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 2 of 16

Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 11.00 am

October 21, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 10.00 am

October 21, 2025
Corporate Parenting Panel Committee Member

Corporate Parenting Panel - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 10.00 am

October 16, 2025
Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability Other councillor

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 6th October, 2025 2.30 pm

8 attendees, 7 documents, 0 media files

October 06, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 12.00 pm

7 attendees, 19 documents, 0 media files

September 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

80 decisions · Page 1 of 16

Ofsted Focused Visit - July 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

Cabinet will be asked to note the findings of the Ofsted Focused Visit which took place 23 – 31 July 2025, which was published 1 September 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - update on planning for 2026/27 and beyond

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 11, 2025

To consider an update on the reconciling policy, performance and resources (RPPR) process for 2026/27, the next steps and the medium term financial plan.

Recommendations Approved

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assessment of Adult Social Care

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 21, 2025

...the Cabinet of East Sussex decided to note the Good rating from the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) Assessment of Adult Social Care and agree that the CQC Reference Group should monitor and review departmental actions in response to the CQC report.

Recommendations Approved

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assessment of Adult Social Care

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Devolution and establishment of the Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 21, 2025

...to approve and consent to the establishment of the Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority, delegate authority to the Chief Executive to agree to the Sussex and Brighton Combined Authority Order 2026, and delegate authority to the Chief Executive to take action to facilitate the establishment of the MCCA.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 76

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 80