Councillor Richard Graham Davies

Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 10.30 am

The Lincolnshire Council's Overview and Scrutiny Management Board upheld the decision made by Councillor Tom Catton, Executive Councillor for Resources and Councillor Michael Cheyne, Executive Councillor for Highways and Transport, to approve a £578,500 highway drainage upgrade scheme at Mount Lane, Kirkby la Thorpe. The board debated concerns about the project's cost, scale, and impact, but ultimately voted against referring the decision back to the executive councillors for reconsideration.

Audit Committee - Monday, 21st July, 2025 10.00 am

The Lincolnshire Audit Committee met to discuss the annual report of the monitoring officer, the external audit value for money report, a risk management progress report, the draft statement of accounts, and the audit strategy and charter. The committee approved recommendations to receive and consider the annual report of the monitoring officer and to consider the external audit value for money risk assessment report. They also noted the internal audit strategy and approved the internal audit charter.

Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board met to discuss the council's financial performance, the re-procurement of an occupational health contract, local government reorganisation proposals, and the treasury management annual report. The board supported the recommendations outlined in the review of financial performance, and also supported the re-procurement of the occupational health contract. The board voted to recommend option one for local government reorganisation.

Audit Committee - Monday, 16th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Lincolnshire County Council Audit Committee met to discuss the annual audit opinion and reports, fraud risk, information assurance, external audit plans, the annual governance statement, and the audit committee work programme. The committee approved the Head of Internal Audit's opinion and report, the counter fraud work plan, the Information Assurance activity, the two external audit plans, and the Annual Governance Statement. The committee also agreed that the Audit Committee Work Programme should be reviewed and amended.

Overview and Scrutiny Management Board - Thursday, 29th May, 2025 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Management Board met to discuss the Theddlethorpe Geological Disposal Facility Community Partnership, and the Strategic Technology Partner Contract Award, before reviewing their work programme for the coming year. The board voted to recommend that the executive immediately withdraw from the Theddlethorpe Geological Disposal Facility Community Partnership. They also voted to support the recommendation to the executive regarding the Strategic Technology Partner Contract Award.