Councillor County Mrs Marion Atkinson
Email: marion.atkinson@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
25 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 1.00 pm
Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 9.30 am
Employment Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 2.30 pm
This meeting has been postponed.
Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 23rd January, 2026 2.00 pm
The Pension Fund Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Friday, 23rd January 2026, to discuss key parameters for the 2025 valuation of the pension fund. The committee ultimately resolved to approve a funding strategy statement with a 115% funding buffer and a 20-year recovery period, resulting in a provisional average employer contribution rate of 9.1%.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the progress of the Child and Youth Justice Service, review the Education Strategy and attainment data, and consider the committee's work programme. Key decisions included supporting the Child and Youth Justice Service's priorities for 2025-2026 and agreeing for the Education Strategy to be presented to Cabinet for ratification.
Decisions from Meetings
115 decisions · Page 6 of 23
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
Committee Appointment
From: Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to replace County Councillor Ella Worthington, they approved the appointment of County Councillor Alice Jones as the new Deputy Chair of the Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year.
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
Recruitment of the Director of Finance (S151 Officer)
From: Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 3.00 pm - November 04, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding the shortlisting report for the recruitment of the Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer).
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting held on 30 September 2025
From: Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 3.00 pm - November 04, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 25
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 115