Councillor Jim Smith
Email: james.smith@blackburn.gov.uk
Council: Blackburn with Darwen
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
33 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Executive Board - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 6.00 pm
Council Forum - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.00 pm
Executive Board - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 6.00 pm
Executive Board - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm
Policy Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
220 decisions · Page 20 of 44
Corporate Performance Reporting 2024-25 Q4
From: Executive Board - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 12, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Contracts for waste disposal, recycling and food waste processing and treatment
From: Executive Board - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 12, 2025
The Council, acting as a Waste Disposal Authority, is required to retender the contracts for waste disposal, recycling treatment and disposal, as both the aforementioned contracts end for June 2026. The Council has contracts with the present successful contractor, Suez UK for waste disposal, with the majority of the Council waste going to energy from waste facilities sourced by Suez UK. Similarly, Suez UK transfer the Councils recycling to a materials recycling facility for separation and processing before sending onto various outlets in the UK.
Recommendations Approved
Food waste collection service – resource grant funding arrangements
From: Executive Board - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 12, 2025
Previous reports to the Executive Board have provided background on the detail behind the Government, via the Environment Act 2021, mandating that Councils in England commence weekly food waste collections from 2026. The Council has received capital funding from Government of approximately £1.1M for the purchase of bins, kitchen caddies and vehicles, that have been procured by the Council for its full borough implementation. In accordance with the previously approved Executive Board report, a pilot food waste collection service is to be implemented for the end of May 2025, to approximately 9,000 properties, in advance of the wider borough implementation for June 2026.
Recommendations Approved
Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and Active Travel England (ATE) Programme 2025/26
From: Executive Board - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 12, 2025
A report on the allocation of funding received by DfT in terms of BSIP and Active Travel England.
Recommendations Approved
Update to Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/29 and Development of Budget 2026/27
From: Executive Board - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 6.00 pm - June 12, 2025
Update to Medium Term Financial Plan 2026/29 and Development of General Fund Budget 2026/27
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 33
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 220