Colin Swansborough - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Colin Swansborough

Liberal Democrats Chair of Audit Committee

Email: cllr.colin.swansborough@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Other councillor, Committee Member) Governance Committee Full Council (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) People Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Chair) Lead Member for Transport and Environment Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Other councillor) Place Scrutiny Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

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
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 24 March 2026 - 10.00 am

March 24, 2026, 10:00 am
People Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12 March 2026 - 10.30 am

March 12, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Other councillor

Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 10.00 am

March 10, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

49 decisions · Page 3 of 10

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - State of the County

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 10.00 am - June 24, 2025

To consider the State of the County report and begin the Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources process for 2026/27 and beyond.

Recommendations Approved

CIPFA: Financial Assurance and Governance Review

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Tuesday, 10th June, 2025 3.30 pm - June 10, 2025

To approve commissioning Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to undertake a financial resilience and governance review. This would be required should the Council need to seek Exceptional Financial Support to enable the balanced 2026/27 budget to be set.

Recommendations Approved

Transport for the South East's (TfSE) - Transport Strategy Refresh 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

To advise members of the key content of the draft consultation – TFSE Transport Strategy 2025 – 2050 and the ESCC draft response to the consultation.

Recommendations Approved

Council Monitoring: Quarter 3

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

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

Recommendations Approved

Exceat Bridge replacement options

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 10.00 am - March 04, 2025

...to discontinue proposals for an offline two-lane replacement bridge and instead proceed with replacing Exceat Bridge in its existing location with a single-lane bridge, subject to confirmation from the South Downs National Park Authority that this falls within permitted development, and to delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to withdraw associated orders.

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 49