Bob Bowdler - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Bob Bowdler

Conservative Lead Member for Children and Families

Email: cllr.bob.bowdler@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Other councillor) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Lead Member for Children and Families (Committee Member) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Lead Member for Economy Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Planning Committee Place Scrutiny Committee People Scrutiny Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

91 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Lead Member for Children and Families Committee Member

Lead Member for Children and Families - Monday, 1 June 2026 - 11.15 am

June 01, 2026, 11:15 am
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 21 May 2026 - 10.00 am

May 21, 2026, 10:00 am
Corporate Parenting Panel Committee Member

Corporate Parenting Panel - Thursday, 30th April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 30, 2026, 2:00 pm
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 10.30 am

April 21, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 10.00 am

April 21, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

94 decisions · Page 17 of 19

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - update on planning for 2025/26 and beyond

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024

To consider an update on the reconciling policy, performance and resources (RPPR) process for 2025/26, the next steps and the medium term financial plan.  

Recommendations Approved

Household Support Fund 2024

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 7th October, 2024 3.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to approve the proposed plan for using the Household Support Fund to support households with children in East Sussex from October 2024 to March 2025, and to delegate the plan's implementation to the Director of Children's Services.

Recommendations Approved

Admission arrangements for East Sussex schools 2026-27 (permission to consult)

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 7th October, 2024 3.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to approve the statutory consultation for admission arrangements for 2026-27 for schools for which East Sussex County Council is the admission authority, including proposed changes to published admission numbers and co-ordinated schemes of admissions.

Recommendations Approved

Annual progress report on becoming a carbon neutral Council

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

The County Council provides a report annually on its progress towards the target of achieving carbon neutrality from its activities as soon as possible and in any event by 2050.

Recommendations Approved

Council Monitoring Quarter 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

To consider the Council Monitoring report for the first quarter of the financial year 2024/25 as part of the Council's Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) budget monitoring process.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 94