Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

Meeting to be held on Monday 15 June 2026

 

Appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees

Contact for further information – Dominic Howell, Monitoring Officer

Tel: 01772 866960

 

Executive Summary

The appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees and Working Groups of the Combined Fire Authority and the appointment of Member Champions for the year 2026-27.

 

Recommendation

The Authority is asked to: -

 

1.    Confirm appointments of Chairs and Vice‑Chairs to the Authority’s Committees and Working Groups for 2026-27; and

2.    Confirm the appointment of the four Member Champions for 2026-27.

 

 

Information

Standing Order 5.1 (b) of the Authority requires the Authority at its annual meeting to appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for each Committee created under Standing Order 4.1(a).

 

The Authority is asked to consider the proposed Chair and Vice-Chair appointments for its Committees and Working Groups for 2026-27 as set out below:

 

Committee/Working Group

 

Proposed Chair

Proposed Vice-Chair

Appeals Committee

 

CC Mackenzie Ritson

CC Joanne Ash

Audit Committee

 

CC Mark Clifford

CC Usman Arif

Performance Committee

 

CC Ella Worthington

CC Joel Tetlow

Planning Committee

 

CC Ian Duxbury

CC Russell Walsh

Resources Committee

 

CC Azhar Ali

CC Nigel Alderson

Strategy Group

 

CFA Chair

CFA Vice-Chair

Member Training and Development Working Group

Councillor Zamir Khan

CC Ged Mirfin

 

The Authority is also asked to consider the proposed appointments to Member Champion roles as set out below:

 

Champion Role

Proposed CFA Member

Community Safety

CC Andy Blake

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Councillor Salim Sidat

Health and Wellbeing

CC Sohail Asghar

Road Safety

CC Joanne Ash

 

Business Risk

The Authority’s Standing Orders require the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs for each of its committees.

 
Environmental Impact

None.

 
Equality and Diversity Implications

None.

 

HR Implications

None.

 

Financial Implications

Payment of Allowances is in accordance with the Combined Fire Authority’s Members' Allowance Scheme.

 

Legal Implications

None.

 

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985

List of background papers

Paper:            CFA Constitutional Standing Orders

Date:               22 February 2021

Contact:         Sam Hunter, Member Services Manager

 

Paper:            Members’ Allowance Scheme

Date:               1 April 2026

Contact:         Sam Hunter, Member Services Manager

 

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