John Dabell - Councillor for West Sussex

Councillor John Dabell

Conservative

Email: john.dabell@westsussex.gov.uk

Council: West Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (Committee Member) Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee (Chairman) Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor) Appointing Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 1 of 9

County Council Committee Member

County Council - Friday, 12 December 2025 10.30 am

December 12, 2025
Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 1 December 2025 10.30 am

December 01, 2025
Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee Chairman

Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 26 November 2025 10.30 am

November 26, 2025
Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education Committee Member

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - Monday, 17 November 2025 10.30 am

November 17, 2025
Cabinet County Councillor

Cabinet - Wednesday, 22 October 2025 10.30 am

October 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

31 decisions · Page 1 of 7

Approval of Order for Establishing a Strategic Authority for Sussex - CAB06 (25/26)

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 22 October 2025 10.30 am - October 22, 2025

...to approve the establishment of the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority and delegate authority to the Chief Executive to agree to the Sussex and Brighton Combined Authority Order 2026 and take necessary actions to facilitate the authority's establishment.

Recommendations Approved

Committee Appointments

From: County Council - Friday, 17 October 2025 10.30 am - October 17, 2025

...to approve recommendations for changes to committee appointments, including councillor substitutions and replacements across various committees and panels.

Recommendations Approved

Independent Remuneration Panel

From: County Council - Friday, 17 October 2025 10.30 am - October 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation in West Sussex: Submission of the preferred proposal of West Sussex County Council to Government - CAB04 (25/26)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 23 September 2025 2.15 pm - September 23, 2025

... to support option A as the Council’s preferred solution for Local Government Reorganisation in West Sussex, authorizing the Leader to communicate this preference to the Government and delegating final adjustments to the Chief Executive.

Recommendations Approved

Performance and Resources Report - Quarter 1 2025/26 - CAB05 (25/26)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 23 September 2025 2.15 pm - September 23, 2025

... to note the Q1 Performance and Resources Report, Scrutiny Committee feedback, proposed changes to KPI measures, and the allocation of £0.555m from the Contingency Budget to Service Portfolio Budgets to fund the 0.2% 2025/26 budgeted pay award shortfall.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 31