A practical route from budget ownership to delivery and scrutiny. It is designed to stop WATCH blaming the wrong person or duplicating requests.
| Money / service area | Political lead | Officer / finance lead | Formal scrutiny route | Why WATCH follows it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority — regional investment | Bella Sankey (Chair); Jacob Taylor (Investment & Finance) | Nick Bell (Director of Finance) | Overview & Scrutiny / Audit & Governance arrangements under the Authority constitution | £117m initial funding over four years and £1.14bn over 30 years announced by the Authority | Source ↗ |
| SBSA — transport, bus reform and Digital Twin | Nicholas Russell (Transport) | Laura Wells (Transport Lead) | SBSA Board plus statutory overview/scrutiny arrangements | Current Forward Plan includes Bus Reform and Franchising Study and Integrated Transport Digital Twin | Source ↗ |
| West Sussex County Council — overall budget / property | Jay Mercer; Jane Davey (Finance & Property) | Mike Suarez (Chief Financial Officer) | Performance & Finance Scrutiny Committee | County-wide revenue, capital, property and asset decisions | Source ↗ |
| WSCC — children, SEND and learning | Sam Raby | Daniel Ruaux | Children & Young People’s Services Scrutiny Committee | High-impact statutory services and large demand-led budgets | Source ↗ |
| WSCC — highways and transport | Erika Woodhurst-Trueman | Lee Parker / relevant Place Services directors | Communities, Highways & Environment Scrutiny Committee | Roads, transport, maintenance and infrastructure | Source ↗ |
| WSCC — Growth Deals / economy | Yvonne Gravely | Relevant Economy/Place officers | Performance & Finance and relevant service scrutiny | Growth Deals, employment and business connectivity | Source ↗ |
| Adur — overall resources and capital | Jeremy Gardner; Saffa Jan | Emma Thomas (Section 151 Officer) | Joint Overview & Scrutiny; Joint Audit & Governance | Revenue, capital, external funding, assets and financial governance | Source ↗ |
| Adur — regeneration and place | Becky Allinson | Andy Willems | Joint Overview & Scrutiny; project-specific decision routes | Regeneration and economic development, including major local projects | Source ↗ |
| Adur — housing | Lee Cowen | Tina Favier | Joint Overview & Scrutiny; Audit & Governance where financial/governance issues arise | Council housing, delivery programmes and housing-related capital | Source ↗ |
| East Worthing & Shoreham MP | Tom Rutland MP WATCH focus | Parliamentary office / IPSA-regulated staffing and expenses | Parliamentary standards, registers, electorate and public scrutiny | MPs influence national decisions but do not directly run Adur/WSCC budgets | Source ↗ |
