EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL’S FORWARD PLAN
The Leader of the County Council is required to publish a forward plan setting out matters which the Leader believes will be the subject of a key decision by the Cabinet, individual Cabinet member or officer in the period covered by the Plan (the subsequent four months). The Council’s Constitution states that a key decision is one that involves
(a) expenditure which is, or the making of savings which are, significant having regard to the expenditure of the County Council’s budget, namely above £500,000 per annum; or
(b) is significant in terms of its effects on communities living or working in an area comprising two or more electoral divisions.
As a matter of good practice, the Council's Forward Plan includes other items in addition to key decisions that are to be considered by the Cabinet/individual members. This additional information is provided to inform local residents of all matters to be considered, with the exception of issues which are dealt with under the urgency provisions. Only key decisions to be taken by officers are included.
For each decision included on the Plan the following information is provided:
- the name of the individual or body that is to make the decision and the date of the meeting or relevant time period for an officer decision
- the title of the report and decision to be considered
- groups that will be consulted prior to the decision being taken
- a list of documents that will be considered when making the decision
- the name and telephone number of the contact officer for each item.
The Plan is updated and published every month on the Council’s website two weeks before the start of the period to be covered.
Meetings of the Cabinet/individual members are open to the public (with the exception of discussion regarding reports which contain exempt/confidential information). Copies of agenda and reports for meetings are available on the website in advance of meetings. Key decisions taken by officers will not be taken at a meeting – documents listed can be made available on request to the contact officer, with the exception of those which contain exempt/confidential information.
For further details on the time of meetings and general information about the Plan please contact Andy Cottell at County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, BN7 1UE, or telephone 01273 481955 or send an e-mail to andy.cottell@eastsussex.gov.uk. For further detailed information regarding specific issues to be considered by the Cabinet, individual Member or officer please contact the named contact officer for the item concerned.
EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, BN7 1UE
For copies of reports or other documents please contact the officer listed on the Plan or phone 01273 335274.
FORWARD PLAN – EXECUTIVE DECISIONS (including Key Decisions) –1 February 2022 TO 31 May 2022
Additional notices in relation to Key Decisions and/or private decisions are available on the Council’s website.
Cabinet membership:
Councillor Keith Glazier - Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development
Councillor Nick Bennett – Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
Councillor Rupert Simmons – Lead Member for Economy
Councillor Claire Dowling – Lead Member for Transport and Environment
Councillor Carl Maynard – Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health
Councillor Bob Bowdler – Lead Member for Children and Families
Councillor Bob Standley – Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability
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Date for Decision |
Decision Taker |
Decision/Key Issue |
Decision to be taken wholly or partly in private (P) or Key Decision (KD) |
Consultation
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List of Documents to be submitted to decision maker |
Contact Officer |
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21 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Notice of Motion - 20mph speed limits near schools To consider the Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor Holt regarding 20mph speed limits near schools
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Brian Banks
01424 724558
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21 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Application to deregister land known as The Triangle, Hailsham VG 35 To consider East Sussex County Council becoming a joint applicant in the Wealden District Council application already submitted to the Secretary of State under section 16 of The Commons Registration Act 2006
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Natalie Mclean
01273 482628 |
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21 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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London Road, Bexhill Traffic Management and Public Realm proposals – Outcomes of consultations on the Beeching Road and Sackville Road elements The report presents the outcomes of the stakeholder and public consultation exercises for the Beeching Road and Sackville Road elements of the London Road, Bexhill, Traffic Management and Public Realm proposals. The report seeks approval to proceed to detailed design and construction for these two elements.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Deborah Parker
01273 336685 |
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21 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Eastbourne Cycle Routes To seek Lead Member approval, following the stakeholder and public consultations, to progress with the detailed design process for all five of the proposed Eastbourne cycle routes and, subject to the outcomes of this process, the phased implementation of the routes over the next two to three years subject to funding.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Andrew Keer
01273 336682
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21 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Reallocation of Community Match underspend to Road Safety schemes To consider the allocation of a proportion of the current Community Match underspend to deliver community focused road safety interventions.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Brian Banks
01424 724558
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22 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability
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Determine Admission Arrangements for 2023-24 To determine the admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in East Sussex for the 2023-24 academic year (and the co-ordinated schemes of admission for the same year), as required by the School Admissions Code 2021.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Jo Miles
