Nick Bennett - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Nick Bennett

Conservative Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change

Email: cllr.nick.bennett@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice Chair) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Pension Committee (Lead Member) Audit Committee (Lead Member) Pension Board Place Scrutiny Committee Lead Member for Transport and Environment

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

85 meetings · Page 1 of 17

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 10, 2026
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 10.30 am

January 27, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Vice Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 10.00 am

January 27, 2026
Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Committee Member

Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 12.00 pm

January 22, 2026
Cabinet Vice Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

99 decisions · Page 2 of 20

East Sussex County Council Artificial Intelligence Policy

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 12.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...the East Sussex County Council Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy was approved as the Council's dedicated framework for managing AI use, replacing the previous reliance on the Data Protection and Information Security policy for AI governance.

Recommendations Approved

Orbis Shared Service Review

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 12.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...agreed that staff consultation should commence on proposals for the future of the Orbis Partnership and its joint working arrangements.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex County Council's responses to Government's statutory consultation on proposals local government reorganisation (LGR) in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove area

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

...to approve East Sussex County Council's responses to the government's statutory consultation on proposals for local government reorganisation in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove area, and to submit them by the closing date of 11 January 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - Update on planning for 2026/27 and beyond

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

...the Cabinet of East Sussex approved recommendations to note updates on policy context, the Medium Term Financial Plan, further savings proposals, the reserves summary, ongoing engagement with MHCLG regarding Exceptional Financial Support, and to undertake further lobbying of the Government for sustainable funding.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Looked After Children (LAC) report 2024 - 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

... to note the Annual Looked After Children (LAC) report for 2024-2025, outlining the performance of the Looked After Children's Service between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 85

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 99