Issue - meetings

County Councillor Geoff Driver moved a report setting out details of a proposed policy position on the future provision of Halal meat.

In accordance with the requirements of procedural Standing Order B45(4), a recorded vote was taken. The names of the County Councillors who voted for or against the Motion and those who abstained are set out below:

Resolved: - That Lancashire County Council will:

(i)  Not provide meat (other than poultry) to LCC establishments unless the animals were stunned before they were slaughtered.

(ii)  Consult with the Lancashire Council of Mosques and others on how the County Council can implement this policy whilst continuing to provide meals which comply with the Muslim community's religious beliefs.

(iii)  Undertake further investigations with the Lancashire Council of Mosques into the stunning of poultry before slaughter.