Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

 

Monday, 21 September 2026 in Washington Hall, Leadership and Development Centre, Euxton commencing at 10.30 am

 

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 Sam Hunter, Member Services Manageron 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 tea/coffee will be available in the Canteen from 0845 hours.

 

Reform UK – Pendle Room

Labour Group – Lancaster House 4

Conservative Group – Lancaster House 5

Progressive Lancashire – Lancaster House 6

 

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.

 

Monitoring Officers Announcements

 

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1.  

Chair's Welcome and Introduction

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

2.  

Apologies for Absence

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

3.  

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.

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

4.  

Minutes of Previous Meeting (Pages 1 - 16)

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5.  

Notes of the meeting Monday 15 June 2026 of Strategy Group (Pages 17 - 24)

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

6.  

Minutes of the meeting Monday 29 June 2026 of Resources Committee (Pages 25 - 46)

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

7.  

Minutes of the meeting Tuesday 30 June 2026 of Audit Committee (Pages 47 - 60)

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

8.  

Minutes of the meeting Wednesday 8 July 2026 of Performance Committee (Pages 61 - 84)

 

</AI8>

<AI9>

9.  

Minutes of the meeting Monday 13 July 2026 of Planning Committee (Pages 85 - 98)

 

</AI9>

<AI10>

10.  

Minutes of the Extraordinary meeting Tuesday 18 August 2026 of Audit Committee (Pages 99 - 108)

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

For decision:

 

</AI11>

<AI12>

11.  

Change of membership of Performance Committee (Pages 109 - 110)

 

</AI12>

<AI13>

12.  

New Constitution (Pages 111 - 378)

 

</AI13>

<AI14>

13.  

Flexible Day Crewing trial at Fleetwood Fire Station (Pages 379 - 422)

 

</AI14>

<AI15>

For noting:

 

</AI15>

<AI16>

14.  

Member Champion Activity Report and Feedback (Pages 423 - 430)

 

</AI16>

<AI17>

15.  

Fire Protection Reports (Pages 431 - 436)

 

</AI17>

<AI18>

16.  

Operational Incidents of Interest (Pages 437 - 440)

 

</AI18>

<AI19>

17.  

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 Monitoring Officer should be given advance warning of any Member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading.

 

</AI19>

<AI20>

18.  

Date of Next Meeting

 

The next meeting of the Authority will be held on Monday 14 December 2026 at 1030 hours at Washington Hall, Leadership and Development Centre, Euxton.

 

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