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, 30 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 2 of 19

Auditor's Annual (Value for Money) Report on East Sussex County Council 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 27, 2026

...approved the Auditor's Annual (Value for Money) Report on East Sussex County Council for 2024/25, noting the recommendations made by Grant Thornton.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex County Council's responses to Government's statutory consultation on proposals local government reorganisation (LGR) in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove area

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

...to approve East Sussex County Council's responses to the government's statutory consultation on proposals for local government reorganisation in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove area, and to submit them by the closing date of 11 January 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Council Monitoring Report - Quarter 2 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

... they approved the Council Monitoring Report for the second quarter of the financial year 2025/26, including noting the latest monitoring position, recommending Scrutiny consider the CO2 emissions target, and approving a capital programme variation for fire suppression systems at waste transfer stations.

Recommendations Approved

Treasury Management - Stewardship Report 2024/25 and Mid-Year Review 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

...to note the Treasury Management performance in 2024/25, incorporating the Mid-Year Review for the first half of 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Looked After Children (LAC) report 2024 - 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

... to note the Annual Looked After Children (LAC) report for 2024-2025, outlining the performance of the Looked After Children's Service between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 91

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 94