Decisions

The current charging policy for non-residential care generates c£14.3m of annual recurring income. The policy does, however, not go as far as most other local authorities, and there is scope to generate additional income but based on an individual's ability to pay, as identified by a detailed financial assessment.

S18 of the Care Act 2014 ["The Act"] places a duty upon the County Council "to meet needs for care and support in relation to an adult who is ordinarily resident in the authority's area or is present in its area but of no settled residence".  S14 of "The Act" provides the County Council with the power to charge most service users for meeting the needs referred to in s18.  Statutory Guidance issued by the Department of Health relating to "The Act" establishes a requirement that "local authorities should develop and maintain a policy, setting out how they will charge people in settings other than care homes".

This report and related appendix therefore present an updated and revised Non-Residential Care Charging Policy, which complies with the provisions of "The Act" and its associated statutory instruments & guidance.

The policy, once consulted upon and approved in its final form by the County Council, crucially establishes a policy platform which provides authority to act for officers and clarity of intent and operation for the affected service users.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

This report introduces an overarching set of priorities and activity that will build and sustain the delivery of safe and effective practice that protects vulnerable children and young people.

This item has been deferred by Cabinet.

Over the past five years, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has worked with a range of local partners to establish a network of 40 Business Growth Hubs covering England.

Boost – Lancashire's Business Growth Hub was one of the first in the country to start operating when launched in 2012, and now handles around 1,000 enquiries a year from start-up and established businesses.  In terms of impact, Boost has now worked with 4,799 Lancashire Businesses, provided in-depth support to 2,493 creating 1,425 new jobs, 211 new businesses and increasing local Gross Value Added (GVA) by more than £50m. 

Boost is funded by a combination of contributions from Lancashire County Council, Lancashire County Developments Ltd, BEIS and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).  However, the original and on-going funds contributed by the County Council have been instrumental to the scale and success of Boost and has enabled the service to secure additional public investment.

This report seeks a further commitment to provide match funding from the County Council to allow the Growth Hub to seek continuation funding to the end of the current European Programme until the end of 2021. This will allow the Economic Development Service to respond to renewed funding opportunities through the Autumn of 2017. 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

Services provided by Lancashire County Council play an important part in continuing to improve the resilience, emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across Lancashire have established a project to redesign Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), to ensure that more children and young people are able to access NHS funded community services. Alongside this activity, the wider Lancashire Children and Young People's Resilience, Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Transformation Programme will continue, to help ensure that all children and young people with a diagnosable mental health condition are able to receive appropriate support.  To ensure that the County Council remains well placed to contribute to this overall Transformation Programme, greater clarity is needed as to the future funding of services, which form a critical element of the overall system.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

In late July, Government published guidance on the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF). The HIF is a new £2.3 Billion national infrastructure investment programme designed to unlock the delivery of up to 100,000 new homes in areas of high demand in England. The HIF has two distinct funding elements with the Forward Fund aimed at unlocking large strategic housing growth opportunities and the Marginal Viability Fund focused on the delivery of smaller housing development sites.

This report focuses on the Government’s Forward Fund opportunity, given only upper tier and unitary local authorities can apply to Government with the support of relevant local partners. At this stage, the County Council potentially has two viable Forward Fund proposals. These include an investment proposition for the established Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal initiative, and another for South Lancaster based on recently secured national Garden Village status.  Cabinet approval is sought for the development of both these Forward Fund proposals along with limited funding to support the development of competitive Expressions of Interest (EOIs).

Given pressing timescales, approval is also sought to authorise the Leader of the County Council, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Environment and Planning, and Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport to finalise the County Council’s EOI submissions, in consultation with the Director of Economic Development and S151 Officer.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

Proposals for the delivery of the Cuerden Strategic Development Site.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report subject to the recommendation (iv) to be amended from "Scenario 1" to "Scenario 2" and Recommendation (v) to be amended from "October" to "November".

