Agenda

Cabinet - Thursday, 6th February, 2025 2.00 pm

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Venue: Committee Room 'B' - The Diamond Jubilee Room, County Hall, Preston

Contact: Josh Mynott 

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

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.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 January 2025 pdf icon PDF 201 KB

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4.

Questions for Cabinet pdf icon PDF 143 KB

To answer any verbal questions and supplementary questions from a county councillor, about any matter which relates to any item under Part I on the agenda for this meeting under Standing Order C34(7).

 

There will be a maximum of 30 minutes for the questions to be asked and answered.

Matters for Decision:

The Leader of the County Council - County Councillor Phillippa Williamson

5.

Corporate Performance Report - 2024/25 Quarter 3 pdf icon PDF 123 KB

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The Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property (Deputy Leader) - County Councillor Alan Vincent

6.

2024/25 Quarter 3 Financial Monitoring Report pdf icon PDF 221 KB

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7.

2025/26 Budget Report pdf icon PDF 213 KB

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8.

Procurement Report pdf icon PDF 127 KB

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The Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport - County Councillor Rupert Swarbrick

9.

Outcome of the Consultations on the Review of the Young Person's Transport Scheme and £1 Concessionary (Discretionary) Travel Fare for Disabled Pass Holders pdf icon PDF 170 KB

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The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills - County Councillor Jayne Rear

10.

Determination of Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary and Secondary Schools and Sixth Forms for the School Year 2026/2027 pdf icon PDF 145 KB

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11.

Determination of the Home to School Transport Policy - Academic Year 2026/2027 pdf icon PDF 145 KB

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12.

Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme 2026/2027 - Determination of the Qualifying Scheme pdf icon PDF 135 KB

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13.

The Future of Maintained Nursery Provision at Clayton Brook Primary School pdf icon PDF 138 KB

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14.

The Future of Maintained Nursery Provision at Rosewood Primary School, Burnley pdf icon PDF 140 KB

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15.

SEND Sufficiency Strategy Implementation - Increasing Special Educational Places in Special Schools and Provision of Special Educational Needs Units in Mainstream Schools pdf icon PDF 191 KB

The Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change - County Councillor Shaun Turner

16.

Lancashire Local Nature Recovery Strategy Consultation Draft pdf icon PDF 153 KB

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Matters for Information:

17.

Urgent Decisions taken by the Leader of the County Council and the relevant Cabinet Member(s)

There have been no urgent decisions taken since the last meeting of Cabinet.

18.

Urgent Business

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.

19.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of Cabinet will be held on Thursday 6 March 2025 at 2.00pm at County Hall, Preston.