Andy Kendall - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Andy Kendall

 Liberal Democrat

Email: andy.kendall@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Human Resources Committee (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee - South (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Communities (Committee Member, Guest) Local Community Network - Yeovil Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Guest) Executive (Guest) Audit Committee Constitution and Governance Committee Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health (Guest) Gravity Executive Sub-Committee (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

91 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 12.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 16, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Communities Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Monday, 8th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 08, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Communities Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Communities - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 06, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

238 decisions · Page 2 of 48

Scrutiny Corporate and Resources Work Programme

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to revise the scrutiny work programme to include an additional meeting, a full-day joint scrutiny session, and a meeting to consolidate feedback for executive consideration, while also ensuring timely communication, continued oversight of scrutiny review implementation, and monitoring of the community engagement review.

Recommendations Approved

Local Devolution Update

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to note the progress on the Council’s Local Devolution Programme and recommend improvements for future phases, including earlier involvement of local members, better communication, inclusion of smaller parish councils, clearer tracking of the devolution process, evaluation of outcomes, and early communication of potential barriers.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 4.6

Decisions Recorded: 238