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East Sussex County Council held a meeting of the full council at County Hall, Lewes on 2 December 2025. p2
The Council confirmed the minutes of its 24 September 2025 meeting and adopted the report paragraphs that were not reserved for discussion, including amendments to the Constitution. p4p14
A motion on the Members' Allowance Scheme, moved from the Governance Committee report, was carried after debate. p18
Reserved Cabinet report paragraphs on Council Monitoring for the first quarter of 2025/26, the Care Quality Commission assessment of adult social care, and an Ofsted focused visit were noted after debate. p15p16p17
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- p2MINUTES of a MEETING of the east sussex county council held in the Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes on 2 December 2025 at 10.00 am
- p4<AI1> 40. Minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2025 40.1 RESOLVED – to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the County Council meeting held on 24 September 2025.
- p14</AI6> <AI7> 46. Reports 46.1 The Chairman of the County Council, having called over the reports set out in the agenda, reserved the following for discussion: Cabinet report – paragraph 1 (Council Monitoring Q1 2025/26), paragraph 2 (Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assessment of Adult Social Care, paragraph 4 (Ofsted Focused Visit – July 2025. Governance Committee report – paragraph 6 (Members’ Allowance Scheme). NON RESERVED PARAGRAPHS 46.2 On the motion of the Chairman and the County Council, the Council adopted those paragraphs in reports that had not been reserved for discussion as follows: Cabinet report – paragraph 2 (Ashdown Forest Trust Fund). Governance Committee report – paragraph 1 (Amendment to the Constitution – Access to Information Procedure Rules), paragraph 2 (Amendment to the Constitution – Budget Setting Meeting), paragraph 3 (Scrutiny Call-in process), paragraph 4 (Customer experience annual report) and paragraph 7 (Amendment to the Constitution – Speaking at the Planning Committee).
- p15</AI7> <AI8> 47. Report of the Cabinet Paragraph 1 - Council Monitoring Q1 2025/26. 47.1 Councillor Bennett introduced the reserved paragraph in the Cabinet report. 47.2 The paragraph was noted after debate.
- p16Paragraph 3 - Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assessment of Adult Social Care. 47.3 Councillor Maynard introduced the reserved paragraph in the Cabinet report. 47.4 The paragraph was noted after debate.
- p17Paragraph 4 - Ofsted Focused Visit – July 2025. 47.5 Councillor Bowdler introduced the reserved paragraph in the Cabinet report. 47.6 The paragraph was noted after debate.
- p18</AI8> <AI9> 48. Report of the Governance Committee Paragraph 6 - Members’ Allowance Scheme. 48.1 Councillor Glazier moved the reserved paragraph. 48.2 The motion, including the recommendations, was CARRIED after debate.
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Other papers for this meeting
- Full Council agenda
- Appendix 1 to “Appendix 2 - Part3BudgetandPolicyFramework v2”
- Appendix 1 Corporate Summary - 24.09.2025
- Appendix 2 - Part3BudgetandPolicyFramework v2
- Appendix 2 TM Prudential Indicators - 24.09.2025
- Appendix 3 - call in process summary chart
- Appendix 3 ASCH - 24.09.2025
- Appendix 4 - Final Part 5 Scrutiny procedure
- Appendix 4 BSD - 24.09.2025
- Appendix 5 - New ESCC complaint policy
- Appendix 5 CSD - 24.09.2025
- Minutes of the meeting held on 24 September 2025
- Questions from County Councillors
- Questions from members of the public
- Report of the Cabinet
- Report of the East Sussex Fire Authority
- Report of the Governance Committee
- Urgent Decisions