Simon Carswell - Councillor for Somerset

Councillor Simon Carswell

Liberal Democrat

Email: simon.carswell@somerset.gov.uk

Council: Somerset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Audit Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Pension Fund Board (Committee Member) Licensing Sub-Committee (Chair, Committee Member) Licensing and Regulatory Committee Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families (Committee Member) Constitution and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Local Community Network - Avalon and Poldens Regulatory Sub-Committee (Chair) Scrutiny Committee - Corporate and Resources Planning Committee - East (Committee Member, Substitute) Scrutiny Committee - Climate and Place

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

114 meetings · Page 1 of 23

Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Thursday, 28th May, 2026 10.00 am

May 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Full Council Committee Member

Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 1.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 1:00 pm
Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Monday, 18 May 2026 - 2.00 pm

May 18, 2026, 2:00 pm
Constitution and Governance Committee Committee Member

Constitution and Governance Committee - Thursday, 7th May, 2026 2.00 pm

May 07, 2026, 2:00 pm
Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families Committee Member

Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families - Monday, 20 April 2026 - 2.00 pm

April 20, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

197 decisions · Page 5 of 40

Minutes from the Previous Meeting

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Waivers and Breaches Q3 Update 2025-26

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...the report on Waivers and Breaches was reviewed, no further information was required on any Breach, and the frequency of the report to the Audit Committee was changed to six-monthly.

Recommendations Approved

Statement of Accounts, Annual Governance Statement and Audit Findings Report 2024-25

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...the debate be adjourned and resumed at an extraordinary meeting of the committee to be held prior to 27 February 2026 to allow for additional evidence gathering.

Recommendations Approved

Audit Committee Workplan

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...noted the necessary changes to the workplan, including the scheduling of an additional extraordinary meeting in February 2026.

Recommendations Approved

Progress against the Recommendations of the Auditors Annual Report 2023/24 and 2024/25

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 - 10.00 am - January 29, 2026

...the Audit Committee endorsed the closure of the 2023/24 Auditor's Annual Report action plan, rolling outstanding actions into a single rolling plan, and approved the action plan for the 2024/25 Auditor's Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 114

Average per Month: 4.6

Decisions Recorded: 197