Steve Ashton - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Steve Ashton

Liberal Democrat

Email: steve.ashton@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Crewkerne and Ilminster Planning Committee - South (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Guest) Strategic Planning Committee Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Constitution and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee - East (Substitute)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 10.00 am

May 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 1.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 1:00 pm
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 19th May, 2026 2.00 pm

May 19, 2026, 2:00 pm
Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place - Thursday, 23 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 23, 2026, 10:00 am
Planning Committee - South Committee Member

Planning Committee - South - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 2.00 pm

April 21, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

147 decisions · Page 5 of 30

Admission Arrangements for Voluntary Controlled and Community Schools for 2027/28

From: Budget Setting, Executive - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 10.00 am - February 11, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Progress against the Recommendations of the Auditors Annual Report 2023/24 and 2024/25

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...the Audit Committee endorsed the closure of the 2023/24 Auditor's Annual Report action plan, rolling outstanding actions into a single rolling plan, and approved the action plan for the 2024/25 Auditor's Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Waivers and Breaches Q3 Update 2025-26

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...the report on Waivers and Breaches was reviewed, no further information was required on any Breach, and the frequency of the report to the Audit Committee was changed to six-monthly.

Recommendations Approved

MTFP: Key Financial Strategies and Prudential Indicators 2026-27

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...approved the recommendations for Executive regarding the MTFP: Key Financial Strategies and Prudential Indicators for 2026-27, confirming no additional recommendations were needed.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes from the Previous Meeting

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 147