Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors Paul Greenall, Kim Snape and Christian Wakeford.

Announcements

Randip Bhogal, County Operational Manager, Adult Safeguarding Service and all Victims of COVID-19

The Chairman reported the recent sad death of Randip Bhogal, County Operational Manager, Adult Safeguarding Service who died from COVID-19 aged just 53, having worked for the county council since 1985.

Randip was the third colleague at Lancashire County Council who had died from the illness. Across Lancashire, COVID-19 had claimed 2,190 lives and affected tens of thousands of families.

The Full Council observed a minute's silence in memory of Randip, and all those who had died from COVID-19.

Highways Operations Service

At the invitation of the Chairman, County Councillor Keith Iddon, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, drew Full Council's attention to the following successes in the Highways Operations Service:

·  Josh Moorby was runner up in the Association for Public Service Excellence Street Lighting Apprentice of the Year Award.

·  The service reached the finals in two categories at the Association for Public Service Excellence - National Innovation Awards. Simon Knowles and Craig Simpson were nominated for a Street Lighting Project at Woodend Road, Pendle and Harvey Danson, Ridwan Musa, Chris Metcalfe and Rob Wilson for a Winter Maintenance Delivery Project.   

Lancashire Catering Service

At the invitation of the Chairman, County Councillor Phillippa Williamson, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools, drew Full Council's attention to the recent success by the School and Residential Care Catering Group, which had been awarded the prestigious SUGARWISE Catering Mark. This award reflects the service's commitment to positively influence the health, wellbeing and food choices of Lancashire's children and young people.

Lancashire County Pension Fund

At the invitation of the Chairman, County Councillor Eddie Pope, Chair of the Pension Fund Committee, drew Full Council's attention to Lancashire County Pension Fund's recent success in being named Local Government Pension Scheme Fund of the Year which had included particular praise for the fund's governance, responsible investment and investment in general. County Councillor Pope thanked fellow Pension Fund Committee members, the Lancashire County Pension Fund and Local Pensions Partnership staff, including the former Head of the Fund, the independent advisors to the fund and also County Councillor Alan Schofield, the county council's non-executive director on the Local Pensions Partnership.

Full Council congratulated and thanked all those involved in the achievement of these awards.

None declared.

Questions submitted under Standing Order B28.

County Councillor Lizzi Collinge asked a question about climate change to which County Councillor Michael Green, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Environment and Planning, replied.

Resolved: - That the minutes of the meeting held on 15 October 2020 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

County Councillor Keith Iddon moved a report setting out revised terms of reference for the Independent Remuneration Panel and the recommendation to re-appoint the current three experienced members for a further term of office.

Resolved: - That:

(i)  The revised terms of reference of the Independent Remuneration Panel, as set out at Appendix 'A' to the report, now presented, be approved.

(ii)  The re-appointment of Keith Leaver, Irene Devine, and Terry Whitehead to serve on the Independent Remuneration Panel for a further four year term with effect from 28 March 2021, as set out in the report, now presented, be approved.

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 Chairman 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.

There was no urgent business to be considered.

County Councillor Geoff Driver moved the report of the Cabinet from its meetings on 5 November 2020 and 3 December 2020, together with details of urgent Key Decisions taken since the last meeting of Full Council.

Resolved: - That the report of the Cabinet, now presented, be noted.

County Councillor Alan Schofield moved the report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee from its meeting on 19 October 2020.

Resolved: - That the report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, now presented, be noted.

County Councillor Geoff Driver moved the report of the Employment Committee from its meetings on 12 October 2020 and 9 November 2020.

Resolved: - That the report of the Employment Committee, now presented, be noted.

County Councillor Eddie Pope moved the report of the Pension Fund Committee from its meeting on 27 November 2020.

Resolved: - That the report of the Pension Fund Committee, now presented, be noted.

County Councillor David O'Toole moved the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees from their meetings as follows:

Education and Children's Services Scrutiny Committee – 14 October 2020 and 10 November 2020

External Scrutiny Committee – 17 November 2020

Health Scrutiny Committee – 3 November 2020

Internal Scrutiny Committee – 13 November 2020

Resolved: - That the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, now presented, be noted.

County Councillor Shaun Turner moved the report of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board from its meeting on 3 November 2020.

Resolved: - That the report of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board, now presented, be noted.

1.  It was moved by County Councillor Lizzi Collinge and seconded by County Councillor Erica Lewis that:

Full Council, having in February 2019 recognised the need for urgent action on climate change, welcomes the publication of the recommendations of the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury.

The question considered by the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury was ‘What do we need to do in our homes, neighbourhoods and district to respond to the emergency of climate change?’

The report, published on 23 November 2020, makes recommendations across four areas of action:

?  Communications, Education And Council Leadership

?  Food/Farming And Waste/Recycling

?  Housing

?  Transport

The report can be viewed at:http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency/people-s-jury-recommendations

This council commits to:

(i)  Understanding which recommendations are directly under the control of the county council.

(ii)  Understanding which recommendations are within the county council sphere of influence, whether directly or indirectly.

(iii)Implementing the recommendations where we have direct control.

(iv)Making actions plans on how to influence others to implement the rest of the recommendations.

(v)  Enacting those action plans.

The following friendly amendment was proposed by County Councillor Michael Green in accordance with Standing Order B42:

Full Council, having in February 2019 recognised the need for urgent action on climate change, welcomes the publication of the recommendations of the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury. The question considered by the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury was ‘What do we need to do in our homes, neighbourhoods and district to respond to the emergency of climate change?’ The report, published on 23 November 2020, makes recommendations across four areas of action:

•  Communications, Education And Council Leadership

•  Food/Farming And Waste/Recycling

•  Housing

•  Transport

The report can be viewed at: http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency/people-s-jury-recommendations

This council commits to:

1. Understanding which recommendations are directly under the control of the county council.
2. Understanding which recommendations are within the county council sphere of influence, whether directly or indirectly.
3. Assessing how the county council can best respond to the recommendations of the Jury, particularly in the context of the recommendations that will emerge from the work on carbon assessment and pathways to net zero for Lancashire.

The friendly amendment was accepted by County Councillor Collinge and became the substantive motion.

The substantive motion, as amended by County Councillor Green's friendly amendment, was then put to the vote and was CARRIED. It was therefore:

Resolved: - That:

Full Council, having in February 2019 recognised the need for urgent action on climate change, welcomes the publication of the recommendations of the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury. The question considered by the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury was ‘What do we need to do in our homes, neighbourhoods and district to respond to the emergency of climate change?’ The report, published on 23 November 2020, makes recommendations across four areas of action:

•  Communications, Education And Council Leadership

•  Food/Farming And Waste/Recycling

•  Housing

•  Transport

The report can be viewed at: http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency/people-s-jury-recommendations

This council commits to:

1. Understanding which recommendations are directly under the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

The Full Council 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 item 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.

County Councillor Geoff Driver moved a proposal to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the consideration of agenda item 11.

Resolved: - That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item 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.

Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to an individual; information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual; and 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.

Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to any individual; information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual; and 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 Eddie Pope moved a report setting out proposals for the extension of appointment of the Independent Chair of the Lancashire Local Pension Board.

Resolved: - That the recommendation as set out in the report, now presented, be approved.