An experimental traffic regulation order which created a bus lane westbound on Fishergate between Mount Street and Corporation Street and another bus lane eastbound between Butler Street and Corporation Street was introduced in October 2016 to manage the traffic congestion that occurred in the lead up to, and during the, festive period of 2016/17. The experimental order was subject to a 6 month consultation period and this report sets out the impacts of the bus lanes, the outcome of the consultation and proposals for managing traffic in Preston city centre.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

In line with the County Council's procurement rules, this report sets out a recommendation to approve the commencement of three procurement exercises:

(i)  Lancashire Fostering Framework Agreement;

(ii)  Lancashire Break Time Framework Agreement;

(iii)  Supply and Delivery of Cleaning Materials.

These are deemed to be Key Decisions and the provisions of Standing Order No.25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

A Joint Commissioning Framework between the County Council and Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) has been in place since 2014 to help demonstrate the commitment of local commissioners to develop shared commissioning and delivery models to meet the diverse needs of children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) in the county. The existing Framework covered the period 2014 to 2016 and now needs to be refreshed.

A refreshed draft has been developed in collaboration with CCG representatives and is due to be tabled for collective agreement at the Collaborative Commissioning Board, comprising senior officers from the County Council and CCGs, in October 2017.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

The Care Act 2014 altered the financial, legal, commissioning and operational landscape for local authorities. Reviewing, maintaining and improving the county council's adult social care policies, procedures and guidance (PPG) is therefore essential to the professional and high quality delivery of assessment, support, information and advice for those working with adults who have social care needs, and to ensure legal compliance with the Care Act.

A comprehensive review of the county council's adult social care policies, procedures and guidance has therefore been undertaken and key policy documents have been identified for review and revision as part of a phased programme, as authorised by Executive Scrutiny Committee on 8 March 2016 and the Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services on 9 March 2016.

This phased programme continues with the submission of three new policy, procedures and practice guidance documents: Carer's Assessments, Carer's Eligibility Criteria and Carer's Budgets, and Reablement.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

This report requests approval of a proposed programme of work to be funded from

the Highways Projects and Resources (Planned Works) allocation of £3 million approved by Cabinet on 20 July 2017.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet agreed to defer this report.  

This report seeks Cabinet approval for a budget of £0.400m to be reinstated within the County Council's Medium Term Financial Strategy from 2018/19 onwards to enable a contribution of this value to be paid to Marketing Lancashire each year, subject to a yearly performance review. This reflects the County Council's strategic interest and support for the company since the refocused organisation emerged from the former Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board in 2011.  This is currently part of a budget saving agreed by Cabinet in November 2015 for the Economic Development service, however as this has been identified as a political priority this has been declared an undeliverable saving. Reserve funding is in place for 2017/18.

The proposed core funding of the County Council is currently matched by local authority and commercial funding contributions of £742,000 in 2017/18, with additional revenue support provided by the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to deliver jointly agreed strategic communications activity to ensure that Lancashire is positioned nationally and within the emerging Northern Powerhouse.

The funding proposed for this for this four year period would enable Marketing Lancashire, in conjunction with the LEP, and working alongside Lancashire's local authorities, to continue positioning and driving forward Lancashire's new "economic narrative" – a new ambitious and inclusive approach focused on Lancashire's key assets and opportunities, which has been very well received by Government, business and local authority partners.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

Review of the County Council's Policy relating to the supply of Halal meat to Schools.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet agreed that the matter be referred for decision to Full Council.

The Supporting Patients Choices to Avoid Long Hospital Stays Policy has been developed locally by NHS organisation and local authorities operating in the area of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.  It is based on a national framework issued by NHS England.  The aim of the policy is to provide accurate and timely information to patients about their choices when leaving hospital, improve patient flow and increase capacity within hospital to meet growing demand.

To minimise delays and uncertainty about which organisation has funding responsibility for meeting the support needs of particular individuals in the context of this policy, a funding framework has also been developed by NHS and Local Authority partners within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Partnership.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

The Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation, County Councillor Keith Iddon, considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £500 to Croston in Bloom to gravel to cover weed control and to re-instate a large kitchen garden.

The Cabinet Member for Adult Services, County Councillor Graham Gooch considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £450 to New Longton Artists to cover the costs of the remaining lectures/workshops for 2017/18.

