Agenda and minutes

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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.

County Councillor Clifford declared a potential interest in Item 12. As there were no decisions to be taken, it was agreed he could remain for this item.

Resolved: that the minutes from the meeting held on 22 June 2023 are approved as an accurate record and signed by the Chair.

Adrian Leather, Chief Executive of Active Lancashire Limited, presented a report outlining the company's 10-year strategy, a review of the last 12 months activity, and the Business Plan for 2023-24.

The Committee considered the information and requested a breakdown of overheads, and a staffing structure.

Resolved: that the Company Member Cabinet Committee:

i.  Reviewed and agreed the service update covering the past 12 month period of operation and considered progress made by Active Lancashire Limited to achieve its operational targets in 2023-24

ii.  Endorsed and approved the Active Lancashire Limited Business Plan for 2023-24

iii.  Requested further information from Active Lancashire Limited on staffing numbers, structure and overheads be presented to a future meting

iv.  Noted the 5 year plan would be considered in more detail at a future meeting

Andy Walker, Head of Business Growth, Lancashire County Council, presented an overview of the Lancashire County Developments Limited Business Plan 2023-24 financial year, and the service delivery achievements in the year to date.

It was further reported that a review of LCDL was being scoped. The Committee requested this was brought to a future meeting for review.

Resolved: that the Company Member Cabinet Committee:

i.  approved the LCDL Business Plan for 2023-24, and endorsed the service update and progress made against the targets

ii.  requested that the scope of the review of LCDL be presented to the Committee once available at a future meeting

The Committee considered a report setting out the updated work programme.

Resolved: that the updated work programme for 2023-24 is 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 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.

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The next meeting of the Company Member Cabinet Committee will be held on Thursday 21 December 2023 at 10am in Committee Room 'C' - The Duke of Lancaster Room, County Hall, Preston.

The Committee noted that the next meeting of the Company Member Cabinet Committee shall be held on Thursday 21 December 2023 at 10.00am in Committee Room 'C' - The Duke of Lancaster Room, County Hall, Preston.

Notice of Intention to Conduct Business in Private

The Committee noted the Notice of Intention to Conduct Business in Private and that no representations had been received.

The Cabinet 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 I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as indicated against the heading to the item.

Resolved: That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, 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 I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

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.

The Committee considered a report providing further information regarding each wholly or partly owned Lancashire County Council company, along with an update on a review of the companies requested by the county council's Executive Management Team.

The Committee requested that an analysis be done of each company setting out the company's objectives, whether the company aimed to make a profit and what that profit was expected to be, with this information included in a Shareholder Checklist for the Committee to review and comment on at a future meeting.

Resolved: that the recommendations as set out in the report are approved

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.

The Committee considered a report which provided a performance update on the delivery of services by Lancashire Renewables Limited, including an overview of progress in relation to the delivery of strategic priorities and the Annual Business Plan 2023-24.

Resolved: That the recommendations as set out in the report are approved.