Committee details

Education Scrutiny Committee

Members of the public are welcome to attend our meetings to watch them in person at any of the venues across the County. Publicly accessible meetings held in County Hall will be webcast, which means they are available to be watched live or recorded on our website. Please see our webcasting notice here. The Committee may, in certain circumstances, resolve to hold part of the meeting in private. If this is the case, you will be required to leave the meeting.

Purpose of committee

Review and scrutinise issues around education services provided by the council including those education functions of a Children's Services authority.

 

The Committee shall include the statutory education Co-optees (five Co-optees comprising three Church representatives and two parent governor representatives) who shall have voting rights in relation to any education functions which are the responsibility of the Executive.

Membership

  • CC M Dad  (Deputy Chair) 
  • CC A Cheetham   
  • CC S Clarke   
  • CC A Gardiner   
  • CC A Kay   
  • CC J Mein   
  • CC J Potter   
  • CC M Salter   
  • Mrs J Hamid  (Co-Optee Voting)  Representing Parent Governors (Secondary)
  • Simon Smith  (Co-Optee Voting) 
  • Dr S Johnson  (Co-Optee Voting)  Representing CE Schools
  • Stephen Whittaker  (Co-Optee Voting) 
  • Mr J Withington  (Co-Optee Voting)  Representing Parent Governors (Primary)

Contact information

Support officer: Samantha Parker. Tel: 01772 538221, Email  sam.parker@lancashire.gov.uk

Postal address:
Legal and Democratic Services
PO Box 78
County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XJ