Bob Bowdler - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Bob Bowdler

Conservative Lead Member for Children and Families

Email: cllr.bob.bowdler@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Other councillor) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Lead Member for Children and Families Governance Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Lead Member for Economy Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Planning Committee Place Scrutiny Committee People Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

76 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.30 am

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 2nd December, 2025 10.00 am

December 02, 2025
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 11, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) inspection of Youth Justice Service delivered in East Sussex

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024

Cabinet is asked to note the findings of HM Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) inspection of Youth Justice Service delivered in East Sussex 10 – 14 June 2024, which was published week commencing 16 September and the action plan which has been developed to address the areas for improvement.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - update on planning for 2025/26 and beyond

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.00 am - November 13, 2024

To consider an update on the reconciling policy, performance and resources (RPPR) process for 2025/26, the next steps and the medium term financial plan.  

Recommendations Approved

Household Support Fund 2024

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 7th October, 2024 3.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to approve the proposed plan for using the Household Support Fund to support households with children in East Sussex from October 2024 to March 2025, and to delegate the plan's implementation to the Director of Children's Services.

Recommendations Approved

Admission arrangements for East Sussex schools 2026-27 (permission to consult)

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 7th October, 2024 3.00 pm - October 07, 2024

...to approve the statutory consultation for admission arrangements for 2026-27 for schools for which East Sussex County Council is the admission authority, including proposed changes to published admission numbers and co-ordinated schemes of admissions.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR): Update on planning for 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

To consider an update on the reconciling policy, performance and resources (RPPR) process for 2025/26 and the next steps.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 76

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 80