Jay Mercer - Councillor for West Sussex

Councillor Jay Mercer

Liberal Democrats

Email: jay.mercer@westsussex.gov.uk

Council: West Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Communities, Highways and Environment Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) County Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Appeals Panel Planning and Rights of Way Committee (Committee Member) Fire & Rescue Service Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Appointing Committee Governance Committee (Committee Member) Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 1 of 11

County Council Committee Member

County Council - Friday, 22 May 2026 - 10.30 am

May 22, 2026, 10:30 am
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Friday, 27 March 2026 - 10.30 am

March 27, 2026, 10:30 am
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Monday, 9 March 2026 - 2.15 pm

March 09, 2026, 2:15 pm
Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 6 March 2026 10.30 am

March 06, 2026, 10:30 am
Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee Substitute

Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 10.30 am

February 25, 2026, 10:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

27 decisions · Page 3 of 6

Governance Committee: Proposed changes to the School Transport Appeals process

From: County Council - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.30 am - July 18, 2025

...to manage a potential surge in school transport appeals following a policy change, the committee approved delegating the responsibility for hearing stage two appeals from a member panel to an officer panel, subject to review in November 2025.

Designation of Monitoring Officer

From: Annual Meeting, County Council - Friday, 16 May 2025 10.30 am - May 16, 2025

For Determination

Governance Committee: Review of the County Council's Governance Arrangements

From: Annual Meeting, County Council - Friday, 16 May 2025 10.30 am - May 16, 2025

Appointments

From: Annual Meeting, County Council - Friday, 16 May 2025 10.30 am - May 16, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Governance Committee: Pay Policy Statement 2025/26

From: County Council - Friday, 21 March 2025 10.30 am - March 21, 2025

Summary

Meetings Attended: 54

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 27