Councillor Chris Lines

Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 24 November 2025 9.30 am

The Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss waste management services in County Durham and the council's Ecological Emergency Action Plan. Councillors were expected to receive a strategic overview of waste management, focusing on the introduction of food waste collections, and to review the progress and resourcing of the Ecological Emergency Action Plan.

Adults, Wellbeing and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 17 November 2025 9.30 am

The Adults, Wellbeing and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to discuss the Adult Social Care Service Improvement Plan, winter planning, NHS dentistry and the Healthwatch County Durham Annual Report. Representatives from the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) and the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) were expected to be in attendance to deliver presentations.

Special Meeting, Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 29 October 2025 9.30 am

The Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to discuss council land management, including corporate property and land, as well as the management of woodland, parks and amenity land. Councillors were expected to note the information provided in the presentations.

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Friday 24 October 2025 9.30 am

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board met to discuss the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Adult and Health Services Annual Statutory Representations Report, the Digital Strategy, and the Workforce Strategy.

County Council - Wednesday 22 October 2025 10.00 am

Durham County Council convened on 22 October 2025, addressing key issues such as an amendment to the member code of conduct regarding freedom of expression, the adoption of the Middridge neighbourhood plan, and the County Durham Youth Justice Service's plan for 2025-26.