County Howard Hartley - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Howard Hartley

 Conservative

Email: Howard.Hartley@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Regulatory Committee (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member) Corporate Parenting Board

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

19 meetings · Page 1 of 4

Full Council Committee Member

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.

November 20, 2025
Regulatory Committee Committee Member

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.

November 12, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

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.

October 16, 2025
Regulatory Committee Committee Member

Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.30 am

The Regulatory Committee of Lancashire County Council met to discuss several matters relating to public rights of way, including definitive map modification orders and diversion of footpaths. The committee approved making orders for changes to public footpaths and bridleways at Higher Simpson Fold, Eyes Lane, Coronation Field, Written Stone Farm and The Weald. They also discussed a progress report on previous committee items and guidance for committee members.

September 17, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm

Lancashire County Council's Full Council met on 17 July 2025, and among other things, approved the Lancashire Child and Youth Justice Plan 2025-26, and agreed to review its policy on flying flags over council property, prioritising the Union Flag, the Flag of England, the Lancashire Flag, royal flags, and military flags and ensigns. The council also discussed the financial challenges it faces, and heard questions from councillors and members of the public.

July 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

117 decisions · Page 19 of 24

The Employment Committee

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to note the report of the Employment Committee from its meeting on 14 November 2024.

Recommendations Approved

The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve the recommendations from the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee meeting held on October 14, 2024, including the appointment of Mr. Stephen Dunstan as an independent co-opted member, the approval of the Internal Audit Charter, and the approval of the updated Corporate Risk and Opportunity Register.

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - 2024/25 Members' Allowance Scheme

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve the revised Members' Allowance Scheme for 2024/25, as recommended by the Independent Remuneration Panel.

Recommendations Approved

Lancashire Combined County Authority - Appointments

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve the appointments of County Councillors Phillippa Williamson and Alan Vincent as the county council's representatives on the Lancashire Combined County Authority until the Full Council AGM in 2025, and to authorize the Director of Law and Governance to approve the council's representatives on the Authority's Scrutiny and Audit Committees, all subject to parliamentary approval of the Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 19

Average per Month: 0.9

Decisions Recorded: 117