County Simon Evans - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Simon Evans

Reform UK Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Children and Families

Email: simon.evans@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Employment Committee (Deputy Chair) Cabinet (Deputy Chair) Lancashire Combined County Authority (Committee Member) Full Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

22 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Cabinet Deputy Chair

Cabinet - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 05, 2026, 2:00 pm
Cabinet Deputy Chair

Cabinet - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet of Lancashire Council met on Thursday, 22nd January 2026, to discuss a range of important issues, including the future of cultural services, workforce equality, school place sufficiency, and highway safety. Key decisions included the approval of a revised terms of reference for a new Cabinet Working Group for Culture, the adoption of a new Fairness, Equality and Inclusion Workforce Framework, and significant decisions regarding school place provision in Preston.

January 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Lancashire Combined County Authority Committee Member

Lancashire Combined County Authority - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 4.00 pm

The Lancashire Combined County Authority is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at County Hall, Preston.

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Deputy Chair

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.

November 27, 2025
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

Decisions from Meetings

96 decisions · Page 3 of 20

To consider Notices of Motion Submitted under Standing Order B37

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...to approve the recommendations related to the Notices of Motion concerning support for Northern Powerhouse Rail, objections to the proposed onshore cabling route for the Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Windfarm, a Civic Pride Action Plan, and assurance that local elections will not be cancelled.

Recommendations Approved

Local Government Reorganisation

From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025

...that Cabinet endorses the proposal for two unitary councils for Lancashire, as set out in Appendix A, at its meeting on 27 November 2025, supporting a preferred proposal for Local Government Reorganisation to be submitted to the Government.

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 22

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 96