Leigh Redman - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Leigh Redman

 Labour  Group Leader Labour

Email: leigh.redman@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Committee - Communities (Guest) Human Resources Committee (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Bridgwater Full Council (Committee Member) Executive (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families (Chair) Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health Harbour Management Advisory Committee (Guest, Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Guest) Constitution and Governance Committee (Guest) Strategic Planning Committee Audit Committee Gravity Executive Sub-Committee (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

81 meetings · Page 8 of 17

Full Council

Budget Setting Date, Full Council - Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 12.00 pm

March 05, 2025
Constitution and Governance Committee

Special Meeting, Constitution and Governance Committee - Monday, 3rd March, 2025 2.00 pm

March 03, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health

Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health - Thursday, 27th February, 2025 10.00 am

February 27, 2025
Executive

Extraordinary Meeting, Executive - Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 10.00 am

February 26, 2025
Full Council

Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 12th February, 2025 1.00 pm

February 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

213 decisions · Page 1 of 43

Fees and Charges Report

From: Harbour Management Advisory Committee - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 03, 2025

...to enable progression through the Council's formal fees and charges approval process, the committee endorsed the proposed fees and charges for the Port of Bridgwater and the Harbours at Minehead and Watchet, as outlined in the report and detailed in Appendix 1.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Corporate and Resources Work Programme

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to revise the scrutiny work programme to include an additional meeting, a full-day joint scrutiny session, and a meeting to consolidate feedback for executive consideration, while also ensuring timely communication, continued oversight of scrutiny review implementation, and monitoring of the community engagement review.

Recommendations Approved

Local Devolution Update

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to note the progress on the Council’s Local Devolution Programme and recommend improvements for future phases, including earlier involvement of local members, better communication, inclusion of smaller parish councils, clearer tracking of the devolution process, evaluation of outcomes, and early communication of potential barriers.

Recommendations Approved

Inspiring Innovation Transformation Programme - update

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Pay and Rewards Business Case

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 81

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 213