Mike Stanton - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Mike Stanton

Liberal Democrat

Email: mike.stanton@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Scrutiny Committee - Communities Human Resources Committee (Guest, Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Levels and Moors Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health (Guest, Committee Member) Executive Planning Committee - South Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Substitute, Committee Member, Guest)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 12.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 12:00 pm
Human Resources Committee Committee Member

Human Resources Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 10.00 am

January 14, 2026
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Special Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 12.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources - Friday, 5th December, 2025 10.00 am, NEW

December 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

140 decisions · Page 7 of 28

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 140