Resolution status:Carried
Council RESOLVED that the minutes of Full Council 18 March 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record.
Council RESOLVED that the minutes of Annual Council held on 20 May 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record.
Council resolved to APPROVE the appointment of Councillor Naomi Bloomer to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with immediate effect.
Council resolved to:
1. NOTE the progress made since the Council motion in January 2026 and the evidence gathered through engagement with town and parish councils and officers.
2. APPROVE the proposed programme of dementia-friendly work-streams set out in the report.
3. ENDORSE continued partnership working with town and parish councils, health partners, the voluntary and community sector, and local dementia support organisations to take this work forward.
4. REQUEST that a further update be brought back to Council in approximately 12 months setting out progress, emerging opportunities and any resource implications requiring future decisions.
1. APPROVE the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26.
Full Council resolved to:
1. AGREE that every family should have access to safe, high-quality maternity care and genuine choice over where and how they give birth to improve outcomes for mothers and babies both during labour and postpartum. Restoring confidence in maternity services requires strong partnership working between local government, the NHS and other stakeholders therefore Cotswold District Council should use its influence to ensure that the concerns of residents are clearly communicated to those responsible for planning and delivering maternity services.
2. REQUEST that the Leader meet with the Cabinet Member who leads on Health at Gloucestershire County Council at the earliest opportunity to discuss the current challenges facing maternity services across Gloucestershire and to seek agreement on how both councils can work together to advocate for improvements to maternity provision, including:
3. WRITE JOINTLY, where appropriate, to NHS Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Integrated Care Board and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, setting out the concerns of local authorities and seeking clear plans and timescales for improving maternity services.
4. REPORT BACK to Full Council on the outcome of these discussions and any actions agreed to support improvements in maternity services for the residents of Gloucestershire.
Resolution status:Rejected
Council RESOLVED to:
1. AGREE to amend the Planning Protocol to include the new paragraphs drafted by the Head of Legal Services about the declaration of disclosable pecuniary interests, as shown in Annex A.
2. AGREE to amend the Standards Hearings Sub-Committee Procedure Rules following a review, as shown in Annex B.
3. AGREE to amend Article 5 to remove the rule that says the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council cannot both serve on the Planning and Licensing Committee.
1. Agree the political proportionalities as set out in Annex A.
2. Appoint to any vacant seats on committees in accordance with the wishes of the political group to which the seat has been allocated, as expressed at the meeting
1. Agree to move the date of 17 June 2026 Full Council meeting to 12 August 2026, at 6.00 pm.
Motion status:Carried
Recognising the significant potential of local agriculture to contribute positively to climate and ecological recovery, and the need for coordinated local and regional support to enable this,
1. Request that the Chief Executive and the Leader propose the following when representing the Council on the work to prepare for local government reorganisation:
a. That the LGR Programme formally adopts Food and Farming as an active element within its climate planning work - whether as its own strand or as a sub strand as officers determine as most effective; and
b. That the LGR Programme uses Climate Leadership Gloucestershire’s Food and Farming track as a convening mechanism.
2. Request that the Chief Executive and the Leader report back to the July 2026 meeting of the Council with an update on the development of the Future Operating Model(s) of the new unitary council(s) and how Food and Farming is being considered within them and including the following:
a. who will take ownership of it (political and officer leads),
b. what the early priorities are, and
c. which partners could be involved (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, catchment partnerships, Environment Agency, National Landscapes, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, National Farmers Union, and others as appropriate).
RESOLVED that the minutes of Full Council 26 November 2025 were approved as a true and accurate record.
Full Council RESOLVED to appoint:
1. Councillor Joe Harris to the vacant Liberal Democrat seat on the Planning and Licensing Committee (previously Councillor Tristan Wilkinson) for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of the Council.
2. Councillor Paul Hodgkinson to the vacant Liberal Democrat seat on the Audit and Governance Committee (previously Councillor Tony Dale) for a term of office expiring at the next Annual Meeting of the Council.
Following the resolutions of the Planning and Licensing Committee on 14 January 2026, Council RESOLVED to:
Full Council RESOLVED to:
1. Note the Council’s Treasury Management performance for the period 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2025 and the Quarter 2 Prudential Indicators.
2. Approve the Treasury Management Mid-Year Report 2025/26.
RESOLVED that the minutes of Full Council 24 September 2025 were approved as a true and accurate record.
1. Appoint Jane Portman to the role of permanent Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 January 2026 on an annual salary of £140,000 with an additional one-off allowance of up to £8,000.
2. Appoint Jane Portman as the Council’s Head of Paid Service for the purposes of Section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 with effect from 1 January 2026.
3. Appoint Jane Portman as the Council’s Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer for the purposes of Section 35 of the Representation of the Peoples Act (1983) and Regulation 4 of the Parish & Community Meeting (Polls) Rules (1987).
Resolved that Council APPROVED the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel with regards to Special Responsibility Allowances (SRA’s):
Council also APPROVED
Council also NOTED
Council resolved to :
1. Agree the increase to income bands as detailed within paragraphs 3.2, 3.3 and Annex A of this report from 1 April 2026.
2. Agree that any balance remaining in the earmarked reserve ‘Hardship Fund’ be made available in 2026/27 financial year for reasons detailed in paragraphs 3.6 and 3.7 of this report.
APPROVE and ADOPT the Terms of Reference and Draft Proposals for consultation for the Community Governance Review (CGR).
Council RESOLVED to
1. Agree the programme of meetings from June 2026 to May 2027 as set out in Annex A and Annex B.
2. Delegate authority to the Director of Governance and Development (Monitoring Officer), in consultation with Group Leaders, to make changes to the programme of meetings in the event that there is any future decision of Council to change the committee structure or committee remits that impacts the programme of meetings.
3. Delegate authority to the Head of Democratic and Electoral Services to set the meeting dates for the Performance and Appointments Committee, member training and briefing sessions, any working groups established by the Council and any meetings of the Licensing Sub-Committee (Licensing Act 2003 Matters) and the Standards Hearings Sub-Committee (if required).
4. Agree that the meeting start times will be rolled forwards from 2025/26.
1. Request that the Cabinet proposes the single unitary council for Gloucestershire in response to the minister’s invitation on 5 February 2025
2. Request that the Leader sends an accompanying letter to the minister indicating the reasons for this decision based upon the debate at this meeting and at Cabinet
3. Request that the Cabinet and Officers continue their work to prepare for LGR in advance of a decision by the government that is expected in June or July 2026.
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