Bob Standley - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Bob Standley

Conservative Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Email: Cllr.Bob.Standley@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Committee Member) East Sussex Schools Forum (Invited observer with speaking rights) Cabinet (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) County Consultative Committee (Governors) (Committee Member) Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) Corporate Parenting Panel Governance Committee Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Lead Member for Children and Families People Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

77 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability Committee Member

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 11.00 am

December 03, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

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

December 02, 2025
County Consultative Committee (Governors) Committee Member

County Consultative Committee (Governors) - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 11.00 am

November 19, 2025
East Sussex Schools Forum Invited observer with speaking rights

East Sussex Schools Forum - Friday, 14th November, 2025 8.30 am

November 14, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

86 decisions · Page 5 of 18

Petition to stop Stagecoach changing the 51 bus service to Eastbourne from half hourly to hourly

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

...to advise petitioners that Stagecoach cannot sustain a half-hourly bus service due to costs and passenger numbers, the County Council cannot subsidize it without compromising other services, and the Council will continue working with Stagecoach to improve service reliability.

Recommendations Approved

Highway Maintenance Incentive Funding 2025/26

From: Lead Member for Transport and Environment - Monday, 8th September, 2025 9.00 am - September 08, 2025

...to note the information regarding highway maintenance grants and approve the draft East Sussex County Council Incentive Fund Report to the Department for Transport.

Recommendations Approved

Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 10.00 am - July 15, 2025

To note the Internal Audit Service’s Opinion on the Council’s control environment.

Recommendations Approved

Linden Court Day Service for people with a learning disability

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 10.00 am - July 15, 2025

To consider the future of Linden Court following the call-in on the Cabinet decision.  

Recommendations Approved

Proposed specialist facility at Chailey St Peter's CE Primary School

From: Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 7th July, 2025 2.30 pm - July 07, 2025

To report on the outcome of a consultation to establish a specialist facility with a designation of Autistic Spectrum Disorder at Chailey St Peter's CE Primary School.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 77

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 86