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Submit Minute of meeting of the Police and Fire & Rescue Scrutiny Sub-committee held on 13 January 2026.
1
There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Police and Fire & Rescue Sub-committee held on 13 January 2026, a copy of which forms the Appendix to this Minute.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Joint report by Directors of Finance & Resources and Environment, Housing & Infrastructure.
2
There was submitted a General Services Revenue, Housing Revenue Account and Capital Budget Monitoring joint report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and Environment, Housing & Infrastructure for the period 1 April 2025 to 9 January 2026.
DECIDED:
(a) That the projected revenue outturn break-even position be noted; and
(b) That the projected capital outturn break-even position be noted.
Report by Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure.
3
There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure which provided an overview of key service activities and an operational performance update in connection with services and key projects, together with changes to service areas covered within the remit of this Policy Board.
DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted.
Report by Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure.
4
Under reference to item 4 of the Minute of the meeting of this Policy Board held on 11 March 2025 there was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the Council's allocation targets for 2026/27 in terms of the Common Housing Allocation Policy. The report advised that the Common Housing Allocation Policy required applicants to be placed in one of five groups according to their circumstances and targets had been set for the proportion of lets to each of the groups. The targets proposed for 2026/27 and an analysis of the lets over the previous nine months were set out in the report.
DECIDED: That the Council’s allocation targets for 2026/27, as set out in section 4 of the report, be approved.
Report by Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure.
5
There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to an update on the implementation of the Council's Tenant Participation Strategy Action Plan which had been approved by this Policy Board on 25 October 2022. A copy of the scorecard for 2025/26 formed Appendix 1 to the report. The report also sought approval for the revised Tenant's and Resident's Association registration and grant funding proposal, a copy of which formed Appendix 2 to the report.
DECIDED:
(a) That the positive progress made with regard to the implementation of the Tenant Participation Strategy Action Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be noted;
(b) That the revised Tenants’ and Residents’ Association registration and grant funding proposal, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved; and
(c) That the Head of Housing Services be authorised to undertake a review of the grant funding model every three years, as set out in section 4.6 of the report.
Report by Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastrucrure.
6
There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to Housing Rule 2.5, which required all housing allocations which involved either (i) Council members or their immediate families or (ii) members of staff of the Housing Services Division or their immediate families to be notified to the relevant Policy Board.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Director of Children's Services.
7
There was submitted a report by the Director of Children’s Services relative to the Community Payback Order Annual Report 2024/25 which provided an update on Criminal Justice Social Work activity. The report advised that Justice Social Work completed both statistical and qualitative returns in relation to Community Payback Orders. A copy of the Community Payback Order Annual Report 2024/25 was appended to the report and provided detail of Justice Social Work activities, including service user and partners’ experiences of the services provided within a Community Payback Order.
DECIDED: That the annual return submission be noted and the positive work of the Justice Social Work service, in how it provided Community Payback Orders, be supported.
Report by Chief Executive.
8
There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to community funding. The report referred to the guidance for both the Sustainable Communities Fund and Villages Investment Fund which had been updated and approved at the meeting of the Leadership Board held on 19 February 2025. Recommendations relating to applications received for Sustainable Communities funding and Villages Investment funding were detailed in the report and summarised within Appendix 1 of the report.
DECIDED: That the recommendations detailed in section 4 of the report and summarised in Appendix 1 of the report, in relation to applications received to the Sustainable Communities Fund and the Villages Investment Fund, be approved.
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| Councillor James MacLaren | 3 | Councillor declared an connection as he was a Private landlord | Non-Pecuniary | Transparency Statement |
| Councillor Iain McMillan | 3 | Councillor declared an connection as he was a Private landlord | Non-Pecuniary | Transparency Statement |
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