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 2 of 7

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am

The Staffordshire Council cabinet is scheduled to meet to discuss the council's strategic direction, environmental strategy, local transport plan, SEND [^2] and alternative provision strategy, and the commissioning of care home placements. They will also discuss a waste management retender.

December 17, 2025
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Thursday 11th December 2025 10:00am

The Staffordshire County Council met on 11 December 2025, and the meeting was dominated by discussion of recent scandals involving council members, and the implications for the council's reputation and ability to deliver services. Councillors also debated a motion on renewable energy, agreeing to support renewable energy production on spaces with limited agricultural value, and to investigate renewable energy production on council-owned sites. The council also approved changes to its constitution and the appointment of chairmen and vice chairmen of committees.

December 11, 2025
Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board CANCELLED Committee Member

Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 10th December 2025 2:00pm

December 10, 2025
Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee Invitee/Observer

Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 4th December 2025 2:00pm

The Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Staffordshire Domestic Abuse Strategy, the Children and Families Strategic Improvement Plan, and the Care Leavers Strategy and Local Offer. The committee agreed to support the new Staffordshire Domestic Abuse Strategy, which will be presented to the cabinet for approval in January 2026. The committee also discussed improvements to children's services and the support offered to care leavers in Staffordshire.

December 04, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 19th November 2025 10:00am

The Staffordshire Council Cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including renewable energy policy, the performance of Nexus Care Trading, and treasury management. The cabinet approved recommendations relating to a renewable energy policy position, the Nexus Care Trading annual report, and the half-yearly treasury management report. They also received updates on business in Staffordshire and the leader's activities.

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Commissioning of Care Home Placements

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

...to approve the commissioning model and pricing strategy for care home placements for adults aged 65 and over, the procurement exercise, delegation of authority to contract award, the commissioning plan for adult care home placements for adults aged 18-65, the care home sustainability plan, and the choice policy.

Recommendations Approved

Forward Plan of Key Decisions

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Staffordshire Means Business

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Leader's Update

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 63