Councillor County Gina Dowding
Email: gina.dowding@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
30 meetings · Page 1 of 6
Lancashire Combined County Authority - Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 3.00 pm
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.
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.
Decisions from Meetings
161 decisions · Page 20 of 33
Local Pensions Partnership Limited Budget 2025/26 and Strategic Updates
From: Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 7th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 07, 2025
...to approve the Local Pensions Partnership Limited Annual Budget for 2025/26, discuss a proposal on the growth of the Local Pensions Partnership Administration business, and review the outcomes of a legal analysis on administration agreements, including risk mitigation recommendations.
For Determination
External Audit Findings Report 2023-24
From: Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 7th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 07, 2025
...to review the external auditor's findings regarding the audit of the Lancashire County Pension Fund's annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024, as detailed in Appendix A of the report.
For Determination
Minutes of the last meeting.
From: Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 7th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 07, 2025
...the recommendations presented to the committee were approved.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 7th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 07, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Inter Valuation Contributions Review.
From: Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 7th March, 2025 10.30 am - March 07, 2025
...to reflect the Department for Education's guarantee introduced in November 2024, the committee approved revised contribution rates for Further Education colleges, effective from that date, reclassifying them as lower-risk employers and authorizing refunds for any overpaid contributions.
For Determination
Summary
Meetings Attended: 30
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 161