Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

Meeting to be held on 23 June 2025

 

Programme of Meetings for 2026-27

Contact for further information – Dominic Howell, Monitoring Officer 

Tel: 01772 866960 

 

Executive Summary

A programme of meetings for the Combined Fire Authority (CFA) for 2026-27.

 

Recommendation

The Authority is asked to agree the programme of meetings for 2026-27 as set out in the report now presented.

 

 

Information

 

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In considering suitable dates, the following points have been taken into consideration: -

 

    i.     A preference previously expressed that meetings of the CFA be held on Mondays commencing at 1030 hours at the Leadership and Development Centre, Euxton.

 

   ii.     Standing Order No 2.2 of the CFA which states that the Authority must hold an Annual Meeting between 1 April and the 30 June each year.

 

  iii.     Standing Order 2.3a of the CFA, which states that a programme of meetings for the Authority should be determined annually by the Authority and additional meetings of the Authority held as determined by the Authority or at the discretion of the Chair.

 

 iv.     Approval to undertake consultation on the budget was delegated to the Chair in consultation with the Treasurer and Chief Fire Officer (resolution 10/18 refers) enabling one budget meeting to be held in February, at which Members will consider and agree a final budget and the resultant council tax implications.

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the full CFA meetings are: -

 

21 September 2026

14 December 2026

 

22 February 2027 (Budget Meeting)

14 June 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Audit Committee meetings are: -

 

30 June 2026

1 October 2026

15 December 2026

 

25 March 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Performance Committee meetings are: -

 

8 July 2026

15 September 2026

9 December 2026

 

3 March 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Planning Committee meetings are: -

 

13 July 2026

16 November 2026

 

8 March 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Resources Committee meetings are: -

 

29 June 2026

30 September 2026

25 November 2026

 

16 March 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Capital Building Projects Working Group meetings are: -

 

13 July 2026

16 November 2026

 

26 April 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Member Training and Development Working Group meetings are: -

 

22 October 2026

 

22 April 2027

 

Proposed dates for 2026-27 for the Strategy Group meetings are: -

 

2 November 2026

 

14 June 2027

 

Business Risk

None.

 

Environmental Impact

None.

 
Equality and Diversity Implications

None.

 

HR Implications

None.

 

Financial Implications

None.

 

Legal Implications

None.

 

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Reason for inclusion in Part 2 if appropriate: N/A