Nicholas Lakin -  for Staffordshire

Nicholas Lakin

Reform UK Cabinet Member for Children and Young People

Email: nicholas.lakin@staffordshire.gov.uk

Council: Staffordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts (Committee Member) Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Invitee/Observer) Children and Families Strategic Partnership Board (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Archives Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Invitee/Observer)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 1 of 7

County Council Committee Member

County Council - Thursday 12th February 2026 10:00am

February 12, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Special Cabinet (Budget), Cabinet - Wednesday 28th January 2026 11:00am

The Cabinet of Staffordshire Council was scheduled to consider the council's Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026-2031, alongside a report detailing the executive's response to recommendations from the MTFS Working Group.

January 28, 2026, 11:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 21st January 2026 10:00am

The Staffordshire Council Cabinet met on Wednesday 21 January 2026 to discuss the county's economic development, equality objectives, and domestic abuse strategy. Key decisions included the adoption of a new equality objective and the approval of the Staffordshire Domestic Abuse Strategy.

January 21, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Special Cabinet (Budget), Cabinet - Wednesday 14th January 2026 10:00am

The Cabinet of Staffordshire Council met on Wednesday 14 January 2026 to discuss and approve the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2026-2031. The council agreed to a council tax increase of 3.99%, which is lower than anticipated, and confirmed that no frontline services would be cut, with increased investment in key areas such as children's services and highways.

January 14, 2026, 10:00 am
Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Invitee/Observer

Call-in, Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 12th January 2026 10:00am

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a call-in regarding a decision made by the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People concerning return home interviews for children in the care of other local authorities (SCOLAs). The committee ultimately recommended that the decision be referred back to the Cabinet for further consideration, with a suggestion for it to also be reviewed by the relevant scrutiny committee.

January 12, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

63 decisions · Page 12 of 13

Forward Plan of Key Decisions

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18th June 2025 10:00am - June 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Staffordshire Means Business

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18th June 2025 10:00am - June 18, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Procurement of Finance and HR system

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18th June 2025 10:00am - June 18, 2025

...to commence the procurement process for a new finance, HR, and payroll system.

Recommendations Approved

Contract for Specialist Placements for Pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 18th June 2025 10:00am - June 18, 2025

...to approve a contract for specialist placements at The Haven Independent Special School, securing 25 full-time equivalent places for children and young people aged 11-19 with Education, Health and Care Plans and Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 63