Councillor County Daniel Matchett

Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss the Better Care Fund, adaptations to help people live independently, and national policy changes to the NHS. The board ratified the Lancashire Better Care Fund 2024/25 end of year submission and the 2025/26 Better Care Fund plan. Members agreed to form a working group to consider the implications of the NHS's 10-year plan.

Cabinet - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 2.00 pm

Lancashire County Council's Cabinet met on 10 July 2025, and approved a new set of focus areas for the coming year, the Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Plan 2025-26, and the Lancashire's Children in Our Care Sufficiency Strategy 2025-2028. They also agreed to increase parking charges at Preston Bus Station and made some changes to the way they collect contributions from developers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership - Monday, 9th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) met to discuss a Working Well update, the implications of devolution and the white paper, and an update from the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB). The meeting was scheduled to include an overview of the requirements and timescales for the development of Get Lancashire & Cumbria Working plans and how governance would be established to facilitate integrated approaches to strategy development and programme implementation. The ICB update included an overview of the 2025/2026 Commissioning Intentions.

Cabinet - Thursday, 5th June, 2025 2.00 pm

Lancashire County Council's Cabinet met on 5 June 2025, and approved a number of measures including the allocation of the Growing Places Fund monies to the Lancashire Combined County Authority, and a review of the council's financial management. They also approved the closure of the sixth form at Moor Park High School.

Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 1.00 pm

At the Full Council meeting on 22 May 2025, Lancashire County Council elected Councillor Alf Clempson as Chairman and Councillor Lee Hutchinson as Vice-Chairman. The council also re-elected Councillor Stephen Atkinson as Leader of the County Council, who then announced his cabinet. Councillors approved the Constitution of the County Council for 2025/26 and the membership of various committees, as well as appointments to outside bodies including the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority.