From the Annual Council Meeting in May to the Annual Council Meeting in the following May. Appointments are made to the following committees:

Policy Committee

Select Committee

Audit and Governance Committee

Licensing Committee

Planning Committee

Standards Committee

Meetings of the Council, its committees and sub-committees are open to the public, except when personal or confidential matters are being discussed. Members of the public may ask questions or make a statement at the start of meetings. .

Craven District Council also welcomes petitions recognising that these are one way in which people can let us know their concerns. Anyone who lives, works or studies within the Craven District can organise a petition and trigger a response. Our response to a petition will depend on what a petition asks for and how many people have signed it, but may include considering the petition at a council meeting.

Lead Member and Member Champions

Lead Members are appointed by Annual Council to take the lead in ensuring that corporate priorities are delivered. They act as adviser for the lead officers and monitor and report regularly at Council meetings on progress in each of their priority areas. Member Champions are appointed for cross-cutting areas

Lead Members

Affordable Housing  Councillor Foster

Enterprising Craven  Councillor Myers

Resilient Communities  Councillor Ireton

Greener Craven  Councillor Lis

Financial Resilience (includes Asset Management) Councillor Mulligan

Internal Services Councillor Brockbank.

Member Champions

Equalities Chair of Standards Committee (Councillor Ireton)

Older People  Councillor Sutcliffe

Children & Younger People  Councillor Rose

Members Training and Development  Councillor Brockbank

Armed Forces   Councillor Ireton.