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Full Council - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 1.00 pm

March 13, 2025 Full Council View on council website

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  • ...to approve the recommendations outlined in the report of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board.

  • ...to approve the recommendations arising from the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority meetings held on 16 December 2024 and 17 February 2025, which included the Pay Policy Statement 2025/26 and the Budget Report 2025/26.

  • The Full Council decided to approve the minutes from previous meetings held on 12 December 2024 and 26 February 2025. The decision was made on 13 March 2025.

  • Financial Threshold for Key Decisions
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to maintain consistency, the financial threshold for key decisions, as defined in Section 5.9 of the Constitution, will remain at £2.2 million for the 2025/26 financial year.

  • ...to approve the proposed pay policy statement for 2025/26, outlining the council's approach to chief officer remuneration as required by the Localism Act 2011.

  • Members' Allowance Scheme 2025/26
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to approve the proposed Members' Allowance Scheme for 2025/26.

  • The Pension Fund Committee
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to approve the recommendations from the Pension Fund Committee meeting held on 6th December 2024, pertaining to the Lancashire County Pension Fund.

  • ...to approve the appointment of a new scheme member representative on the Lancashire Local Pension Board and note the extension of terms for two sitting members.

  • The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to approve the recommendations from the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee meeting held on January 27, 2025, which included approving the 2023/24 statement of accounts, recommending the 2025/26 Treasury Management Strategy for approval, and approving the updated Corporate Risk and Opportunity Register, among other items.

  • ...to appoint Ms L Keane, Mr C Ainsworth, and Mr G Krawiec as new members of the Independent Remuneration Panel and to reappoint Ms L Strapps for a second term, all effective from 13 March 2025.

  • The Employment Committee
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to approve the recommendations from the Employment Committee meetings held on December 5, 2024, January 14, 2025, and February 7, 2025, including the proposed appointment of Mark Wynn as Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service, subject to satisfactory references.

  • The Overview and Scrutiny Committees
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to approve the recommendations arising from the December 2024 and February 2025 meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

  • ...to note the minor and/or corrective changes to the County Council's Constitution that had been approved by the Director of Law and Governance since October 2024.

  • Report of the Cabinet (Part B)
    Recommendations Approved

    ...to note the report of the Cabinet from its recent meetings on 5 December 2024, 16 January 2025 and 6 February 2025.

  • Lancashire County Council approved recommendations on 13/03/2025. The Council resolved to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding bus fare increases, the Chief Executive of the Post Office and Lancashire MPs concerning Post Office closures, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport advocating for heritage funding, and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Chancellor of the Exchequer concerning Trading Standards powers and funding.

