Councillor Wayne Briggs
Email: waynebriggs@warwickshire.gov.uk
Council: Warwickshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
23 meetings · Page 1 of 5
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.
Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 14 November 2025 1.45 pm
In a meeting on Friday 14 November 2025, Councillor Wayne Briggs, Portfolio Holder for Education, approved a proposal to begin a six-week consultation on admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools, the coordinated scheme, and the in-year admissions process for the 2027/2028 academic year. The consultation aims to gather feedback on proposed changes to school admission criteria, priority areas, and processes. The results of the consultation will be used to finalise the Admission Arrangements for 2027/28 which will be approved by the Council's Cabinet in 2026.
Urgent Decision, Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions - Friday 14 November 2025 2.00 pm
Warwickshire Council's Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions meeting on 14 November 2025, chaired by Councillor Stephen Shaw, Deputy Leader of the Council, authorised the Executive Director for Resources to submit a Disapplication
to the Secretary of State, requesting a transfer of 0.5% of the 2026/27 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) from the Schools Block to the High Needs Block, amounting to approximately £2.484 million. This decision was made under the council's urgency procedure due to tight deadlines. The council may withdraw the request depending on the final school block allocation.
Decisions from Meetings
63 decisions · Page 7 of 13
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
Developer Funded Section 278 - D1915 B4113 Pickards Way Wilson Lane LILO and B4113 Longford Road Roundabout, Exhall Coventry
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...to recommend to Council the addition of £6,411,400 to the Capital Programme for 2025/2026 for developer-funded highway improvements at B4113 Pickard’s Way / Wilsons Lane Left In Left Out (LILO) Junction and Longford Road Roundabout, Exhall, Coventry (D1915), and subject to Council approval, to authorize the Executive Director for Communities to procure and enter into necessary contracts and agreements to implement the scheme.
Recommendations approved
Consideration of Public Interest Report
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...it considered a Public Interest Report from the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman regarding the phase transfer process for children with Education, Health and Care Plans, endorsed the report's recommendations, and authorized a written response to the Ombudsman outlining the steps the Council will take to comply.
Recommendations Approved
Wheat Street/ Leicester Road Nuneaton – Compulsory Purchase Order
From: Cabinet - Thursday 4 September 2025 1.45 pm - September 04, 2025
...to facilitate the construction of Wheat Street and Leicester Road in Nuneaton, the Cabinet authorized the Executive Director for Resources to acquire land or rights, through agreement or a Compulsory Purchase Order, contingent upon planning permission and secured funding, and also authorized minor drawing modifications and agreements with landowners regarding objections.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 23
Average per Month: 2.9
Decisions Recorded: 63