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Councillor Lynda Scanlan
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Election History
Party History
Ward History
Members Interests
Committees
Outside Bodies
Elected:
02 May 2019
First Elected
05 May 2011
Party:
Labour and Co-operative
Ward:
Hendon
Address:
1 Abbotsford Grove
Sunderland
SR2 7JS
Email:
cllr.lynda.scanlan@sunderland.gov.uk
Telephone No:
0191 5650501
Mobile Telephone No:
07833 402 049
Biography:
After being an Honorary Member whilst covering as Mayor of Sunderland, I have now joined the Sunderland Rotary Club full time as at 25th July 2019.
Job Title:
Department:
Election History
Elected
Retired
Reason
Thu 5 May 2011
Wed 6 May 2015
Thu 7 May 2015
Wed 1 May 2019
Thu 2 May 2019
Party Representation History
Party
From
To
Labour
Thu 5 May 2011
Wed 6 May 2015
Labour and Co-operative
Thu 7 May 2015
Wed 1 May 2019
Labour and Co-operative
Thu 2 May 2019
Ward Representation History
Ward
From
To
Millfield
Thu 5 May 2011
Wed 6 May 2015
Millfield
Thu 7 May 2015
Wed 1 May 2019
Hendon
Thu 2 May 2019
Current Committee Memberships
Committee - Date Joined
Role
Council - 18 May 2016
Member
East Sunderland Area Committee - 18 May 2016
Member
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee - 18 May 2022
Member
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel - 15 May 2019
Member
Port Board - 18 May 2022
Vice-Chair
Past Committee Memberships
Past Committee - Date Joined
Past Role
Past Leaving Date
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2
3
4
5
6
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6
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5
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28
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Children, Education and Skills Scrutiny Committee - 19 June 2019
Member
18 May 2022
Planning and Highways (East) Committee - 10 June 2020
Member
17 May 2022
Corporate Parenting Board - 18 May 2016
Member
15 May 2018
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel - 18 May 2016
Member
15 May 2018
Education Complaints Panel - 18 May 2016
Member
08 May 2018
Current Outside Body Appointments
Outside Body
Joining Date
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2
Page
1
of
2
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1
to
5
of
6
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Aged Merchant Seamen's Homes and the Sunderland Distressed Mariner's Fund
15 May 2019
CHANCE Project
15 May 2019
East Sunderland Local Multi Agency Problem Solving (LMAPS)
19 May 2021
Elizabeth Donnison Educational Foundation (Beneficiary St John's School)
15 May 2019
Sunderland and North Durham Royal Society for the Blind Management Committee
18 May 2016
Past Outside Body Appointments
Past Outside Body
Past Joining Date
Past Leaving Date
1
2
3
4
5
Page
1
of
5
, items
1
to
5
of
23
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Deptford and Millfield C.A.
16 May 2018
14 May 2019
Mayor's Fund for Necessitous Children
16 May 2018
14 May 2019
Millfield/St. Mark's Community Programme
16 May 2018
14 May 2019
Tyne and Wear Trading Standards Joint Committee
17 May 2017
15 May 2018
Sunderland Boys Industrial School Fund
18 May 2016
15 May 2018
Personal Register of Interests
Date of Notice
Receipt by Monitoring Officer
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14
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20 May 2011
20 May 2011
10 September 2012
12 September 2012
30 June 2014
02 July 2014
22 June 2015
30 June 2015
25 July 2018
25 July 2018
16 August 2018
21 August 2018
06 September 2018
12 September 2018
04 October 2018
09 October 2018
21 November 2018
29 November 2018
15 January 2019
22 January 2019
14 March 2019
19 March 2019
08 May 2019
21 May 2019
Meeting Declarations
Committee Name
Meeting Date
Nature
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Council
04 March 2015
Other
Date
Title
Notes
There are no training records for this member.
Date
From
Description
Value
There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.
Member Attendance
From:
March 2023
March 2023
week
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
10
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
12
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
13
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
14
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
To:
March 2023
March 2023
week
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
10
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
12
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
13
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
14
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Attendance Summary
Summary
Count
Percentage
Expected attendances
29
Present as expected
18
62%
Absent
11
38%
Apologies received
7
64% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)
0
Attendance Details
Meeting Date
Committee
Attendance
21 Mar 2022 17:45
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel
Absent
23 Mar 2022 16:00
Council
Apologies received
28 Mar 2022 17:30
Planning and Highways (East) Committee
Attended
31 Mar 2022 17:30
Children, Education and Skills Scrutiny Committee
Attended
11 Apr 2022 17:30
Planning and Highways (East) Committee
Attended
18 May 2022 18:00
Council
Attended
19 May 2022 09:00
Port Board
Absent
20 Jun 2022 17:45
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel
Absent
22 Jun 2022 16:00
Council
Apologies received
27 Jun 2022 17:30
East Sunderland Area Committee
Attended
12 Jul 2022 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Attended
28 Jul 2022 09:00
Port Board
Attended
5 Sep 2022 17:45
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel
Attended
20 Sep 2022 18:00
East Sunderland Area Committee
Attended
22 Sep 2022 00:00
Port Board
Absent
27 Sep 2022 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Apologies received
10 Oct 2022 17:45
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel
Attended
11 Oct 2022 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Attended
8 Nov 2022 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Apologies received
16 Nov 2022 16:00
Council
Attended
5 Dec 2022 17:45
Education (Appointment of Governors) Panel
Attended
6 Dec 2022 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Attended
12 Dec 2022 17:30
East Sunderland Area Committee
Apologies received
10 Jan 2023 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Apologies received
22 Feb 2023 16:00
Council
Attended
22 Feb 2023 18:00
Council
Attended
27 Feb 2023 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Attended
7 Mar 2023 16:30
Economic Prosperity Scrutiny Committee
Apologies received
8 Mar 2023 18:30
Council
Attended