County Councillor Alan Vincent considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £250 to Thornton Cleveleys Band towards the cost of transport, accommodation, contest fees and player entry fees.

The reason for the reduction is the County Councillor Vincent wishes to support a vast amount of organisations within his electoral division within the financial year.

County Councillor Hasina Khan considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local member grant of £300 to Chorley Clients Forum towards the cost of the hire of a meeting room, telephone, and tablet with Wi-Fi internet access, laptop with word, refreshments, paper/card, ink, diversionary activities and travel costs.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor Khan wishes to spread her funds to as many organisation as possible throughout the year.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250 to Skelmersdale Veterans Association S.V.A towards the cost of the Historia Normaniss, stationary for advertisement, ink and paper.

County Councillor Nikki Hennessy considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250 to Skelmersdale Veterans Association S.V.A towards the cost of the Historia Normaniss, stationary for advisements, ink and paper.

County Councillor Paul Hayhurst considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200 to Singleton Bowling Club (church Hall) towards the cost of benches for the bowling green.

County Councillor Alan Schofield considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £1500 to Friends of St Mary's School (Mellor) (FOSMS) towards the cost of an interactive whiteboard.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor Schofield wishes to spread the funds out to several other groups within his electoral division.

Andrew Leeming provided a brief verbal update to the Board on the wider LEP work.

It was reported that there is currently a skills area review for colleges taking place with meetings being held in November.  From this, proposals would be drafted by the end of November.

Resolved:  That the minutes of the Board meeting held on 28^th March 2017 be approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chairman.

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 10 August 2017 be agreed as a correct record.

Date of decision: 14/09/2017

There is a legal requirement that the County Council publishes a Home to School Transport Policy, in accordance with the Education School Information Regulations 2008 (Regulation 8.)  The regulation requires that local authorities publish all relevant information no later than six weeks before the closing date for secondary school applications which is 31 October each year.

In November 2015, Cabinet agreed to consult on the withdrawal of the current transport subsidy for pupils attending a faith school, where there was a nearer school to their home.  The previously agreed policy has therefore been revised to reflect the decision to remove support for denominational transport.  The report also provides information on the responses to the consultation the Council has undertaken in this respect for the Cabinet to consider.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

This report provides information on the schools capital grant allocation for 2017/18 to 2019/20, and the proposed strategy for expenditure, based on the priorities contained within the School Place Provision Strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 has been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report with the following amendments:

(v) Approved the additional funding of £0.505m, from the Schools Condition allocation for 2017/18, to carry out dry rot remedial works at Heasandford Primary School, Burnley.

(vi) Approved the additional funding of £0.120m, from the Schools Condition allocation for 2017/18, to carry out dry rot remedial works at Peel Park Primary School, Accrington.

The School Place Provision Strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20, as set out at Appendix 'A',  replaces the Strategy for the Provision of School Places and Schools' Capital Investment 2015/16 to 2017/18, which was last published in 2015.

The Strategy sets out the framework for delivery of new places and school capital investment priorities.  If approved by Cabinet, the Strategy will be formally adopted and published on the Lancashire County Council website.  Further reports will be presented to Cabinet on individual projects and their associated costs as set out within the Capital Strategy for Schools 2017/18 – 2019/20, which is the subject of a separate report.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the amended recommendation as follows:

The Cabinet approved the School Place Provision Strategy 2017/18 – 2019/20 as set out at Appendix 'A', subject to officers being requested to review figures provided for Pendle, particularly Nelson and Colne.

The Care Act 2014 altered the financial, legal, commissioning and operational landscape for local authorities. Reviewing, maintaining and improving the county council's adult social care policies, procedures and guidance (PPG) is essential to the professional and high quality delivery of assessments, support, information and advice for those working with adults who have social care needs, and to ensure legal compliance with the Care Act.

A comprehensive review of the County Council's adult social care policies, procedures and guidance has therefore been undertaken and key policy documents have been identified for review and revision as part of a phased programme, as approved by the Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services on 9 March 2016.

