Leigh Redman - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Leigh Redman

 Labour  Group Leader Labour

Email: leigh.redman@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Committee - Communities (Guest) Human Resources Committee (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Bridgwater Full Council (Committee Member) Executive (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families (Chair) Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health Harbour Management Advisory Committee (Guest, Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Guest) Constitution and Governance Committee (Guest) Strategic Planning Committee Audit Committee Gravity Executive Sub-Committee (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

81 meetings · Page 2 of 17

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Chair

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Monday, 20th October, 2025 2.00 pm

October 20, 2025
Human Resources Committee Committee Member

Human Resources Committee - Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 10.00 am

21 attendees, 19 documents, 1 media files

October 08, 2025
Executive Guest

Executive - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am

25 attendees, 22 documents, 1 media files

October 01, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 1.00 pm

108 attendees, 29 documents, 1 media files

September 25, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Chair

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 2.00 pm

17 attendees, 22 documents, 0 media files

September 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

213 decisions · Page 1 of 43

Fees and Charges Report

From: Harbour Management Advisory Committee - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 03, 2025

...to enable progression through the Council's formal fees and charges approval process, the committee endorsed the proposed fees and charges for the Port of Bridgwater and the Harbours at Minehead and Watchet, as outlined in the report and detailed in Appendix 1.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Corporate and Resources Work Programme

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to revise the scrutiny work programme to include an additional meeting, a full-day joint scrutiny session, and a meeting to consolidate feedback for executive consideration, while also ensuring timely communication, continued oversight of scrutiny review implementation, and monitoring of the community engagement review.

Recommendations Approved

Local Devolution Update

From: Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 29, 2025

...to note the progress on the Council’s Local Devolution Programme and recommend improvements for future phases, including earlier involvement of local members, better communication, inclusion of smaller parish councils, clearer tracking of the devolution process, evaluation of outcomes, and early communication of potential barriers.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 81

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 213