Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

Planning Committee

Monday, 17 November 2025 in Main Conference Room, Service Headquarters, Fulwood commencing at 10.00 am.

If you have any queries regarding the agenda papers or require any further information, please initially contact Sam Hunter on telephone number Preston (01772) 866720 and she will be pleased to assist.

Agenda

Part 1 (open to press and public)

Chair'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 Chair who will then instruct that those persons are not photographed, filmed or recorded.

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1.	Apologies for Absence

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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.

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3.	Minutes of Previous Meeting (Pages 1 - 12)

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4.	Strategic Assessment of Risk 2025/2026 (Pages 13 - 76)

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5.	Business Continuity Planning and Testing (Pages 77 - 82)

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6.	Blue Light Collaboration Board Update (Pages 83 - 86)

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7.	His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services Update (Pages 87 - 96)

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8.	Community Risk Management Plan and Service Review (Pages 97 - 100)

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9.	Council tax precept consultation (Pages 101 - 102)

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10.

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 Chair 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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Date of Next Meeting The next scheduled meeting of the Committee has been agreed for 10:00 hours on Monday 2 February 2026 in the Main Conference Room, at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Fulwood. Further meetings are:    scheduled for 13 July 2026                                            proposed for 16 November 2026

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