This phased programme continues with the submission of three policy, procedures and guidance documents: Independent Mental Capacity and Mental Health Advocacy, Assessment of Needs, and Review of Care and Support Plans.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

Approval is sought for the delivery of a traffic calming scheme and 7.5t weight restriction on Branch Road and Intack Lane in Mellor Brook.

The proposed scheme has been brought forward to limit the traffic impact of the Enterprise Zone (EZ) on the residents of Branch Road and Intact Lane.

The County Council is currently constructing a link road through the EZ connecting the A59 to the A677. The County Council is intending to adopt the highway subject to securing the necessary approvals. Once this route is operational it will provide an alternative route for vehicles currently using Branch Road and/or Intack Lane.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

The report sets out recommendation relating to a capital contribution to develop an extra care scheme in Preston.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the full report.

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 13 July 2017 be agreed as a correct record.

Date of decision: 10/08/2017

This report gives an overview of the position regarding the legal requirements placed on the Council regarding applications to the Court of Protection (COP) in relation to people who may be deprived of their liberty in community settings.

It outlines the pressures on social work and legal resources since the Supreme Court ruling of March 2014 (known as the Cheshire West ruling) which dramatically increased the number of people who come within the remit of Deprivation of Liberty legislation, and the potential risks of not complying fully with the law.

Deprivation of Liberty for those over the age of 16 years in a community settings can only be authorised via an application to the COP. (For people over 18 years in a hospital or care home there is a separate procedure under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) which is not the covered in this report). 

The resource implications on the Council as a result of this ruling are significant and ongoing. Whilst new legislation which could reduce the impact of COP work (as well as DOLS) has been proposed, this is unlikely to be implemented in the foreseeable future. 

This report recommends Cabinet to agree to adopt a pragmatic approach to ensure that the most pressing cases are identified and progressed through to the Court as priority.  This will ensure that citizens who most need the protective legal framework are dealt with first. Although this means applications for those of lower priority will be delayed, it is considered that it is reasonable to believe that their care has been arranged by social care staff with the best intentions to keep them safe and well. 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

The reports sets out recommendation relating to disposal of a council property.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the full report.

In accordance with the County Council's procurement rules approval is requested to commence the procurement exercise for the Preston Youth Zone Operator.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

The purpose of this report is to seek approval to undertake a formal consultation on the future of Hameldon Community College, Burnley, in order to secure educationally and financially viable high quality provision for the future in the area.  The report proposes stage 1 consultation on the possible closure of Hameldon Community College, due to concerns about the quality of current educational standards, the school's financial deficit position and pupil numbers.  The report identifies the reasons for the proposal and sets out the process to be followed in undertaking potential closure of a maintained school.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

County Councillor Paul Hayhurst considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £800.00 to Elswick Community Projects Fund towards the cost of a summer boot camp for primary school children.

The report sets out recommendations relating to community asset transfer information and decision making to ensure that the interests of the County council are protected and the desired community benefit can be delivered.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the full report.

This report outlines proposals in relation to the provision of library facilities and also considers options in relation to premises where Community Asset Transfer requests have been received.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

The report sets out proposals for land at Heysham Gateway, Lancaster.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the full report.

On 20 July 2017, Full Council approved revisions to the 2017/18 Budget that included additional capital and revenue funding for highway maintenance. This report requests approval of the proposed criteria that will be used to apportion this additional funding.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

This report provides a summary of the County Council's financial position at the end of 2016/17.

The County Council's final revenue outturn position is an underspend of £23.101m against an agreed cash limit budget of £713.020m. 

The County Council's capital spending in year totalled £144.653m, which equates to c90% of the agreed 2016/17 forecast expenditure for the programme.

Although this overall position is favourable, it is important to note that the outturn position is supported by c£83m from reserves and includes an extraordinary surplus of £23m as a result of Treasury Management activities. Without these items contributing to outturn the budget would be significantly overspent and in future financial years there continues to be an underlying pressure within service budgets, particularly in demand led areas such as Children's Social Care, Adults Social Care and Waste Services.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

County Councillor Malcolm Barron considered and rejected a Local Member Grant of £200 to West Lancs Ark towards towards to cost of Advertising, Telephone, Printing, Sundries, Travel Costs and Volunteers.

