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.
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