County Mrs Marion Atkinson - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Mrs Marion Atkinson

Reform UK

Email: marion.atkinson@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Employment Committee (Committee Member) Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Pension Fund Committee (Deputy Chair) Full Council (Committee Member) Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (County Councillor in Attendance.)

Is this you? Claim this page.

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

25 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Employment Committee Committee Member

Extraordinary Meeting, Employment Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 1.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 1:00 pm
Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 9.30 am

February 05, 2026, 9:30 am
Employment Committee POSTPONED Committee Member

Employment Committee - Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 2.30 pm

This meeting has been postponed.

January 27, 2026, 2:30 pm
Pension Fund Committee Deputy Chair

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%.

January 23, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

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.

January 14, 2026, 10:30 am

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 25

Average per Month: 2.5

Decisions Recorded: 115