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Committees (Archived reports and decisions prior to 1 Jan 2011)

The County Council has established committees to look at the various areas of its business. Some are required by law whilst others are discretionary.

• Overview and Scrutiny Committees

  Act as a check on the Cabinet by holding it to account for its decisions.

• Joint Committees

  Joint committees set up in partnership with District Councils to carry out responsibilities that have been delegated to them.

• Urgency Committee of the Full Council

  Deals with any matters of urgency requiring a decision of the Full Council, which cannot await its next meeting.

• Development Control Committee

  Deals with applications for planning permission for waste disposal and mineral extraction and for developments proposed by the County Council.

• Regulatory

  Deals with claims relating to public rights of way and various licensing and registration functions

• Commons and Town Greens Sub-Committee

  Sub committee of the Regulatory committee which deals with the maintenance and amendment of the Registers of Common land and Town or Village Greens.

• Standards

  Aims to ensure that Councillors and officers maintain the highest ethical standards.

• Standards Assessment Sub-Committee

• Standards Hearings Sub-Committee

• Standards Review Sub-Committee

• Audit

  Monitors the scope and adequacy of internal and external audits.

• Pension Fund

  Administers the Lancashire County Council Fund.

• Pension Fund Administration Sub-Committee

  Sub-Committee of the Pension Fund Committee which ensures that best practice standards are satisfied and met, and that the Fund is being run on an effective basis.

• Pension Fund Appointments Sub-Committee

  Sub-Committee of the Pension Fund Committee which assists the Committee in making necessary appointments.

• Corporate Complaints Committee

• Joint Committee of the Relevant Councils

• Special Appointments Committee

  Deals with the appointment and dismissal of the Chief Executive, the Executive Directors and Second Tier Officers.

• Student Support Appeals Committee

• Former Lancashire Locals

These Committees were disestablished at mid-night on 31 March 2010.

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