Councillor County Azhar Ali OBE
Email: azhar.ali@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
31 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Cabinet - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.00 pm
At a meeting of the Lancashire County Council's cabinet, the council approved a proposal for local government reorganisation, reviewed the corporate performance and financial position, and adopted a local nature recovery strategy. The cabinet also discussed highway maintenance, traffic regulations, flood authority advice, and complaints handling.
Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 24th November, 2025 2.00 pm
The Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the council's financial position, including the projected overspend for 2025/26, a preliminary assessment of the 2026/27 budget, and an efficiency review. The committee agreed to recommend to the cabinet that they arrange 45-minute meetings with each cabinet member before 21 January to allow members to scrutinise them at length. The committee also discussed the importance of explaining acronyms in reports, and the need for more detail in the mitigations section of the financial monitoring report.
Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.
Employment Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 1.00 pm
Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 6th November, 2025 10.30 am
The Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the first year delivery report of the council's digital strategy, and to consider the data informing proposals for local government reorganisation (LGR). The committee reviewed the progress of the digital strategy, provided feedback on priorities for the coming year, and discussed areas for future focus. Councillors also examined data sets related to LGR, exploring potential impacts and raising concerns about resident representation and service delivery.
Decisions from Meetings
143 decisions · Page 28 of 29
Lancashire County Council Timetable of Meetings 2025/26
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th October, 2024 1.00 pm - October 17, 2024
...to approve the timetable of Full Council, Cabinet, and Committee meetings for the period of June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, and to move the Full Council meeting scheduled for May 29, 2025, to May 22, 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Cabinet - Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Plan 2024-25
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th October, 2024 1.00 pm - October 17, 2024
...to approve the Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Plan 2024-25 as presented in the report.
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Employment Committee - Appointment of Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service and County Council's Returning Officer
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th October, 2024 1.00 pm - October 17, 2024
...to appoint Mark Wynn as Interim Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, to waive the constitutional rule preventing the Head of Paid Service from being the Chief Financial Officer until a permanent appointment is made, and to approve Mark Wynn as Returning Officer for county council elections.
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Amendment to the Treasury Management Strategy 2024/25
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th October, 2024 1.00 pm - October 17, 2024
...to approve the amendment to the Treasury Management Strategy 2024/25 as presented in the report.
Recommendations Approved
Updates to the County Council's Constitution
From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th October, 2024 1.00 pm - October 17, 2024
...to approve updates to the County Council's Constitution, specifically the Procurement Rules, Committee Terms of Reference, Scheme of Delegation to Officers, and Full Council Terms of Reference, as well as noting other changes made since the Annual Meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 31
Average per Month: 1.4
Decisions Recorded: 143