Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from County Councillor O'Toole.

Members are asked to consider any pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the agenda.

None.

An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

None.

The next meeting of the committee will be held on Thursday 9 March 2023 at 1pm at County Hall, Preston.

It was noted that the next meeting of the committee would be held on Thursday 9 March 2023 at 1.00 pm at County Hall, Preston.

The committee is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading to the item.

Resolved: That the press and members of the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

It was considered that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

Not for publication - Exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to any individual, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

(Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information.)

The committee considered a private and confidential report presented by Paul Brindle, General Manager of Lancashire Renewables Limited, which outlined the company's proposals for the annual pay review for 2023.

Resolved: That

i.  In accordance with the company's Articles of Association, the implementation of the pay proposal as detailed within the report, effective from 1 January 2023, be approved; and

ii.  Consideration be given to how the Employment Committee could be consulted on Lancashire Renewables Limited pay reviews at an earlier stage in the process, and to scheduling decisions relating to the company's pay review and budget in order to align with the council's own budget-setting process.