01273 481911 |
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23 Feb 2022 |
Lead Member for Economy
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Partnership agreement between the County Council and Department for Work and Pensions to agree shared approaches to addressing unemployment in East Sussex To consider a proposed partnership agreement between ESCC and the regional and local DWP offices which has been developed by the ESCC Employability and Skills Team and Regional DWP leads. The partnership agreement proposes areas for collaboration and outlines arrangements for improved data sharing, referral processes and joint initiatives to tackle unemployment in the county.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Holly Aquilina
01323 463538
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1 Mar 2022 |
Cabinet
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Council Monitoring: Quarter 3 2021/22 To consider the Council Monitoring report for the third quarter of the financial year 2021/22 as part of the Council's Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources process
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Victoria Beard
07894 708914 |
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1 Mar 2022 |
Cabinet
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Conservators of Ashdown Forest – budget for 2022/23 Cabinet in asked to approve the Conservators of Ashdown Forest’s core budget for 2022/23.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Ian Gutsell
01273 481399 |
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7 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act ('RIPA') and Investigative Powers Act ('IPA') update The Leader is recommended to approve the amendments to the County Council’s Policy in relation to the use of Covert Investigative Techniques (‘the Policy’) as set out in Appendix 1 to the Lead Member Report.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Philip Baker
01273 481564 |
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Formation of the South East Coast Path National Trail Partnership The Partnership will manage the Medway to Shoreham section of the England Coast Path, a new National Trail around the coast of England. As well as East Sussex, the Partnership will also involve Brighton & Hove City Council, South Downs National Park Authority, Kent County Council and Medway Council.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Andrew Le Gresley
0345 6080193 |
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Petition calling on the County Council to address cycling measures in Alexandra Park, Hastings The petition "calls upon East Sussex County Council to remove their support for a shared cycle/pedestrian pathway through the lower part of Alexandra Park, between Dordrecht Way and Bethune Way. Otherwise there will be inevitable conflict between pedestrians, children, dogs, buggies, cyclists, the elderly and the blind."
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Tracey Vaks
01273 482123 |
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Petition to extend the 40mph speed limit on the A2100 London Road, Battle To consider the petition calling on the County Council to extend the 40mph speed limit beyond that being proposed for the new Lillybank development to a suitable location north of Canadia Road. The limit is being extended as part of a Section 106 Agreement for the Millwood Homes development (Lillybank Farm), and an extension north of Canadia Road will help protect vulnerable residents from the excessive speeding frequently endangering lives
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Helen Pain
0345 6080193 |
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Petition - Review of speed limits on the A272 at North Chailey The petition states: Many residents living near the A272 North Chailey would like to see a review of the speed limits and safer crossing solutions. Sandwiched between a 30mph speed limit at the King’s Head roundabout, the speed on Station Road jumps to 50mph, which many believe is too fast. Then when approaching Newick it becomes 40mph and then 30mph. Recently we have seen new housing developments and there is a need for an updated review of the speed limits.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Michael Higgs
01273 482106
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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East Sussex County Council Major Road Network A22 Outline Business Case Submission (1) Note the
proposals for the A22 corridor in Hailsham and Stone Cross to
support the delivery of housing and employment growth in the
Eastbourne/South Wealden area;
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KD |
Stakeholder and public consultation between June – September 2021. This included Local Members from Wealden District, East Sussex County Council and Eastbourne Borough Council.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Jon Wheeler
01273 482212
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Devonshire Road/Station Approach, Hastings, signalised junction improvements – outcomes of consultations. The report presents the outcomes of the stakeholder and public consultation exercises for the Devonshire Road/Station Approach signalised junction improvement proposals. The report seeks approval to proceed to detailed design and construction.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Deborah Parker
01273 336685 |
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Capital Programme for Transport Improvements 2022/23 To seek Lead Member approval, following consultation with local members, of the list of transport schemes and associated expenditure included in the programme for design and/or delivery in 2022/23
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Andrew Keer
01273 336682
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Petition - request to upgrade pedestrian crossing facilities in Old Town, Eastbourne To consider and respond to the petition presented by Councillor Ungar and received at Full Council on 7 December 2021 requesting the upgrade of the Church Street zebra crossing to a signalised crossing and the introduction of pedestrian crossing phases at the Summerdown Road/Church Street/Victoria Drive/East Dean Road signalised crossroads in the Old Town area of Eastbourne.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Jon Wheeler 01273 482212
