County Mark Clifford - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Mark Clifford

Labour

Email: Mark.Clifford@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Employment Committee (Committee Member) Regulatory Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor in Attendance.) Full Council (Committee Member) Pension Fund Committee Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Risk and Governance Committee Company Member Cabinet Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

59 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Employment Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 1.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 1:00 pm
Regulatory Committee Committee Member

Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 10.30 am

The Regulatory Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, to discuss a range of matters concerning public rights of way and legal guidance. The meeting's agenda included the review of previous minutes, guidance on legal matters, an annual progress report, and several specific investigations into proposed modifications of the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way.

January 28, 2026, 10:30 am
Employment Committee POSTPONED Committee Member

Employment Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 2.30 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

January 27, 2026, 2:30 pm
Cabinet County Councillor in Attendance.

Cabinet - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet of Lancashire Council met on Thursday, 22nd January 2026, to discuss a range of important issues, including the future of cultural services, workforce equality, school place sufficiency, and highway safety. Key decisions included the approval of a revised terms of reference for a new Cabinet Working Group for Culture, the adoption of a new Fairness, Equality and Inclusion Workforce Framework, and significant decisions regarding school place provision in Preston.

January 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Cabinet County Councillor in Attendance.

Cabinet - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.00 pm

At a meeting of the Lancashire County Council's cabinet, the council approved a proposal for local government reorganisation, reviewed the corporate performance and financial position, and adopted a local nature recovery strategy. The cabinet also discussed highway maintenance, traffic regulations, flood authority advice, and complaints handling.

November 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

237 decisions · Page 3 of 48

The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...to approve the recommendations from the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee meeting held on 13 October 2025, including noting the External and Internal Audit Progress Reports, approving the Risk Management Strategy, approving the Corporate Risk and Opportunity Register, and approving the RIPA Policy and Annual Report.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...that Cabinet endorses the proposal for two unitary councils for Lancashire, as set out in Appendix A, at its meeting on 27 November 2025, supporting a preferred proposal for Local Government Reorganisation to be submitted to the Government.

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Cabinet (Part B)

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...to approve the recommendations made by the Cabinet on 9 October 2025, which included approving the county council's Improvement Plan for 2025-27, an updated Direct Payments Policy, property strategy principles, governance arrangements to oversee Care Quality Commission improvement, the commencement of a review of in-house Provider Services within Adult Social Care, the Education Capital Strategy, interim expansion options for Preston secondary schools, the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy 2025-28, Traffic Regulation Orders for Chorley and West Lancashire, and to seek Full Council approval of the Community Safety Agreement 2025-2028.

Recommendations Approved

Highways Act 1980 - Section 119 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Section 53A Diversion of Footpath at Bowker's Green, Aughton

From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 12, 2025

...to approve the application for the diversion of part of Footpath FP0804018 at Bowker's Green, Aughton, under the Highways Act 1980 Section 119 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Section 53A.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 59

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 237