Ben Rigby - Councillor for Brentwood (Hutton East)

Councillor Ben Rigby

Liberal Democrats Hutton East Chair of Audit and Governance Committee

Email: cllrben.rigby@brentwood.gov.uk

Council: Brentwood

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Housing, Health & Community Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Planning Committee (Committee Member, Substitute) Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Governance and Appointments Committee Finance & Resources Committee Extraordinary Council Assizes House Trust Fund Council (Committee Member) Assets, Projects & Strategy Committee (Committee Member) Clean & Green Committee Annual Council (Committee Member) Audit and Scrutiny Committee Audit & Governance Committee (Chair) Senior Officers Appointments and Disciplinary Joint Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

61 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Annual Council Committee Member

Annual Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 7.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

New date, Council - Monday, 23rd March, 2026 7.00 pm

March 23, 2026, 7:00 pm
Audit & Governance Committee Chair

Audit & Governance Committee - Monday, 16th March, 2026 7.00 pm, NEW

March 16, 2026, 7:00 pm
Senior Officers Appointments and Disciplinary Joint Committee Committee Member

Senior Officers Appointments and Disciplinary Joint Committee - Friday, 13th March, 2026 2.00 pm

March 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10 March 2026 - 7.00 pm

March 10, 2026, 7:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

65 decisions · Page 3 of 13

Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan Update

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

To receive an update on where the council is performing against the agreed Action Plan

Recommendations Approved

Honorary Titles

From: Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 10, 2025

Freeman /Freewomen of Borough

Recommendations Approved

Infrastructure Funding Statement 2023/24

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to note the updated Infrastructure Funding Statement for 2023/24, acknowledging the comprehensive review, the addressing of previous member queries, the data reconciliation and migration to the Exacom system, and the statement's compliance with statutory requirements and support for transparency in the use of developer contributions.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Work Programme

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to approve its work programme for the remainder of the 2025-26 municipal year, as detailed in Appendix A.

Recommendations Approved

The introduction of 'Smart Bins'

From: Scrutiny, Performance and Standards Committee - Wednesday, 5th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 05, 2025

...to the Clean and Green Committee, they recommended a pilot scheme of Big Belly bins, with one bin in Brentwood High Street and another in a lay-by on the A12, followed by a further report after a 3-month trial to determine its success before any decision on a wider rollout.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 61

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 65