Elizabeth Pears - Councillor for County Durham

Councillor Elizabeth Pears

Liberal Democrat

Email: Elizabeth.Pears@durham.gov.uk

Council: County Durham

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Highways Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Panel (Committee Member) Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (Committee Member, County Councillor) Durham Family Panel (Committee Member) Charter Trustees for the City of Durham (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor) Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) (Committee Member) Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Area Planning Committee (South and West) Children and Young People's Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitute)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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County Council Committee Member

County Council - Wednesday 10 December 2025 10.00 am

Durham County Council is scheduled to meet to discuss a range of issues, including the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme, treasury management, and public health. Councillors will also consider motions on waste incineration, poverty among the terminally ill, and support for local farmers.

December 10, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Wednesday 10 December 2025 12.00 pm

The Durham County Council convened an extraordinary meeting to consider the conferment of the title of Honorary Alderman or Honorary Alderwoman upon deserving former councillors. The report pack outlined the criteria for eligibility and listed the former councillors who met those requirements.

December 10, 2025
Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 8 December 2025 9.30 am

The Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to discuss updates on counter-terrorism, domestic abuse and CCTV in County Durham. The committee was also due to review the minutes from their meeting held on 30 October 2025.

December 08, 2025
Durham Family Panel Committee Member

Durham Family Panel - Friday 28 November 2025 9.30 am

The Durham Family Panel is scheduled to meet on Friday 28 November 2025 to discuss Ofsted updates, updates from the Children in Care Council, annual performance reports, and a performance report for the second quarter of 2025-26. The panel will also discuss regulation 44 visits to Durham County Council (DCC) Residential Homes in a session that will not be open to the public.

November 28, 2025
Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Special, Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 25 November 2025 9.30 am

The Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to discuss houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the Supported Housing Improvement Programme (SHIP). The committee was expected to review the council's powers to regulate HMOs, and to receive an update on the SHIP, which aims to improve standards in non-commissioned supported housing.

November 25, 2025

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Summary

Meetings Attended: 35

Average per Month: 3.9

Decisions Recorded: 0