Children, Families and Skills 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
To review and scrutinise county council’s children’s services functions and other matters affecting children, young people and families.
To satisfy the statutory responsibilities related to education functions of a Children’s Services Authority.
The membership of this committee consists of 16 County Councillors, 5 voting co-opted members (comprising 3 church representatives and 2 parent governor representatives) who shall have voting rights in relation to any education functions which are the responsibility of the Cabinet, and two non-voting co-opted members representing the Youth Council.
Membership
- CC S Hind (Chair)
- S Barnes (Deputy Chair)
- CC A Cheetham
- CC L Cox
- CC A Hindle
- CC T Hurn
- CC S Jones
- CC J Potter
- CC R Woollam
- CC N Khan
- CC P Rigby
- CC S Clarke
- CC M Salter
- CC J Couperthwaite
- Mr J Withington (Co-Optee Voting)
- Mr D Ballard (Co-Optee Voting)
- Vacancy (Co-Optee Voting)
- Vacancy (Co-Optee Voting)
- Vacancy (Co-Optee Voting)
- Youth Council Representative 1 (Co-optee Non-voting)
- Youth Council Representative 2 (Co-optee Non-voting)
Contact information
Support officer: Hannah Lysons.
Postal address:
Democratic Services
PO Box 100
County Hall
Preston
PR1 0LD
Phone: (01772) 537419
Email: hannah.lysons@lancashire.gov.uk