Commencement of a Consultation on the discretionary element of the Minimum Income Guarantee rates

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 16th September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 16, 2025

...to seek feedback on a proposed reduction of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) through a six-week consultation running from September 22nd to November 2nd, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Redesign of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Service

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 16th September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 16, 2025

...to recommend to the Policy and Resources Committee a £0.316 million virement from the Strategic Holding Account Contingency to Adult Social Care for the 2025/26 financial year to fund the redesign of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team and Supervisory Body function, and to note that the proposed restructure would cost £758,000 per annum in future years.

Recommendations Approved

Section 75 Agreement – Better Care Fund 2025/26

From: Adults Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 15th July 2025 6.00 p.m. - July 15, 2025

This report requests Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee to approve the mandatory Section 75 pooled fund arrangement for 2025/26, between the Wirral Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Council and give delegated authority to the Director of Law and Corporate Services in consultation with the Director of Care and Health to sign off the agreement.

Recommendations Approved

Liverpool City Region Youth Guarantee Trailblazer

From: Children Young People and Education Committee - Wednesday, 18th June 2025 6.00 p.m. - June 18, 2025

Approval of spending of grant funding on the provision of local education and support services to enable delivery of Youth Guarantee

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 23