Nicholas Lakin - for Staffordshire

Nicholas Lakin

Reform UK Cabinet Member for Children and Young People

Email: nicholas.lakin@staffordshire.gov.uk

Council: Staffordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Planning Committee (Committee Member) Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts (Committee Member) Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Safeguarding and Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Invitee/Observer) Children and Families Strategic Partnership Board (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Archives Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Invitee/Observer)

Is this you? Claim this page.

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 5 of 7

Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday 10th September 2025 3:00pm

The Staffordshire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss a review of the board itself, an update on the Better Care Fund, progress on the Healthy Weight priority, and a pharmaceutical needs assessment. The board agreed to ask the integrated care board for a representative to act as co-chair. Members requested more information on how the Better Care Fund is leading to improvements, and raised concerns about pharmacy access in rural areas.

September 10, 2025
Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts Committee Member

Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts - Friday 5th September 2025 9:00am

The Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts convened to conduct interviews for the Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) and Child Protection Conference Chair positions. Following the interviews, the committee moved to exclude the public to discuss and make decisions on the appointments.

September 05, 2025
Cabinet CANCELLED Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 20th August 2025 10:00am

August 20, 2025
Planning Committee CANCELLED Committee Member

Planning Committee - Thursday 7th August 2025 10:00am

August 07, 2025
Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts Committee Member

Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts - Monday 4th August 2025 2:00pm

August 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

63 decisions · Page 1 of 13

Commissioning of Care Home Placements

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

...to approve the commissioning model and pricing strategy for care home placements for adults aged 65 and over, the procurement exercise, delegation of authority to contract award, the commissioning plan for adult care home placements for adults aged 18-65, the care home sustainability plan, and the choice policy.

Recommendations Approved

Forward Plan of Key Decisions

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Staffordshire Means Business

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the meeting of the Property Sub-Committee held on 19 November 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Leader's Update

From: Cabinet - Wednesday 17th December 2025 10:00am - December 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 63