The reason for the rejection is the County Councillor Barron wishes to support application specific to his electoral division.

Lancashire County Council's Highways service is undertaking improvements to Burnley Town Centre which is a project jointly funded by the county council and Burnley Borough Council. A shortfall in funding has been identified and a further contribution of £325,000 from the county council is requested to complete the project which would be matched by a contribution of £325,000 from the borough council.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report with an amendment as follows:

iii) That officers be requested to develop alternative proposals for the additional £325,000 LCC funding should Burnley Borough Council not agree to provide additional funding of £325,000.

The Government aims to recruit 3 million quality apprentices by 2020 and to support their aim, the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in April 2017 for all employers with a pay bill of over £3 Million.  The first payments have been made to HMRC from the April 2017 payroll from both Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Community and Voluntary Controlled School payrolls on an approximate 50:50 basis. The Education, Skills Funding Agency then make payment of the Levy into a single Apprenticeship Levy account for Lancashire County Council (LCC). This account is managed and operated by Skills, Learning and Development (SL&D) service, which provides the only access to this funding for the Authority and for Schools.

It is proposed that SL&D service continue to work with Lancashire Schools through the Lancashire Schools Forum (LSF) to establish working practices to maximise the utilisation of the Schools element of the Apprenticeship Levy. The SL&D service will work with the LSF and others to explore and implement funding options to support this activity.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

County Councilor Andrea Kay considered and approved a local member grant of £250.00 to Thornton Cleveleys Band towards costs associated with entry to The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2017.

As part of the normal process of service delivery the approved Highways Capital Programme now requires certain amendments in order to meet emerging priorities and to respond to some unanticipated service demands. The proposed amendments, including scheme cancellations, are set out at Appendix 'A'.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

In January 2017 the Department for Transport confirmed that Lancashire County Council would receive a direct grant award of £4.655 million in 2017/18 from a Department for Transport National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) allocation of £185 million to fund local highway and transport improvements. This report is requesting Cabinet approval for £0.200 million of this allocation to be allocated to fund detailed design of M65 key Growth Corridor improvements at Junctions 8, 9, 10 and 13 and North Valley Road/Vivary Way in Colne.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the report.

County Councillor Andrew Snowden considered and rejected a Local Member Grant of £180.00 to Chorley Clients Forum towards the cost of the hire of a meeting room, telephone, and tablet with Wi-Fi internet access, laptop with word, refreshments, paper/card, ink, diversionary activities and travel costs.

The reason for the rejection is that County Councillor Snowden wishes to support applications which will affect a wide number of residents in his specific electoral division

County Councillor Edward Nash considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to Day of Sunshine towards the cost of a Chartered Plane including airport staff, 3 coaches, food and drink at the airport and a present for each child.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor Nash wishes to support applications from within his specific electoral division who do not have the ability to raise a large amount of funds for their projects.  

The report sets out recommendation relating to demolition costs of the former Glenburn Sports College, Skelmersdale.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation as set out in the full report.

Approval is sought to allocate £1.7 million from the Integrated Transport block of the capital programme to support the delivery of the M55 Heyhouses Link Road. The scheme at present has an estimated cost of approximately £21.7 million which requires other contributions planned to be provided by Fylde Borough Council, the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership, Highways England, the Department for Transport and Kensington Developments Limited.

The county council's contribution will be subject to all other contributions being secured to fund the estimated scheme cost of the scheme.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No 25 have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendations as set out in the report.

County Councillor Yousuf Motala considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £300 to Broadgate Residents Action Group towards the cost of printing the magazine and distribution costs.

County Councillor Mohammed Iqbal considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200 to Bodies in Motion towards the cost of catering for the project.

County Councillor Edwards Nash considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £500 to The Promenade Gardens Friends towards the cost of public liability insurance, publicity for the event, prizes and helium balloons.