Attendees

Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Azhar Ali OBE
Councillor County Councillor Azhar Ali OBE Leader of the Opposition, Local Councillor Decision - Nelson East Independent Nelson East
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Usman Arif
Councillor County Councillor Usman Arif Local Councillor Decision - Burnley North East Independent Burnley North East
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Tim Ashton
Councillor County Councillor Tim Ashton Local Councillor Decision - Lytham Conservative Lytham
Profile image for County Noordad Aziz
County Noordad Aziz  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Rob Bailey
County Rob Bailey  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Samara Barnes
Councillor County Councillor Samara Barnes Local Councillor Decision - Rossendale West Labour Rossendale West
Profile image for County Julia Berry
County Julia Berry  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Peter Britcliffe
County Peter Britcliffe  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Matthew Brown
Councillor County Councillor Matthew Brown Local Councillor Decision - Preston Central West Labour and Co-operative Party Preston Central West
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Peter Buckley
Councillor County Councillor Peter Buckley Local Councillor Decision - St Annes North Conservative St Annes North
Profile image for County Joan Burrows
County Joan Burrows  Conservative
Profile image for County Stephen Clarke
County Stephen Clarke  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Alf Clempson
Councillor County Councillor Alf Clempson Local Councillor Decision - Poulton-le-Fylde Conservative Poulton le Fylde
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Mark Clifford
Councillor County Councillor Mark Clifford Local Councillor Decision - Clayton with Whittle Labour Clayton with Whittle
Profile image for County Jeff Couperthwaite
County Jeff Couperthwaite  Conservative
Profile image for County Loraine Cox
County Loraine Cox  Conservative
Profile image for County Alan Cullens BEM
County Alan Cullens BEM  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Gina Dowding
Councillor County Councillor Gina Dowding Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Local Councillor Decision - Lancaster Central Green Lancaster Central
Profile image for County Charles Edwards
County Charles Edwards  Conservative
Profile image for County Andrew Gardiner
County Andrew Gardiner  Conservative
Profile image for County Julie Gibson
County Julie Gibson  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Graham Gooch
County Graham Gooch  Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care  Conservative
Profile image for County Mike Goulthorp
County Mike Goulthorp  Conservative
Profile image for County Michael Green
County Michael Green  Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Howard Hartley
Councillor County Councillor Howard Hartley Local Councillor Decision - Pendle Hill Conservative Pendle Hill
Profile image for County Nikki Hennessy
County Nikki Hennessy  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Sue Hind
County Sue Hind  Conservative
Profile image for County Anna Hindle
County Anna Hindle  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Alan Hosker
County Alan Hosker  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor David Howarth
Councillor County Councillor David Howarth Local Councillor Decision - Penwortham West Liberal Democrat Penwortham West
Profile image for County Terry Hurn
County Terry Hurn  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Mohammed Iqbal MBE
Councillor County Councillor Mohammed Iqbal MBE Local Councillor Decision - Brierfield & Nelson West Independent Brierfield & Nelson West
Profile image for County Stewart Jones
County Stewart Jones  Conservative
Profile image for County Andrea Kay
County Andrea Kay  Conservative
Profile image for County Sobia Malik
County Sobia Malik  Independent
Profile image for County Jennifer Mein
County Jennifer Mein  Deputy Leader of the Opposition  Labour
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Ged Mirfin
Councillor County Councillor Ged Mirfin Local Councillor Decision - Ribble Valley North East Reform UK Ribble Valley North East
Profile image for County Stuart C Morris
County Stuart C Morris  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Yousuf Motala
Councillor County Councillor Yousuf Motala Independent Preston City
Profile image for County David O'Toole
County David O'Toole  Conservative
Profile image for County Jean Parr
County Jean Parr  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Lian Pate
County Lian Pate  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County Eddie Pope
County Eddie Pope  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor John Potter
Councillor County Councillor John Potter Liberal Democrat Preston West
Profile image for County Jenny Purcell
County Jenny Purcell  Conservative
Profile image for County Jayne Rear
County Jayne Rear  Cabinet Member for Education and Skills  Conservative
Profile image for County Paul Rigby
County Paul Rigby  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Steve Rigby
Councillor County Councillor Steve Rigby Conservative St Annes South
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Aidy Riggott
Councillor County Councillor Aidy Riggott Conservative Euxton, Buckshaw & Astley
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Matthew Salter
Councillor County Councillor Matthew Salter Cabinet Member for Education and Skills Reform UK Wyre Rural Central
Profile image for County Alan Schofield
County Alan Schofield  Conservative
Profile image for County Sean Serridge
County Sean Serridge  Labour and Co-operative Party
Profile image for County John Shedwick
County John Shedwick  Conservative
Profile image for County Scott Smith
County Scott Smith  Conservative
Profile image for Councillor County Councillor Kim Snape
Councillor County Councillor Kim Snape Labour and Co-operative Party Chorley Rural East
Profile image for County Ash Sutcliffe
County Ash Sutcliffe  Conservative
Profile image for County Rupert Swarbrick
County Rupert Swarbrick  Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport  Conservative
Profile image for County Matthew Tomlinson
County Matthew Tomlinson  Leader of the Opposition  Labour
Profile image for County Cosima Towneley
County Cosima Towneley  Cabinet Member for Children and Families  Conservative
Profile image for County Shaun Turner
County Shaun Turner  Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change  Conservative
Profile image for County Alan Vincent
County Alan Vincent  Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property (Deputy Leader)  Conservative
Profile image for County David Westley
County David Westley  Conservative
Profile image for County Mrs Sue Whittam
County Mrs Sue Whittam  Conservative
Profile image for County Phillippa Williamson
County Phillippa Williamson  Leader of the County Council  Conservative
Profile image for County Ron Woollam
County Ron Woollam  Conservative
Profile image for County Barrie Yates
County Barrie Yates  Conservative

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 13th-Mar-2025 13.00 Full Council

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 13th-Mar-2025 13.00 Full Council

Minutes

Minutes
Minutes EGM
Minutes Budget
Printed minutes 13th-Mar-2025 13.00 Full Council

Additional Documents

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Annex 1
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Questions
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Annex 4
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