Councillor Simon Carswell
Email: simon.carswell@somerset.gov.uk
Council: Somerset
Council Profile: View on council website
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
96 meetings · Page 1 of 20
Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm
Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 12.00 pm
NEW, Planning Committee - East - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 2.00 pm
Extraordinary Audit Committee Meeting, Audit Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am
Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Monday, 8th December, 2025 2.00 pm
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
Standing Panel for Education Standards - update
From: Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 18, 2024
Implemented
SWAP Audit on EHCP Improvement
From: Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 18, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Contract Procedure Rules
From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Monday, 9th September, 2024 2.00 pm - September 09, 2024
For Determination
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