Councillor Carl Coughlan

Labour and Co-operative Party Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre Lead Member: Leisure; and Youth Champion

Email: Cllr.Coughlan@westlancs.gov.uk

Council: West Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Audit & Governance Committee Policy & Resources Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet Corporate and Environmental Overview & Scrutiny Members Update Standards Committee (Committee Member) Polling Districts and Polling Places Review Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

35 meetings · Page 1 of 7

Policy & Resources Committee Committee Member

Policy & Resources Committee - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 7:00 pm
Polling Districts and Polling Places Review Committee Committee Member

Polling Districts and Polling Places Review Committee - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 6.30 pm

February 04, 2026, 6:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 7.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Council Committee Member

Special Meeting Local Government Reorganisation, Council - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 7.30 pm

November 26, 2025
Policy & Resources Committee Committee Member

Policy & Resources Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

184 decisions · Page 6 of 37

Council Annual Report 2024/25

From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025

...to note the Council Annual Report 2024/25 and authorize minor final amendments prior to publication.

Recommendations Approved

Vacancy Factor Budget Virements

From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025

...to improve budget monitoring and control, delegated authority was granted to the Director of Finance & Corporate Resources to make budget virements between staff expenditure budgets and vacancy factor budgets, even if over £100k, for 2025/26 and future years, amending the scheme of delegation in the constitution accordingly.

Recommendations Approved

Customer Experience Strategy

From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025

...to approve the 2025-2028 Customer Experience Strategy and delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Corporate and Customer Services to approve actions aligned with it.

Recommendations Approved

Acquisition of Individual Properties to HRA

From: Council - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 15, 2025

...the committee approved the Housing Revenue Account Stock Acquisition methodology, granting delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Housing and the Director of Finance and Resources to acquire additional properties for the HRA, in liaison with the Lead Member for Housing, with a maximum payback period of 50 years, and amending the Constitution accordingly.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 35

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 184