County Councillor Mohammed Iqbal considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £1,060.00 to Hodge House Residents Association towards the cost of food hampers, 3 course meal for 40 people, bingo and raffle prizes, entertainment food for children's parties, presents for 40 children and prizes.

County Councillor Barrie Yates considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £400 to Gregson Green Steering group towards the cost of hiring the Brindle Brass Band to play at their annual fundraising gala day.

County Councillor Mark Perks considered and rejected a Local Member Grant of £180 to Chorley Clients Forum towards the cost of the hire of a meeting room, telephone, and tablet with Wi-Fi internet access, laptop with word, refreshments, paper/card, ink, diversionary activities and travel costs.

The reason for the rejection is that County Councillor Perks wishes to support application specific to his electoral division.

County Councillor Kim Snape considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £300 to Chorley Clients Forum towards the cost of the hire of a meeting room, telephone, and tablet with Wi-Fi internet access, laptop with word, refreshments, paper/card, ink, diversionary activities and travel costs.

The reason for the reduction is the County Councillor Snape wishes to support as many application within her electoral division as possible

County Councillor Steve Holgate considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £300 to Chorley Clients Forum towards the cost of the hire of a meeting room, telephone, and tablet with Wi-Fi internet access, laptop with word, refreshments, paper/card, ink, diversionary activities and travel costs.

The reason for the reduction is County Councillor Holgate wishes to support as many organisations within his electoral division as possible.

County Councillor Jeff Sumner considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £500 to Friends of Christ King RC Primary School towards the cost of playgroup equipment.

County Councillor Erica Lewis considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250 to Lancaster Fun Palace towards the cost of workshops for a arts and science festival. 

County Councillor Lizzi Collinge considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250 to Lancaster Fun Palace towards the cost of workshops for a arts and science festival. 

County Councillor Gina Dowding considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250 to Lancaster Fun Palace towards the cost of workshops for a arts and science festival.  

County Councillor Margaret Pattison considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £742.50 to Promenade Concert Orchestra towards the cost of hiring the performance venue, brochures, flyers and posters, banners and publicity at performance venue.

County Councillor Pattison declared a non-pecuniary interest in this application as the applicant is known to her.

County Councillor Charles Edwards considered and rejected a Local Member Grant of £742.50 to Promenade Concert Orchestra  towards the cost of hiring the performance venue, brochures, flyers and posters, banners and publicity at performance venue.

The reason for the rejection is that County Councillor Edwards wishes to support sustainable projects within his electoral division.

County Councillor Aidy Riggott considered and refused a Local Member Grant of £180 to Chorley Clients Forum towards the cost of the hire of a meeting room, telephone, and tablet with Wi-Fi internet access, laptop with word, refreshments, paper/card, ink, diversionary activities and travel costs.

The reason for the rejection is the County Councillor Riggott wishes to support organisations that support youth initiatives or work to combat social isolation within his electoral division.

This report sets out a recommendation to approve a contract for the provision of children's social care in Lancaster.

County Councillor Geoff Driver, the Leader of the County Council and County Councillor Susie Charles, the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools approved the recommendation as set out in the full report.

This decision should be implemented immediately for the purposes of Standing Order 35 as any delay could adversely affect the execution of the County Council's responsibilities in respect of children's social care in Lancaster.

The full report is not available for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). 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.

County Councillor Matthew Tomlinson considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £250.00 to Leyland Playscheme towards the cost of a cavebus and Lazer Tag.

County Councillor Jayne Rear considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £200.00 to Leyland Playscheme towards the cost of a Cavebus and Lazer Tag

County Councillor Gina Dowding considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Luneside and RoseBank Bowling Club towards the cost of hiring a builder to complete work on the front of the building and scaffolding.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor Dowding wishes to contribute to as many organisations within her specific electoral division as possible.

County Councillor Barrie Yates considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £200.00 to Leyland Playscheme towards the cost of a Cavebus and Lazer Tag

County Councillor Nikki Hennessy considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Timesavers towards to cost of Printer Ink, Card for greeting cards, paper and office sundries, upgrades to computers and programs and repairs to printers.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Timesavers towards to cost of Printer Ink, Card for greeting cards, paper and office sundries, upgrades to computers and programs and repairs to printers.

