Work programme

Committee report · Place Scrutiny Committee · Wed 22 Jul 2026 · East Sussex County Council

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“review the previous Committee’s work programme at Appendix 1, including its recommended approach to ongoing work and areas of focus, and identify scrutiny work to continue, remove or add to the work programme.”
“review upcoming items on East Sussex County Council’s Forward Plan as set out at Appendix 2 and anticipated future decisions at Appendix 3 to identify any issues that may require more detailed scrutiny.”
“identify any topics to incorporate within the ongoing training programme for the new Committee.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED to: (1) Agree the agenda items for future committee meetings; (2) Re-establish the corporate climate target board with People Scrutiny Committee, with a broader remit focussed on health; (3) Schedule reports on the Asset Management Strategy and lessons learnt from the Queensway Gateway Road project, and the ESCC Road Safety Strategy to future meetings; (4) Undertake a rapid review of the Household Waste Recycling Site (HWRS) booking system to report to the Committee on 30 November; and (5) Add highways…” minutes ↗

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The report asks the Place Scrutiny Committee to review the previous committee's work programme and identify scrutiny work to continue, remove or add. p3 p5

The Committee is also recommended to review upcoming items on East Sussex County Council's Forward Plan and anticipated future decisions to identify issues that may need more detailed scrutiny. p4 p6

The report recommends the Committee identify any topics to include in the ongoing training programme for the new Committee. p4 p7

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p3Purpose: To review the previous Place Scrutiny Committee work programme and identify areas of work for inclusion in the work programme of the new committee.
p4RECOMMENDATIONS: The Committee is recommended to:
p51) review the previous Committee’s work programme at Appendix 1, including its recommended approach to ongoing work and areas of focus, and identify scrutiny work to continue, remove or add to the work programme;
p62) review upcoming items on East Sussex County Council’s Forward Plan as set out at Appendix 2 and anticipated future decisions at Appendix 3 to identify any issues that may require more detailed scrutiny; and
p73) identify any topics to incorporate within the ongoing training programme for the new Committee.

Places and organisations it names

East Sussex County Council

Other papers for this meeting

Place Scrutiny Committee agenda · Committee agenda
Appendix 1 - Place Committee work programme June 2026 · Committee report
Appendix 1 Scrutiny input to RPPR diagram · Committee report
Appendix 2 - Printed plan Forward Plan 1 July 2026 - 31 October 2026 Forward Plan · Committee report
Appendix 2 Q4 Place Scrutiny · Committee report
Appendix 3 - Future decisions Place Scrutiny July 2026 · Committee report
Appendix 3 State of the County 2026 · Committee report
East Sussex Highways Year 3 Contract Performance · Committee report
Minutes of the previous meeting · Committee report
Place Scrutiny Committee minutes (draft) · Committee minutes
Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources (RPPR) · Committee report
Scrutiny Review of Street Works - report final · Committee report
Scrutiny Review of Street Works · Committee report

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