Simon McGurk - Councillor for Rother (Rye & Winchelsea)

Councillor Simon McGurk

Labour Rye & Winchelsea

Email: Cllr.Simon.McGurk@rother.gov.uk

Council: Rother

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Audit and Standards Committee Licensing and General Purposes Committee Cabinet (Guest) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Climate Change Steering Group (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

57 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 26th January 2026 6.00 pm

January 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday 15th December 2025 6.30 pm

December 15, 2025
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Monday 1st December 2025 6.30 pm

December 01, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 17th November 2025 6.00 pm

November 17, 2025
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 13th October 2025 6.00 pm

23 attendees, 13 documents, 2 media files

October 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

131 decisions · Page 12 of 27

Minutes

From: Audit Committee - Monday 9th June 2025 6.30 pm - June 09, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Annual Governance Statement Actions 2023/24 - Progress Update

From: Audit Committee - Monday 9th June 2025 6.30 pm - June 09, 2025

This report presents the current position on progress towards achieving the actions identified in the 2023/24 Annual Governance Statement.

Recommendations Approved

Rother DC Housing Company Annual Governance Monitoring

From: Audit Committee - Monday 9th June 2025 6.30 pm - June 09, 2025

To provide an update on the arrangements for the local authority’s governance of its wholly owned company.

Recommendations Approved

Internal Audit – Annual Report and Opinion 2024/25

From: Audit Committee - Monday 9th June 2025 6.30 pm - June 09, 2025

To summarise the work undertaken by Internal Audit in 2024/25; to report on the Internal Audit Team’s performance during the year; and to provide an opinion on the Council’s control environment based on the results of the Internal Audit work.

Recommendations Approved

Grant Thornton - Risk Assessment 2024/25

From: Audit Committee - Monday 9th June 2025 6.30 pm - June 09, 2025

Grant Thornton are seeking confirmation from the Committee about how it gains assurance from management and from the S151 Officer on the management processes in place. Their request includes a series of questions on fraud, laws and regulations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 57

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 131