County Councillor Julie Gibson considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Timesavers towards the cost of printer ink, card for greeting cards, paper and office sundries, upgrades to computer and programs and repairs to printers.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved at a reduction a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to Timesavers towards to cost of Printer Ink, Card for greeting cards, paper and office sundries, upgrades to computers and programs and repairs to printers.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor O'Toole wishes to support as many application within his specific electoral division as possible.

County Councillor Graham Gooch considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £200.00 to Leyland Playscheme towards the cost of a Cavebus and Lazer Tag

County Councillor Julie Gibson considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200 to Helping Hands towards the cost of chair exercise sessions.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £150.00 to South West Lancashire Independent Community Advice Network towards the cost of 10 Ergonomic chairs and 2 Executive Chairs.

County Councillor Julie Gibson considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £150.00 to South West Lancashire Independent Community Advice Network towards the cost of 10 Ergonomic chairs and 2 Executive Chairs.

County Councillor Nikki Hennessy considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £101.86 to South West Lancashire Independent Community Advice Network towards the cost of 10 Ergonomic chairs and 2 Executive Chairs.

County Councillor Alf Clempson rejected a local member grant application from Thornton Cleveleys Band towards costs associated with entry to The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2017.

The reason for the rejection is that CC Clempson wishes to support organisations within his specific electoral division.

County Councillor Carl Crompton considered and approved a Local Member Grant for £300.00 to Friends of Haslam Park towards to the cost of 400 Plug Plants.

County Councillor David O'Toole considered and rejected a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to Helping Hands towards the cost of chair exercise sessions.

The reason for the rejection is that County Councillor O'Toole wishes to support applications specific to his electoral division.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to Helping Hands for chair exercise sessions.

County Councillor John Shedwick considered and approved a local member grant of £500.00 to Thornton Cleveleys Band towards costs associated with entry to The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2017.

County Councillor Lorraine Beavers rejected a local member grant application from Thornton Cleveleys Band.

The reason for the rejection is that CC Beavers wishes to support organisations within her specific electoral division.

County Councillor Jean Parr considered and approved a local member grant of £376.00 to Skerton Community Association for return coach hire to Linnet Clough scout camp.

County Councillor Ian Brown considered and approved a local member grant of £470.00 to Clitheroe Youth Forum for a caving and rock climbing activity and associated costs.

County Councillor Anne Cheetham considered and approved a local member grant of £500.00 to Edenfield Village Residents Association for the cost of running 'Edenfield in Bloom'.

County Councillor David O'Toole considered and rejected a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to West Lacs Ark CIC towards to cost of Advertising, Telephone, Printing, Sundries, Travel Costs and Volunteers.

The reason for the rejection is the County Councillor O'Toole wishes to support application specific to his electoral division.

County Councillor Julie Gibson considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to West Lacs Ark CIC towards to cost of Advertising, Telephone, Printing, Sundries, Travel Costs and Volunteers.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to West Lacs Ark CIC towards to cost of Advertising, Telephone, Printing, Sundries, Travel Costs and Volunteers.

County Councillor Nikki Hennessy considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £200.00 to West Lacs Ark CIC towards to cost of Advertising, Telephone, Printing, Sundries, Travel Costs and Volunteers.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a local member grant of £250.00 to Lawmac Sports AFC for the cost of rain jackets.

County Councillor Miles Parkinson considered and approved a local member grant of £500.00 to Great Harwood Civic Society towards the reproduction of photographs, printing of a children's book and costs associated with launching the book

County Councillor John Potter considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £414.94 to Tanterton Village Centre Limited towards the cost of recovering the centre pool table, purchase of waterproof pool table cover and the replacement of the 32" TV.

County Councillor Peter Britcliffe considered and approved a local member grant of £ 581.30 to East Lancashire Concert Band for the cost of equipment for a 175 year anniversary event.

County Councillor David Smith considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £500.00 to The Light Music Society toward the cost of equipment hire transportation of the equipment and posters and ticket printing.

