Lancashire County Council Senior Leadership Team structure (PDF 522 KB) Partnerships. 0000035575 00000 n All 15 council leaders in Lancashire agreed “in principle” over the summer to developing a mayoral combined authority and also pledged to explore how to simplify the county’s complex council structure – a contentious condition for devolved powers that was demanded by ministers. West Lancashire Council leader Ian Moran said any move towards council reorganisation requires more involvement from the public, not just the county’s politicians. It is the geographical implications of that prospect which most alarm County Cllr Driver. And yet here we are Lancashire, with 1.5m people, and we haven’t been able to do the same. The combined authority would draw its membership from these newly-streamlined “unitary” councils – whereas under the current arrangements, 15 council leaders would each have a seat at the top table. 0000024615 00000 n 5.1.5 The Burnley Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Update of March 2017 (SHLAA) is a combined assessment which assesses the amount of land available within the borough that is potentially available to meet the identified need and … Any new unitary authority must have a population of between 300,000 and 700,000, although there are indications that the upper limit may yet be revised. Some people are putting their own position first. South Ribble Borough Council leader Paul Foster – who has previously favoured the status quo when it comes to the local authority structure – said that the idea of slightly larger district footprints also appealed to him. h�bbbd`b``$ i - Liberal Democrat peer and Pendle councillor Lord Tony Greaves asked in a written question in the House of Lords last month what the government’s advice was to two-tier areas like Lancashire about the “desirability, criteria and timescale” for local authority reorganisation. As a public funded organisation, the council has a duty to the residents that it serves to be transparent in its business operations and outcomes. Main Number 01282 425011Emergency Number 01254 356 535 (out of hours) Benefits Parker Lane Offices, Burnley, BB11 2DS 01282 425011 benefits@burnley.gov.uk 9-5 every day Mon-Fri, apart from Weds, 10-5 Building Control buildingcontrol@burnley.gov.uk Pennine Lancashire Burnley Borough Council Town Hall Manchester Road, Burnley, BB11 9SA Burnley Cemetery 93 Rossendale Rd, Burnley, The seemingly unstoppable momentum behind the government’s vision had sparked a flurry of activity in Lancashire in recent months – with councils coming up with sometimes contradictory suggestions about how to redraw the local authority map and some districts balking at the creation of a link between devolution and reorganisation. 01282 425011. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE Council services are delivered by approximately 613 employees, managed by 14 Heads of Service led by the Chief Executive and 4 Directors… She was previously Deputy Principal of the College appointed in September 2011. “There should be tremors going through County Hall at the moment, seeing as County Cllr Driver has wasted all this time trying to create new councils and get next year’s county elections cancelled. 0000067135 00000 n It will pursue joint working arrangements, or seek to outsource services to the private sector, where there is a clear business case. Speaking shortly before the authority voted to write to the government rejecting County Hall’s three-unitary plan for Lancashire, he said: “Following the county council throwing its bottle out of the pram, [devolution] was as good as dead anyway. “I think some Conservatives are worried that there could be a Labour mayor – well, so what? Work due to start on controversial 188 housing development in Whalley, Italian chef living his dream to open his own restaurant in landmark Padiham building. 0000093432 00000 n Covid vaccination site opens in Burnley town centre. Our departments. “We’d be surrounded by organisations that are getting the lion’s share of the resources to help in the levelling up of the UK economy – and Lancashire will be left taking the crumbs from the rich man’s table. “We’re the closest authorities to our communities, as has been proven during the pandemic. 0000089693 00000 n I think Lancashire can agree a combined authority when the time comes, but reorganisation has got in the way,” he said. 0000100712 00000 n “District councils walk every street, we know where every resident is, we know every inch of that ‘final mile’ to the front door,” County Cllr Lewis added. Amended Burnley Bridge business park plans. This page documents political party strengths in the United Kingdom's principal local authorities (commonly known as local councils). 0000101055 00000 n Liberal Democrat group leader at County Hall, David Whipp welcomed the “apparent u-turn” by the government. Preston has also proved a potential flashpoint in any future negotiations over reorganisation. “It’s entirely possible to create a mayor and combined authority without the need for the kind of reorganisation being talked about – and I don’t think it’s a bad thing if this process has been delayed and doesn’t get pushed through in the way that some others might want,” Cllr Foster said. More than 10,000 people in Ribble Valley have signed a petition opposing a “takeover” of the district by Blackburn as part of a suggested single council for East Lancashire. This will become useful as we move towards the Semantic Web. Burnley Council is pragmatic. A spokesperson for the ministry of housing, communities and local government said: “We have set out a clear commitment to level up all areas of the country by empowering our regions through devolving money, resources and control away from Westminster. The Council is not ideologically committed to a specific model of local government organisation. 0000096774 00000 n We work with partners to deliver some of our services and objectives effectively. “It seems that the county councils have been given information and a deadline [for submissions] that we weren’t. Read More Related Articles. The last major change to council compositions was the 2 May 2019 local elections, but changes in party representation arise frequently due to resignations, deaths, by-elections, co-options and changes of affiliation. 0000001644 00000 n County council leader Geoff Driver has written to the government suggesting the creation of three new standalone local authorities – “Central Lancashire” (based on the footprints of Preston, Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire councils), “North West Lancashire” (Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Ribble Valley) and “East Pennine Lancashire” (Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Rossendale, Hyndburn and Pendle). How the Council is governed: the constitution of Burnley Council Wyre Council leader David Henderson said that the option should remain on the table as “a middle way if the government has got cold feet [on wholesale reorganisation]”. Burnley Council is a democratic organisation.It’s run by people who are elected by you – the residents of the borough.Need to contact us? As we have seen in Lancashire, that has been difficult to achieve. Rhagor o geisiadau tebyg. Council Structure Job Description Person Specification Appointments Procedure. “The county council could devolve to the districts more control over the local services people really care about –gully-cleaning, for instance – to go with the things we already look after like keeping the parks looking nice and emptying the bins. 0000000016 00000 n 0000002911 00000 n 0000045841 00000 n CHIEF EXECUTIVE Mick Cartledge Lukman Patel CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Finance & Property Asad Mushtaq People & Development Heather Brennan Streetscene Our vision, values, aims and objectives. This means that the Council is open minded about how to achieve savings.