Mahfooz Hussain - Councillor for Blackburn with Darwen (Blackburn Central)

Councillor Mahfooz Hussain

Labour Blackburn Central

Email: mahfooz.hussain@blackburn.gov.uk

Council: Blackburn with Darwen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Executive Board (Committee Member) Council Forum (Committee Member) Finance Council (Committee Member) Policy Council (Committee Member) Annual Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

27 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Annual Council Committee Member

Annual Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 6.00 pm

May 21, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Forum Committee Member

Council Forum - Thursday, 26th March, 2026 6.00 pm

March 26, 2026, 6:00 pm
Finance Council Committee Member

Finance Council - Monday, 23rd February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 23, 2026, 6:00 pm
Council Forum Committee Member

Council Forum - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 6.00 pm

January 29, 2026, 6:00 pm
Policy Council Committee Member

Policy Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

154 decisions · Page 5 of 31

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 27

Average per Month: 1.1

Decisions Recorded: 154