Penny di Cara - Councillor for East Sussex

Councillor Penny di Cara

Conservative Lead Member for Economy

Email: cllr.Penny.diCara@eastsussex.gov.uk

Council: East Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Place Scrutiny Committee Corporate Parenting Panel Lead Member for Transport and Environment Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development (Other councillor) Lead Member for Economy (Committee Member) Pension Committee (Substitute) Governance Committee (Committee Member) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee People Scrutiny Committee Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

66 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 16, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

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

December 02, 2025
Pension Committee Substitute

Pension Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 18, 2025
Governance Committee Committee Member

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.30 am

November 11, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

80 decisions · Page 15 of 16

Annual progress report on becoming a carbon neutral Council

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

The County Council provides a report annually on its progress towards the target of achieving carbon neutrality from its activities as soon as possible and in any event by 2050.

Recommendations Approved

Local Transport Plan 4 - adoption

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

To note the feedback from the draft strategy public consultation period (27 November 2023 – 25 February 2024) and the subsequent updates to the Local Transport Plan 4 following this consultation period. To seek adoption of the East Sussex Local Transport Plan 4.  

Recommendations Approved

East Sussex Economic Prosperity Strategy 2024 - 2050

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

Cabinet  is recommended to review and endorse the new East Sussex Economic Prosperity Strategy, developed in partnership with Team East Sussex (TES), the public/private de facto growth board for the county.  Cabinet is asked to recommend to Full Council that the Strategy be approved. It fulfils the responsibility of strategic economic planning placed upon East Sussex County Council following transfer of Local Enterprise Partnership functions to locally democratic institutions.

Recommendations Approved

Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR): Update on planning for 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

To consider an update on the reconciling policy, performance and resources (RPPR) process for 2025/26 and the next steps.

Recommendations Approved

Council Monitoring Quarter 1

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 10.00 am - September 26, 2024

To consider the Council Monitoring report for the first quarter of the financial year 2024/25 as part of the Council's Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) budget monitoring process.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 66

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 80