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)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

46 meetings · Page 8 of 10

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
County Council Committee Member

County Council - Thursday 17th July 2025 10:00am

Staffordshire County Council met to discuss highways improvements, the financial outturn for 2024-25, and the adult social care team's recent inspection. The council approved the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel, the Overview and Scrutiny annual report, and a memorandum of understanding regarding health services. They also voted to increase the number of cabinet support members from three to four, adding a role for special educational needs and disability (SEND).

July 17, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday 16th July 2025 10:00am

The Staffordshire Council Cabinet met on Wednesday 16 July 2025, receiving updates from cabinet members and approving measures relating to street lighting and waste disposal. The Cabinet also reviewed the Treasury Management Report and the Better Care Fund, and they approved the Integrated Performance Report for Quarter 1 of 2025-26.

July 16, 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: 46

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 63