Simon Carswell - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Simon Carswell

 Liberal Democrat

Email: simon.carswell@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Audit Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Pension Fund Board (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Chair) Licensing and Regulatory Committee Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families (Committee Member) Constitution and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Avalon and The Poldens Regulatory Sub-Committee (Chair) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Planning Committee - East (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

96 meetings · Page 1 of 20

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 12.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Planning Committee - East Committee Member

NEW, Planning Committee - East - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Audit Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary Audit Committee Meeting, Audit Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 09, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Monday, 8th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 08, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

145 decisions · Page 27 of 29

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Work Programme

From: Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 18, 2024

...the Committee received and noted the current work programme, outcome tracker, and Executive Forward Plan, while also approving recommendations and discussing various topics including budget monitoring, action plans related to the Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI), transformation board deep dives, and regional adoption agency matters.

Recommendations Approved

LGBCE Electoral Review - Somerset Council's Submission

From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Monday, 9th September, 2024 2.00 pm - September 09, 2024

...it reviewed and agreed to recommend to the Full Council a proposed submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England regarding the council's size, specifically recommending a council size of 96 councillors from May 2027 and requesting consideration of changing the terminology of divisions to wards.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 96

Average per Month: 4.8

Decisions Recorded: 145