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company Following a recent review of its governing document, the Articles of Association, the CIC is consulting with each of the Local Authorities that are Members of the Company to seek agreement to reduce the number of local authority councillor representatives on the CIC Board from a maximum of 2 councillors each to a maximum of one councillor from each authority. The Local Authorities currently have 1 vote each on the Board and this will continue to be the case.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Virginia Pullan
01273 482639 |
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14 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Eastbourne Levelling Up Fund – Grant Agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council To seek Lead Member approval for East Sussex
County Council, as the delivery partner, to enter into a grant
funding agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council in relation to
the £4,742,687 of Levelling Up funding allocated to the
Borough Council for the delivery of the Victoria Place
pedestrianisation of Terminus Road between Grand Parade and Seaside
Road
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Richard Lambert
07783 802411 |
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22 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health
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Learning Disability Supported Living developments To endorse and authorise ASC financial investment proposals to redevelop and transform existing Learning disability services from traditional residential care services, to high quality supported living services. This is with the aim of appropriately meeting the care and support needs of adults with a learning disability in East Sussex, in line with personalisation principles set out in national and local policy. The developments will also contribute towards increasing the range of settled accommodation options available in the county, a key national performance indicator for the Council.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Fraser Cooper
01424 726614
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22 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health
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To issue updated Terms and Conditions for Providers of Residential and Nursing Homes for older people The Terms and Conditions for Residential and Nursing Home placements for older people have been updated. Following engagement with Providers, the documents have been finalised ready to be issued in April. Lead Member is requested to authorise the issuing of the documents.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Stephen Byrom
01273 481633 |
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22 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health
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Sexual Health Services recommissioning The decision being sought is to approve the proposed next steps for ensuring a Specialist Sexual Health Services contract is in place from October 2022. Services proposes that the current service contract is extended for a minimal length of time, to be negotiated with the service provider, to enable determination of the best re-procurement options available.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Tony Proom
01273 335252 |
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22 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health
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Direct Payments Support Service DPSS Provision To approve an allowable contract extension of 24 months to the current contract for Direct Payment Support Services. This will enable an Adult Social Care review of personalised care and self-directed support, development of the Personal Assistant market and the Support with Confidence accreditation scheme and to commission services in the future that actively shape the market to support quality, choice, market resilience and enabling, person-centred care.
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Mark Stainton
01273 481238 |
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31 Mar 2022 |
Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change
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Write off of debt 2021/22
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P KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Emma L Brown 01273 337474
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11 Apr 2022 |
Lead Member for Transport and Environment
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Polegate High Street Movement and Access Improvements and 20mph scheme To consider
responses for the stakeholder and public consultation exercises on
the proposals to improve movement and access on Polegate High
Street, including the introduction of a 20mph speed limit,
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Nicholas Mitchell
01273 336627 |
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19 Apr 2022 |
Cabinet
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External Audit Plan 2021/22
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Ian Gutsell
01273 481399 |
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19 Apr 2022 |
Cabinet
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Internal Audit Strategy and Plan 2022/23
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KD |
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Russell Banks
01273 481447
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19 Apr 2022 |
Cabinet
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NHS Health and Care Bill To update Cabinet on progress with the Sussex Integrated Care System (ICS), and seek Cabinet’s agreement to the recommended arrangements for Council representation in accordance with the national proposals to put ICSs on a statutory footing in England by April 2022
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Mark Stainton
01273 481238 |
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26 Apr 2022 |
Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability
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Proposed Specialist Facility at All Saints CE Primary School, Bexhill - final decision on proposal To seek Lead Member approval to establish a specialist facility at All Saints CE Primary School, Bexhill.
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Report, other documents may also be submitted
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Gary Langford
01273 481758
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