Councillor County Mackenzie Ritson
Email: mackenzie.ritson@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
23 meetings · Page 1 of 5
Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 1.00 pm
Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 27th April, 2026 2.00 pm
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 15th April, 2026 10.30 am
Full Council - Thursday, 12th March, 2026 1.00 pm
The Full Council meeting of Lancashire County Council on Thursday 12 March 2026 saw significant debate on road maintenance, drug policy, and youth engagement, alongside decisions on council allowances and pay policy. A key outcome was the defeat of a motion calling for urgent action on road repairs, despite widespread acknowledgement of the issue. The council also voted to support a motion affirming the principle of a secret ballot in elections, following concerns raised about family voting.
Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26th February 2026, to approve the council's budget for the 2026/27 financial year. The meeting saw the approval of the main budget proposals, which included a 3.8% increase in council tax, alongside the defeat of several opposition amendments put forward by the Progressive Lancashire Group, the Conservative Group, the Liberal Democrat Group, and Our West Lancashire Group. The council also noted the report of the Interim Director of Finance and Commerce regarding the robustness of budget estimates and the adequacy of financial reserves.
Decisions from Meetings
100 decisions · Page 11 of 20
RIPA Policy and Annual Report
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
...to approve the recommendations following a review of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Policy and the annual report summarizing related activities.
Recommendations Approved
Exclusion of Press and Public
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Internal Audit Progress Report
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
...to consider the Internal Audit Progress Report, which summarized internal audit work performed since the July 2025 meeting and approved the recommendations contained therein.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting held on 21 July 2025
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Risk Management Strategy
From: Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Monday, 13th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 13, 2025
...to approve a new Risk Management Strategy for the council, as set out in Appendix A of the report.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 23
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 100