Full Council agenda

For decision · This went to the meeting on Tue 24 Mar 2026. What was decided is in that meeting's minutes.

East Sussex County Council is summoned to meet in the Council Chamber at County Hall, Lewes, on Tuesday 24 March 2026 at 10.00 am, and the meeting will be broadcast live on the council's website. p4p2

The agenda includes the minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2026, a report of the Cabinet, a report of the Governance Committee, and questions from members of the public and from county councillors. p5p8p9p7p16

A notice of motion submitted by Councillor Tutt, referred to the County Council by the Chairman, proposes that the council formally oppose the Government's Digital ID plans, write to ministers and East Sussex MPs, and work with local voluntary, digital inclusion and civil liberties groups so that no resident is penalised or excluded by a national identification scheme. p10p11p12

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• p2on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 at 10.00 am 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 and the record archived. The live broadcast is accessible at: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/your-council/videos-of-council-meetings/webcasts
• p4You are summoned to attend a meeting of the East Sussex County Council to be held in the Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes, on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 at 10.00 am to transact the following business
• p5<AI1> 1. Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 10 February 2026 (Pages 5 - 20)
• p73. Chairman's business </AI3> <AI4> 4. Questions from members of the public </AI4> <AI5>
• p85. Report of the Cabinet (Pages 21 - 28)
• p9</AI5> <AI6> 6. Report of the Governance Committee (Pages 29 - 30)
• p10</AI6> <AI7> 7. Notice of Motion - Digital ID scheme (Pages 31 - 32)
• p11The Chairman has directed under Standing Order 36.9 (1) that the following Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Tutt shall stand referred to the County Council.
• p12This Council resolves to: 1. Formally oppose the Labour Government’s Digital ID plans; 2. Request the Leader of the Council writes to: · The Secretary of State for the Home Office and the Minister for Digital Infrastructure expressing this Council’s firm opposition to Labour’s Digital ID system and calling for the plans to be scrapped. · Members of Parliament across East Sussex asking for their firm commitment to oppose Labour’s Digital ID system and ask them to confirm that they will instead advocate for the cost to be diverted in to settling SEND deficits nationally. 3. Work with local voluntary, digital inclusion and civil liberties groups to ensure that no resident in East Sussex is penalised or excluded as a result of any national identification scheme.
• p16</AI8> <AI9> 9. Questions from County Councillors a) Oral questions to Cabinet Members b) Written questions of which notice has been given pursuant to Standing Order 44