Decisions

That the Council approves the absence of Councillor Tracey Drew and Councillor Kate Rolfe from meetings of the authority on the grounds of ill health.

That the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner be reappointed as a co-opted member of the full Council for the purposes of Section 7 Policing and Crime Act 2017

The following (amended) motion was agreed by Council.

West Midlands Ambulance Service – Ambulance Provision in Rugby

This Council is concerned about the proposals to review the provision of Community Ambulance Stations in the West Midlands, for example, with the potential closure of the local ambulance hub in Rugby. 

The Council notes that the Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee has extended an invitation to the West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) to attend their meeting in November and the Committee has received information from WMAS about the proposed changes.

This Council notes the concerns of Rugby residents of the perceived risks to health and wellbeing as a result of the proposed changes to the location of the ambulance stations and therefore asks that the Leader of the Council write to the Chair and the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Ambulance Service thanking them for engaging with the County Council's Adult Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee as part of their review and encouraging them to accept the invitation to attend their meeting in November. 

That Council approves the Warwickshire Youth Justice Plan 2021/22

That Council appoint Howard Darling, Mumtaz Goolam, Garth Murphy, Maureen O’Sullivan, David Stone and Raymond Leslie Tomkinson to the position of Independent Person for a four-year period to 30 September 2025.

That Council agrees that £49.5 million be added to the capital programme to deliver the new all-through provision in South Leamington/ Warwick (Oakley Grove).

That Council approves the proposals for scrutiny reform as set out in Appendix 2 of the published report.