Councillor County Ged Mirfin
Email: Gerald.Mirfin@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
46 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 3.00 pm
The Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the LCCA's progress, focusing on the transition of transport functions and an update from the Chief Operating Officer. The committee discussed the Local Transport Plan and the COO's update, and agreed to include a summary of advisory board activities in future updates. They also requested that future updates on the governance review be provided via a report rather than verbally.
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.
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
Decisions from Meetings
178 decisions · Page 30 of 36
Medium Term Financial Strategy Update 2025/26 - 2026/27
From: Scrutiny Management Board - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.30 am - November 13, 2024
...to note the Medium Term Financial Strategy Update 2025/26 – 2026/27, including the reinstatement of the 'On street Pay and Display' saving and ongoing discussions with district councils regarding this matter.
Recommendations Approved
Request from Full Council - Banking Hubs
From: Scrutiny Management Board - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.30 am - November 13, 2024
...to establish a working group on Banking Hubs, as requested by the Full Council, and to have the Scrutiny Management Board report on its activities.
Recommendations Approved
Mental Health in the Construction Industry - Rapporteur Report
From: Scrutiny Management Board - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.30 am - November 13, 2024
...to support the recommendations outlined in the Mental Health in the Construction Industry Rapporteur Report and submit them to the Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property for a formal written response.
Recommendations Approved
Health and Adult Services Scrutiny Committee - Joint Health Scrutiny
From: Scrutiny Management Board - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.30 am - November 13, 2024
...to facilitate potential joint scrutiny of NHS proposals with Sefton Council, they agreed 'in principle' to establish a joint health scrutiny committee pending further review in December.
Recommendations Approved
Workforce Matters
From: Community, Cultural, and Corporate Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.30 am - October 31, 2024
Oversight to cover areas of priority for 2024/25: • Continued focus on absence & productivity and data and metrics • Improve senior leadership resilience through succession planning • Improve manager capability through targeted development interventions • Support the organisation to change and redesign itself to support financial resilience - (HR, Absenteeism Recruitment and Performance Management) Organisational resilience – benchmarking Areas of consideration by CCCS Scrutiny from- • Deep-dive into sickness absence and our response • Deep-dive into recruitment and retention and workforce planning • Workforce demographics by service area and the risks/opportunities it presents Key questions / issues: • How is the council benchmarked r.e. performance management, hard-to-fill roles and sickness absence levels? • What are the hard-to-fill roles and what is officers' view on why the council is not attracting people to these roles? What do think tanks or external organisations suggest? • How is the council progressing against the Workforce Equality Strategy, and what areas are there for further research and improvement?
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 46
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 178