Car parking is available on the Main Drill ground.
If you have any queries regarding the agenda papers or require any further information please initially contact Diane Brooks, Principal Member Services Officer on telephone number Preston 01772 866720 and she will be pleased to assist.
Rooms have been made available for Political Group meetings from 0900 hours onwards, and refreshments will be available in Washington Hall from 0845 hours.
Conservative Group - Pendle Room
Labour Group - Lancaster House 5
Part 1 (open to press and public)
Chairman's Announcement – Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014
Any persons present at the meeting may photograph, film or record the proceedings, during the public part of the agenda. Any member of the press and public who objects to being photographed, filmed or recorded should let it be known to the Chairman who will then instruct that those persons are not photographed, filmed or recorded.
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Chairman's Welcome and Introduction
Standing item.
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Apologies for Absence
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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.
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Minutes of Previous Meeting (Pages 1 - 6)
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Minutes of meeting Wednesday, 13 September 2023 of Performance Committee (Pages 7 - 30)
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Minutes of meeting Wednesday, 27 September 2023 of Resources Committee (Pages 31 - 44)
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Minutes of meeting Thursday, 2 November 2023 of Member Training & Development Working Group (Pages 45 - 52)
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Minutes of meeting Monday, 20 November 2023 of Planning Committee (Pages 53 - 64)
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Minutes of meeting Tuesday, 28 November 2023 of Audit Committee (Pages 65 - 74)
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Minutes of meeting Wednesday, 29 November 2023 of Resources Committee (Pages 75 - 92)
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North West Fire Control - Continuing the Collaboration (Pages 93 - 110)
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Updated Whistleblowing Policy (Pages 111 - 126)
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Member Champion Activity Report (Pages 127 - 132)
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Fire Protection Report (Pages 133 - 136)
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Operational Incidents of Interest (Pages 137 - 142)
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Member Complaints
Standing item.
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Date of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Authority will be held on Monday 19 February 2024 at 10:30 hours at Washington Hall Training Centre, Euxton.
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Urgent Business
An item of business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Clerk should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.
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Exclusion of Press and Public
The Authority is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, they consider 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 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, indicated under the heading to the item.
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Part 2
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Proceedings of Capital Building Projects Working Group (Pages 143 - 150) (Paragraph 3)
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Urgent Business (Part 2)
An item of business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the Minutes, the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Clerk should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.
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