Lancashire Cabinet, 1 October 2026: LGR, protecting the council's position (item 13)

Lancashire County Council Cabinet, 1 October 2026, agenda item 13 (urgent business): Local Government Reorganisation, review and preservation of the council's position. Cabinet authorised the Director of Law and Governance, in consultation with the Leader and the Section 151 Officer, to take the legal steps needed to protect the council's position while the Government reviews its July decision on reorganisation in Lancashire. Those steps may include a protective judicial review claim and an application to stay it. The report says any claim must be filed by 16 October 2026. Uncut from the council's public webcast, from reconvening to the vote. Chapters 0:00 The Leader, County Councillor Stephen Atkinson, introduces the report 3:07 County Councillor Joshua Roberts 3:24 County Councillor Gina Dowding 5:03 County Councillor Azhar Ali 8:22 County Councillor Simon Evans 9:10 County Councillor Tom Pickup 11:13 County Councillor Brian Moore 13:48 The Leader replies; the vote Article: https://tompickup.co.uk/news/lancashire-lg... Cabinet report: https://council.lancashire.gov.uk/document... Agenda and appendices: https://council.lancashire.gov.uk/ieListDo... Full meeting webcast: https://auditelsystems.mediasite.com/Media...