Nick Bennett - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Nick Bennett

Conservative Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change

Email: cllr.nick.bennett@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Vice Chair) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Pension Committee (Lead Member) Audit Committee (Lead Member, Other councillor) Pension Board (Lead Member) Place Scrutiny Committee Lead Member for Transport and Environment Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Lead Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

97 meetings · Page 1 of 20

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 21 May 2026 - 10.00 am

May 21, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Vice Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 10.00 am

April 21, 2026, 10:00 am
Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Committee Member

Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 3.00 pm

April 21, 2026, 3:00 pm
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 10.30 am

April 21, 2026, 10:30 am
Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Committee Member

Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Tuesday, 31 March 2026 - 3.00 pm

March 31, 2026, 3:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

104 decisions · Page 3 of 21

Orbis Shared Service Review

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 12.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...agreed that staff consultation should commence on proposals for the future of the Orbis Partnership and its joint working arrangements.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex County Council Artificial Intelligence Policy

From: Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 12.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...the East Sussex County Council Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy was approved as the Council's dedicated framework for managing AI use, replacing the previous reliance on the Data Protection and Information Security policy for AI governance.

Recommendations Approved

Council Monitoring Report - Quarter 2 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

... they approved the Council Monitoring Report for the second quarter of the financial year 2025/26, including noting the latest monitoring position, recommending Scrutiny consider the CO2 emissions target, and approving a capital programme variation for fire suppression systems at waste transfer stations.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) - Update on planning for 2026/27 and beyond

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

...the Cabinet of East Sussex approved recommendations to note updates on policy context, the Medium Term Financial Plan, further savings proposals, the reserves summary, ongoing engagement with MHCLG regarding Exceptional Financial Support, and to undertake further lobbying of the Government for sustainable funding.

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex County Council's responses to Government's statutory consultation on proposals local government reorganisation (LGR) in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove area

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am - December 16, 2025

...to approve East Sussex County Council's responses to the government's statutory consultation on proposals for local government reorganisation in the East Sussex and Brighton & Hove area, and to submit them by the closing date of 11 January 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 97

Average per Month: 3.5

Decisions Recorded: 104