Councillor County Graeme Austin
Email: graeme.austin@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
11 meetings · Page 1 of 3
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.
Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Regulatory Committee met on Wednesday 12 November 2025 to discuss several matters relating to public rights of way. These included the review of the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way[^1], and a number of investigations into upgrading, extinguishment, creation and diversion of footpaths.
Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm
The upcoming Full Council meeting is set to address a variety of topics, including community safety, the members' allowance scheme, and the annual review of overview and scrutiny. Councillors will also discuss committee appointments, the Lancashire County Pension Fund, and the council's meeting schedule for 2026/27.
Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm
The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee met to discuss external and internal audit reports, the risk management strategy, and the corporate risk and opportunity register. The committee approved the new risk management strategy and the updated corporate risk and opportunity register. Members requested more information on school places, local transport funding, and subcontractor costs.
Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 19th September, 2025 10.30 am
The Lancashire County Council Pension Fund Committee met to discuss responsible investment, review the draft funding strategy statement, and address an urgent matter regarding the McCloud remedy[^2] and reporting requirements. The committee also reviewed pension-related training for its members and the Pension Fund Annual Report 2024/25.
Decisions from Meetings
91 decisions · Page 6 of 19
Lancashire County Council Timetable of Meetings 2026/27
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to approve the timetable of Full Council, Cabinet, and Committee meetings for the period of June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027.
Recommendations Approved
Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024-25
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to consider and approve the recommendations within the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2024/25, which summarized the activities, findings, impacts, and contributions of the scrutiny committees to the council's corporate priorities.
Recommendations Approved
Confirmation of the minutes from the meeting held 17 July 2025
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Risk Management Strategy
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
...to approve a new Risk Management Strategy for the council, as set out in Appendix A of the report.
Recommendations Approved
External Audit - Audit Progress Report and Sector Update
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 11
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 91