People Scrutiny Committee

 

Thursday, 12 March 2026

 

10.30 am  Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

 

 

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Johanna Howell (Chair)

Councillors  Kathryn Field (Vice Chair), Colin Belsey, Charles Clark, Anne Cross, Nuala Geary, Stephen Shing, Colin Swansborough, John Ungar and Trevor Webb

 

 

Maria Cowler, Roman Catholic Diocese Representative

John Hayling, Parent Governor Representative

Lesley Hurst, Diocese of Chichester Representative

 

 

 

A G E N D A

 

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1.  

Minutes of the previous meeting  (Pages 3 - 10)

 

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2.  

Apologies for absence 

 

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3.  

Disclosures of interests 

Disclosures by all members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

 

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4.  

Urgent items 

Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

 

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5.  

Healthy Ageing Scrutiny Review  (Pages 11 - 28)

 

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6.  

Work programme  (Pages 29 - 54)

 

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7.  

Scrutiny Review of Personal Travel Budgets and Independent Travel Training in School Transport  (Pages 55 - 86)

 

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8.  

SEND update  (Pages 87 - 124)

 

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9.  

East Sussex Education Attainment and Performance  (Pages 125 - 150)

 

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10.  

Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) Annual Report  (Pages 151 - 158)

 

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11.  

Any other items previously notified under agenda item 4 

 

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PHILIP BAKER

Deputy Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                             4 March 2026

 

Contact Rachel Sweeney, Senior Policy and Scrutiny Adviser,

07561 267461

Email: rachel.sweeney@eastsussex.gov.uk

 

NOTE: As part of the County Council’s drive to increase accessibility to its public meetings, this

meeting will be broadcast live on its website. The live broadcast is accessible at:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/your-council/videos-of-council-meetings/webcasts

 

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