Agenda and draft minutes

Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability - Monday, 23rd March, 2026 3.30 pm

Venue: Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Summer Kelly Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No.	Item
38.	Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 23 February 2026 PDF 112 KB View item 38. as HTML 21 KB Minutes: 38.1 The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2026.
39.	Disclosures of interests Disclosure 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 Minutes: 39.1 There were none.
40.	Urgent items Notification of items which the Lead Member considers to be urgent and propose to take at the end of the appropriate part of the Agenda Minutes: 40.1 There were none.
41.	Reports Minutes: 41.1 Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.
42.	East Sussex Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2026 PDF 219 KB View item 42. as HTML 19 KB View the background to item 42. View the decision for item 42. Report by the Director of Children’s Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 42. PDF 1 MB View as HTML (42./2) 308 KB Minutes: 42.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services. DECISIONS 42.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the publication of the East Sussex Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2026. REASONS 42.3 The Council has a duty to publish a Childcare Sufficiency Assessment annually. The document supports the Council’s statutory obligation of on-going assessment of childcare provision for children aged 0-14 years old (and up to 18 years old for children with Special Educational Needs and Disability) in East Sussex.