Business Operations and Partnerships Department
Director of Business Operations & Partnerships: Louise Pringle
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG
Phone: 0141 577 3000 Fax: 0141 577 3834
website: www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Date: 1 December 2023
When calling please ask for: John Burke (Tel. No 0141-577-3026)
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TO: Councillors O O’Donnell (Chair); A Anderson (Vice Chair); D Devlin and K Pragnell.

CABINET
A meeting of the Cabinet will be held in the Council Chambers, East Renfrewshire Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock on

Thursday, 14 December 2023 at 2.00pm.

The agenda of business is as shown below.
Louise Pringle
L PRINGLE
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

AGENDA
1. Report apologies for absence.
2. Declarations of Interest.

3. General Fund Capital Programme – Report by Head of Accountancy (Chief
Financial Officer) (copy attached, pages 3 – 26).

4. Housing Capital Programme – Report by Head of Accountancy (Chief Financial
Officer) (copy attached, pages 27 – 32).

5. Summary of Departmental Charging Proposals 2024/25 – Report by Head of
Accountancy (Chief Financial Officer) (copy attached, pages 33 – 88).

6. Review of Council’s Approach to Risk Appetite – Reputational Risk – Report by
Chief Executive (copy attached, pages 89 – 94)

7. Discretionary Housing Payment Policy – Report by Director of Business
Operations and Partnerships (copy attached, pages 95 – 106)

8. Welfare Contingency Fund Update – Report by Director of Business Operations
and Partnerships (copy attached, pages 107 – 112)

9. Council Tax Discounts – Empty and Second Homes – Joint report by Director
of Business Operations and Partnerships and Director of Environment (copy
attached, pages 113 – 126)

10. Community Learning and Development Progress Update – Report by Director
of Business Operations and Partnerships (copy attached, pages 127 – 166)

11. Strategic Mid-Year Performance Report 2023-24 – Report by Director of
Business Operations and Partnerships (copy attached, pages 167 – 196)

12. Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 – Report by Chief
Officer – Legal and Procurement (copy attached, pages 197 – 204)

13. Minute of Joint Consultative Committee (First Tier) held on 14 September 2023
submitted for noting (copy attached, pages 205 – 210).

This document can be explained to you in other languages and can be provided in
alternative formats such as large print and Braille. For further information, please
contact Customer First on 0141 577 3001 or email

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A recording of the meeting will also be available following the meeting on the
Council’s YouTube Channel

www.youtube.com/user/eastrenfrewshire/videos


You can read papers/reports on Council webpage here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/cabinet-141223