Jay Mercer - Councillor for West Sussex

Councillor Jay Mercer

Liberal Democrats

Email: jay.mercer@westsussex.gov.uk

Council: West Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Communities, Highways and Environment Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) County Council (Committee Member) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Appeals Panel Planning and Rights of Way Committee (Committee Member) Fire & Rescue Service Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Appointing Committee Governance Committee (Committee Member) Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 10.30 am

January 28, 2026, 10:30 am
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Friday, 12 December 2025 10.30 am

December 12, 2025
Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 1 December 2025 10.30 am

December 01, 2025
Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Monday, 10 November 2025 2.15 pm

November 10, 2025
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Monday, 3 November 2025 2.15 pm

November 03, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

25 decisions · Page 2 of 5

Committee Appointments

From: County Council - Friday, 17 October 2025 10.30 am - October 17, 2025

...to approve recommendations for changes to committee appointments, including councillor substitutions and replacements across various committees and panels.

Recommendations Approved

Governance Committee: Proposed changes to the School Transport Appeals process

From: County Council - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.30 am - July 18, 2025

...to manage a potential surge in school transport appeals following a policy change, the committee approved delegating the responsibility for hearing stage two appeals from a member panel to an officer panel, subject to review in November 2025.

Appointments

From: County Council - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.30 am - July 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Governance Committee: Minor revisions to the Constitution

From: County Council - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.30 am - July 18, 2025

Designation of Monitoring Officer

From: Annual Meeting, County Council - Friday, 16 May 2025 10.30 am - May 16, 2025

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 25