Councillor County Simon Evans

Extraordinary Meeting - Interviews, Employment Committee - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 1.00 pm

The Lancashire County Council Employment Committee convened on Tuesday, 15th July 2025, to conduct interviews for the Executive Director of Resources role. Following the first day of interviews, the committee decided to conclude the interview process, withdraw the interview offer scheduled for 24th July 2025, and propose an offer of appointment to Laurence Ainsworth, subject to no objections from the Cabinet and receipt of satisfactory references.

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.

Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 9.30 am

The Lancashire County Council Employment Committee met on 26 June 2025, and agreed to move forward with the final stages of recruitment for the Executive Director of Resources role. They also reviewed the technical assessments of the longlisted candidates and approved the proposed arrangements for the final interview stage.

AGM, Lancashire Combined County Authority - Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 4.00 pm

The Lancashire Combined County Authority met to approve the budget, discuss governance models, and review progress on key initiatives. County Councillor Stephen Atkinson was appointed as Chair, and Councillor Phil Riley was appointed as Vice Chair. The authority approved the amended 2025/26 revenue budget and capital programme, accepted the Growing Places Fund from Lancashire County Council, and agreed to develop a localised Get Britain Working plan.

Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Monday, 16th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Employment Committee of Lancashire County Council met on 16 June 2025 to discuss the constitution, membership and terms of reference of the committee, note a decision made under urgent business procedures, and to longlist candidates for the role of Executive Director of Resources. The committee agreed to put forward candidates ranked as 'A' and 'B+' for a technical assessment for the role.