Committees

Full Council

Meetings of all elected councillors

Full Council ›

Overview & Scrutiny

Holds the cabinet and council to account

SCC Joint Scrutiny Panel of Somerset Rivers Authority (virtual meetings) › SCC Joint Scrutiny Panel of Somerset Waste Board (virtual meetings) › SCC Local Government Reorganisation Joint Scrutiny Committee › SCC Scrutiny for Policies, Adults and Health Committee › SCC Scrutiny for Policies and Place Committee › SCC Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee › SCC Scrutiny for Policies, Environment Committee › Scrutiny Committee - Adults, Health and Housing › Scrutiny Committee - Children and Education › Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place (was operational until 18/5/2026) › Scrutiny Committee - Climate, Environment and Place › Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Strategic › SSDC Scrutiny Committee › SWT Community Scrutiny Committee › SWT Corporate Scrutiny Committee ›

Planning

Decides planning applications and development policy

Planning Committee - East › Planning Committee - North › Planning Committee - South › Planning Committee - West › Strategic Planning Committee › SWT Phosphates Planning Sub-Committee › SWT Planning Committee ›

Licensing

Considers licensing applications and policy

Licensing and Regulatory Committee › Licensing Sub-Committee › SSDC Licensing Committee › SSDC Licensing Sub Committee › SWT Licensing Committee ›

Audit

Financial oversight and governance

Audit Committee › SCC Audit Committee › SSDC Audit Committee ›

Standards

Upholds standards of conduct for councillors

SCC Standards Committee › SSDC Standards Committee › Standards Committee › SWT Standards Committee ›

Pensions

Manages the council's pension fund

Pension Fund Board › Pension Fund Committee › SCC Pensions Committee › SCC Somerset Pensions Board ›

Health & Wellbeing

Oversees health strategy and wellbeing

SCC Somerset Health and Wellbeing Board & Integrated Care Partnership ›

▸ Show 66 other committees (working groups, internal bodies)

› › Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel › Bus Advisory Board › Constitution and Governance Committee › Executive › Gravity Enterprise Zone Executive Sub-Committee › Harbour Management Advisory Committee › Human Resources Committee › Library › Local Community Network - Avalon and Poldens › Local Community Network - Bridgwater › Local Community Network - Burnham › Local Community Network - Chard and Blackdowns › Local Community Network - Cheddar and Axbridge › Local Community Network - Crewkerne and Ilminster › Local Community Network - Dowsborough › Local Community Network - Exmoor › Local Community Network - Hestercombe › Local Community Network - Levels and Moors › Local Community Network - Minehead and Watchet › Local Community Network - Shepton › Local Community Network - South East Somerset (Wincanton) › Local Community Network - Taunton › Local Community Network - Vale of Frome › Local Community Network - Wellington and Wiveliscombe › Local Community Network - Wells and Rural › Local Community Network - Yeovil › Officer Appeals Committee › Planning and Transport Policy Executive Sub-Committee › Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee › Regulatory Sub-Committee › SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) › SCC Appointments Committee › SCC Audio recordings of key Committee meetings since May 2018 › SCC Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Panel › SCC Bus Advisory Board › SCC Constitution and Governance Committee › SCC County Council › SCC Executive › SCC Heart of the South West Joint Committee › SCC Human Resources Committee › SCC LGR Implementation Board › SCC Regulation Committee › SCC SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) › SCC Somerset Waste Board › Senior Manager Appointments and Employment Committee › Shareholder Executive Sub-Committee › Somerset Board › Somerset Council Constitution › Special Members Panel › SSDC Area East Committee › SSDC Area North Committee › SSDC Area South Committee › SSDC Area West Committee › SSDC District Executive › SSDC Regulation Committee › SSDC South Somerset District Council › SWT Audit and Governance Committee › SWT Executive › SWT Exmoor Area Panel › SWT Full Council › SWT Taunton Charter Trustees › SWT Taunton Shadow Town Council › SWT Tenants Strategic Group › Tenants' Strategic Group ›