Councillor Johanna Howell

... approved the admission arrangements for East Sussex schools for the 2027-28 academic year, including published admission numbers and co-ordinated schemes, and updated waiting list arrangements.

...approved the use of funding from the Crisis and Resilience Fund to provide food vouchers to Free School Meal eligible children for the Easter and May 2026 school holidays.

... the Lead Member for Transport and Environment of East Sussex approved recommendations to update strategic highway policies and asset management plans, including revisions to existing policies and the implementation of new policies on Commuted Sums and Winter Service.

...to align with the East Sussex Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4), the Lead Member approved revisions to the process for assessing and prioritizing requests for transport schemes to be included in the annual Integrated Transport Capital Programme from 2026/27 onwards, noting that the approach would be reviewed and that future funding changes related to the proposed Sussex Mayoral Combined County Authority would need consideration.

...to note the information regarding highway maintenance grants and approve the draft East Sussex County Council Incentive Fund Report to the Department for Transport.