County Councillor Peter Buckley considered and approved at a reduced amount of £500.00 a Local Member Grant to Day of Sunshine towards to cost of a chartered Plane and Airport staff, 3 coaches, food and drink at the airport and a present for each child.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor Buckley wishes to support as many applications from groups within his electoral division as possible.

County Councillor Paul Hayhurst considered and approved at a reduced amount a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Day of Sunshine towards the cost of a chartered plane and airport staff, 3 coaches, food and drink at the airport and a present for each child.

The reason for the reduction is that County Councillor Hayhurst is expecting to receive a large amount of applications from groups within his electoral division and he wishes to support as many organisations as possible.

County Councillor Liz Oades considered and rejected a Local Member Grant to Day of Sunshine towards the cost of a Charter Plane including airport staff costs, 3 coaches, food and drink at the airport and one present per child.

The reason for the rejection is County Councillor Oades wishes to use her funding for groups within her specific electoral division.

County Councillor Nikki Hennessy considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Sporting Challenge towards sporting activities for people with learning disabilities in West Lancashire, to keep them fit and healthy.

County Councillor Malcolm Barron considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Sporting Challenge towards sporting activities for people with learning disabilities in West Lancashire, to keep them fit and healthy.

County Councillor Terry Aldridge considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Sporting Challenge towards sporting activities for people with learning disabilities in West Lancashire, to keep them fit and healthy.

County Councillor Julie Gibson considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £250.00 to Sporting Challenge towards sporting activities for people with learning disabilities in West Lancashire, to keep them fit and healthy.

County Councillor David O'Toole considered and approved a reduced Local Member Grant of £200.00 to Sporting Challenge towards sporting activities for people with learning disabilities in West Lancashire, to keep them fit and healthy.

The reason for the reduction is that CC O'Toole wishes to support as many organisations as possible within his electoral division.

County Councillor John Potter considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £300 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of Hall rental, stage mics and costumes for show.

County Councillor Yousuf Motala considered and approved a local member grant of £200.00 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of hall hire, stage mics and costumes for a show.

County Councillor Geoff Driver considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £150 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of hall rental, stage mics and costumes for show.

County Councillor Kevin Ellard considered and approved a local member grant of £150.00 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of Hall rental, stage mics and costumes for show

County Councillor Frank De Molfetta considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £150.00 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of Hall rental, stage mics and costumes for show.

County Councillor Jennifer Mein considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £150.00 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of Hall rental, stage mics and costumes for show.

County Councillor Gillian Oliver considered and approved a Local Member Grant of £150.00 to Kidz 4 Kidz Theatre Company towards the cost of Hall rental, stage mics and costumes for show.

Approval was given to the waiving of Procurement Rule 9 (Contract Procurement Activity Requirements for Services and Supplied by Value) to enable the County Council to enter into a contract for the provision of Digital Autopsy Reports (CT Scans) for use by the Coroner's Service and to authorise the Director of Governance, Finance and Public Services to take the necessary action. 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 27 have been complied with.

County Councillor Geoff Driver, the Leader of the County Council and County Councillor Albert Atkinson, the Deputy Leader of the County Council approved the recommendations as set out in the full report.

This decision should be implemented immediately for the purposes of Standing Order 35 as any delay could adversely affect the execution of the County Council's responsibilities.

The full report is not available for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). 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.

County Councillor Jim Marsh considered and approved a local member grant of £225.00 to PCC of All Saints Church Higher Walton towards the annual Holiday Club, the Rossendale Scout Bans visit and Brothers in Arms Play.

Proposals for the funding of on-going dry rot remedial works at Colne, Lord Street Primary School.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 27 have been complied with.

County Councillor Geoff Driver, the Leader of the County Council and County Councillor Susie Charles, the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools approved the recommendation as set out in the full report.

This decision should be implemented immediately for the purposes of Standing Order 35 as any delay could adversely affect the execution of the County Council's responsibilities. The reason for this is to facilitate the on-site contractor to continue to undertake the necessary emergency works.

The full report is not available for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). 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.