Review of Political Balance October 2025

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to comply with legal requirements following a change in political group membership, the Council approved the appointment or reappointment of its committees, adjusting the sizes and allocation of seats among political groups as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

Recommendations Approved

Inequality and Life Outcomes in Brighton & Hove

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Enforcing Covenant on land in West Saltdean

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to request a report from officers to be presented to the relevant Cabinet Member regarding the feasibility, processes, timescale, and costs of invoking Clause 4 of the 1938 Covenant for plots 2 and 3 of The Mount Estate in West Saltdean, with the aim of designating the land as public open space.

Recommendations Approved

Review of the Council’s Constitution

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

...to formally approve changes to the Constitution regarding increased task & finish groups, extended public question time for Overview & Scrutiny, clarified rules for Extraordinary Council meetings, a longer notice period for member written questions, and to establish a cross-party working group for future constitutional changes, while authorizing the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer to implement these changes and republish the Constitution.

Recommendations Approved

Council Plan Refresh

From: Rescheduled from 23 October 2025, Council - Monday, 13th October, 2025 4.30pm - October 13, 2025

... the Council approved the Council Plan refresh, noted achievements since the plan's adoption in 2023 and progress in delivering it in 2024/25, and noted the recommendations in the Corporate Peer Challenge and the response to them in the Council Plan Refresh.

Recommendations approved