Councillor County Fred Cottam
Email: fred.cottam@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
21 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026 10.30 am
Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 1.00 pm
Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 10.00 am
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 10.30 am
Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
88 decisions · Page 4 of 18
The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee
From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendations from the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee meeting held on 13 October 2025, including noting the External and Internal Audit Progress Reports, approving the Risk Management Strategy, approving the Corporate Risk and Opportunity Register, and approving the RIPA Policy and Annual Report.
Recommendations Approved
The Employment Committee
From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note the report of the Employment Committee, thereby approving its recommendations regarding the recruitment of a Director of Finance, coroner salaries and fees, and the employment of the Executive Director of Adult Services.
Recommendations Approved
Updates to the County Council's Constitution
From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to note the minor and/or corrective changes to the County Council's Constitution that had been approved by the Director of Law and Governance since the Annual General Meeting in 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Cabinet (Part B)
From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendations made by the Cabinet on 9 October 2025, which included approving the county council's Improvement Plan for 2025-27, an updated Direct Payments Policy, property strategy principles, governance arrangements to oversee Care Quality Commission improvement, the commencement of a review of in-house Provider Services within Adult Social Care, the Education Capital Strategy, interim expansion options for Preston secondary schools, the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy 2025-28, Traffic Regulation Orders for Chorley and West Lancashire, and to seek Full Council approval of the Community Safety Agreement 2025-2028.
Recommendations Approved
Progress Report on Previous Committee Items
From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 12, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding the progress report on definitive map modification orders and public path orders.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 21
Average per Month: 1.5
Decisions Recorded: 88