Tom Crofts

Council: Lincolnshire

Committees: Audit Committee (Secretary) Pensions Committee Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board (Secretary) Planning and Regulation Committee LGPS Local Pension Board (Secretary) Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee (Secretary) Highways and Transport Scrutiny Committee Lincolnshire Waste Partnership Appointments Committee (Secretary) Overview and Scrutiny Management Board Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority - Greater Lincolnshire Business and Infrastructure Board (Secretary) Pay Policy and Terms and Conditions Sub-Committee (Secretary) Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority - Skills and Employment Board (Secretary)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee Secretary

Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 23rd July, 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care and Public Health Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Adult Social Care Strategy 2025-2028, focusing on transforming adult social care services, and reviewed data on out-of-area placements for Lincolnshire residents receiving adult social care. The committee agreed to endorse the work programme with additional items highlighted during the meeting.

July 23, 2025
Audit Committee Secretary

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.

July 21, 2025
LGPS Local Pension Board Secretary

LGPS Local Pension Board - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The LGPS Local Pension Board was scheduled to meet to discuss appointments, the pension fund's performance, compliance with regulations, and future work plans. The board was also expected to review the government's response to a consultation on the future of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

July 10, 2025
Audit Committee

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.

June 16, 2025
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board - Thursday, 5th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Fire Pension Scheme Board are scheduled to meet on Thursday, 5 June 2025, to discuss pension administration performance, current issues, and the Fire Pension Board Plan. The board will also receive updates on scheme bulletins, the Fire Pension Officers' Group, and the Scheme Advisory Board.

June 05, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

5 decisions

Review of the Employment and Skills Board Terms of Reference

From: Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority - Employment and Skills Board - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to endorse the proposed amendments to the Employment and Skills Board Terms of Reference, as detailed in Appendix A of the report, within the Authority's Constitution.

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Skills England and Local Skills Improvement Plan

From: Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority - Employment and Skills Board - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to note the purpose of a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), support the rationale for the scope of the next LSIP, and support engagement with employers during the research phase of the LSIP.

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Get Britain Working White Paper and a Get Lincolnshire Working Plan

From: Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority - Employment and Skills Board - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...the Board approved the Get Lincolnshire Working plan, which aims to support the Government's ambition of achieving an 80% employment rate, subject to minor amendments approved by the Chief Operating Officer and the Mayor, while also noting the progress in convening a Core Partnership for the plan.

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Devolution of the Adult Skills Fund

From: Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority - Employment and Skills Board - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 15, 2025

...to endorse the ambition, strategic priorities, draft strategic skills plan, and commissioning plan for the Adult Skills Fund, as well as draft changes to funding rules and performance framework, with the removal of point 11.2.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 28

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 5