Pendle Council Online

Pendle Borough Council
Market Street, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 7LG
Tel: 01282 661661 Fax: 01282 661130

Council, Government and Democracy

Committee Structure

The Full Council determines the main policies of the Council and sets the budget.
An Executive, comprising the Council Leader and 9 other Councillors, is responsible for implementing Council policies and the budgets.
Five Area Committees take decisions of a local nature, including functions delegated to them by the Executive and other non-executive functions.
A Development Control Committee decides planning matters where significant policy or costs questions are involved.
A Taxi Licensing Committee deals with taxi licensing and certain other licensing matters.
A Licensing Committee oversees the functions of the Licensing Act 2003
The Policy Development & Scrutiny Management Committee scrutinises the work of the Council, in particular the decisions of the Executive, and helps formulate new policies.
A Standards Committee promotes and monitors high standards of conduct by Councillors.
The Accounts and Audit Committee reviews the Council's financial management in accordance with the Accountancy and Audit regulations within the Local Government Act 1996.
Three Scrutiny Committees look at work in specific areas of the Council - they are the Community Engagement, Resources and Performance Scrutiny Committee, the Housing, Regeneration and Community Safety Scrutiny Committee, and the Environment, Leisure and Rural Affairs Scrutiny Committee