Sarah Wakefield - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Sarah Wakefield

Liberal Democrat Lead Member for Adults Services, Housing and Homelessness

Email: sarah.wakefield@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Senior Manager Appointments and Employment Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Human Resources Committee (Committee Member) Executive (Committee Member) Planning and Transport Policy Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee (Co-Optee) Scrutiny Committee - Adults and Health (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place (Committee Member) Scrutiny Committee - Communities (Guest) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources (Guest) Audit Committee Planning Committee - West (Guest) Local Community Network - Chard and Blackdowns Local Community Network - Wellington and Wiveliscombe SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) (Committee Member) Somerset Board (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

111 meetings · Page 1 of 23

Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday, 3 June 2026 - 10.00 am

June 03, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 1.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 1:00 pm
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday, 6 May 2026 - 10.00 am

May 06, 2026, 10:00 am
Human Resources Committee Committee Member

Human Resources Committee - Wednesday, 8 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 08, 2026, 10:00 am
Executive Committee Member

Executive - Wednesday, 1 April 2026 - 10.00 am

April 01, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

312 decisions · Page 15 of 63

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

Inspiring Innovation Transformation Programme - update

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

Recommendations Approved

Pay and Rewards Business Case

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

Recommendations Approved

Sale of Investment Property

From: Extraordinary Meeting, Property and Investments Executive Sub-Committee - Monday, 27th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 27, 2025

...to facilitate the sale of an investment property, the sub-committee agreed to exclude the public and press due to confidential financial information, approved recommendations in a confidential appendix, and delegated authority to the Executive Director to finalize the sale by March 31, 2026.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 111

Average per Month: 4.3

Decisions Recorded: 312