Johanna Howell - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Johanna Howell

Conservative Chair of People Scrutiny Committee

Email: cllr.Johanna.Howell@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) People Scrutiny Committee (Chair) Cabinet (Committee Member) Lead Member for Transport and Environment (Other councillor) Standards Committee Assessment Sub-Committee (Other councillor) Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Governance Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

36 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Full Council Committee Member

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

December 02, 2025
People Scrutiny Committee Chair

People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 20, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am

50 attendees, 18 documents, 0 media files

September 24, 2025
People Scrutiny Committee Chair

People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.30 am

23 attendees, 12 documents, 1 media files

September 22, 2025
Assessment Sub-Committee Other councillor

Assessment Sub-Committee - Monday, 15th September, 2025 3.30 pm

7 attendees, 3 documents, 0 media files

September 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

30 decisions · Page 2 of 6

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

Council Monitoring Report - end of year 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 10.00 am - June 24, 2025

To consider the Council Monitoring report for the fourth quarter of 2024/25 as part of the Council's Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources process.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - State of the County

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 10.00 am - June 24, 2025

To consider the State of the County report and begin the Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources process for 2026/27 and beyond.

Recommendations Approved

Public consultation on a proposal to introduce admin fees for adults who fully fund non-residential care and support arranged by East Sussex County Council

From: Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 11.00 am - March 11, 2025

Adult Social Care is proposing to implement admin fees for adults who fully fund their care. This would apply to adults who have been financially assessed as having sufficient capital to be able to pay for their care themselves, under section 17 of the Care Act, and have requested that ESCC broker this care on their behalf. The proposed fees would offset set-up costs and invoicing charges that the Council incurs when setting up this care, as per section 14 of the Care Act. Local Authorities have the power to “apply an administration to cover its costs” in this way under Section 8.15 of the Care and Support Statutory guidance (CASS). Charges of this type are used by many other Local Authorities. The proposal is one of a number that the department is exploring to help close the Council’s funding gap. The Lead member will be asked to decide whether this work can proceed to a public consultation.

Recommendations Approved

Household Support Fund 2025 - 2026

From: Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health - Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 11.00 am - March 11, 2025

Approval of the proposed use of the Household Support Fund for 2025 -2026. A report is also being considered by the Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 36

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 30