The Cabinet of Lancashire Council approved the programme implementation plans and use of ring-fenced funding for the Best Start in Life Family Hubs Programme on 15 April 2026. The Cabinet also approved a list of capital projects for high priority school condition works totalling £13.974m, subject to the 2026/27 grant settlement. Additionally, the Cabinet added the Lancaster Canal Regeneration Partnership CIC to its list of outside bodies and appointed County Councillor Martyn Sutton as its representative.