Trevor Bence - Councillor for West Sussex

Councillor Trevor Bence

Reform UK

Email: trevor.bence@westsussex.gov.uk

Council: West Sussex

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Appeals Panel (Committee Member) Fire & Rescue Service Scrutiny Committee Planning and Rights of Way Committee (Committee Member) Regulation, Audit and Accounts Committee Communities, Highways and Environment Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

32 meetings · Page 1 of 7

Appeals Panel Committee Member

Appeals Panel - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 10.30 am

December 16, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Friday, 12 December 2025 10.30 am

December 12, 2025
Appeals Panel CANCELLED Committee Member

Appeals Panel - Thursday, 23 October 2025 10.30 am

October 23, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Friday, 17 October 2025 10.30 am

October 17, 2025
Planning and Rights of Way Committee Committee Member

Planning and Rights of Way Committee - Tuesday, 7 October 2025 10.30 am

13 attendees, 15 documents, 1 media files

October 07, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

21 decisions · Page 1 of 5

Committee Appointments

From: County Council - Friday, 17 October 2025 10.30 am - October 17, 2025

...to approve recommendations for changes to committee appointments, including councillor substitutions and replacements across various committees and panels.

Recommendations Approved

Independent Remuneration Panel

From: County Council - Friday, 17 October 2025 10.30 am - October 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Governance Committee: Proposed changes to the School Transport Appeals process

From: County Council - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.30 am - July 18, 2025

...to manage a potential surge in school transport appeals following a policy change, the committee approved delegating the responsibility for hearing stage two appeals from a member panel to an officer panel, subject to review in November 2025.

Appointments

From: County Council - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.30 am - July 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 32

Average per Month: 1.7

Decisions Recorded: 21