Committee Timetable 2026
North Ayrshire Council · 17 September 2025
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NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL 17 September 2025 North Ayrshire Council Title: Committee Timetable 2026 Purpose: To invite the Council to consider a timetable of meetings of the Council and its committees for the period from January 2026 – December 2026. Recommendation: That the Council agrees: (a) to approve the draft committee timetable set out at Appendix 1; and (b) to note that any ad hoc or Special Meetings will be intimated separately to Members. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 The Council sets a timetable of committee meetings for each calendar year. The appendix to this report proposes a timetable for 2026. 2. Background 2.1 The proposed timetable of meetings set out at Appendix 1 incorporates six-weekly meetings of the Council, as well as Cabinet, standing committees of the Council and meetings of the Policy Advisory Board. 2.2 The Council meeting in May 2026 has been postponed by one week to 20 May 2026; to take into account the Scottish Parliamentary Elections being held on 7 May 2026. 2.3 Recess periods have been included for Easter, the Scottish Parliamentary Elections, Summer, October and Christmas. Any further recess required as the result of an electoral event will be added in due course and any Council/committee meetings rescheduled as necessary. 2.4 Dates for the Integration Joint Board (and IJB PAC) are provisional, to be formally agreed by the IJB. An indicative date for the Special Meeting of Council to consider the budget is included for information only at this stage, with arrangements to be finalised in due course.
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2.5 The proposed timetable does not include the following meetings which will be intimated separately to Members: • the Ayrshire Regional Economic Joint Committee (and Partnership Board) and the Ayrshire Shared Services Joint Committee, which set their own meeting dates; • the six Locality Partnerships, which take place in the early evening on a quarterly basis; • the Local Development Plan Committee, Staffing and Recruitment Committee, Education Appeal Committee and Special Council (Planning), which meet on an ad hoc basis, as required; • any Special Meetings of the Council and its committees which may be required, including meetings to consider Cabinet Call In requests. 2.6 In consultation with the Provost, the Webcasting Protocol has been updated to reflect that Council and its committees will not be live streamed during any pre-election period. A recording of the meeting will be available for public viewing on the website following the pre-election period. 3. Proposals 3.1 The Council is invited: (a) to approve the draft committee timetable for 2026 set out at Appendix 1; and (b) note that arrangements for Locality Partnership meetings, joint committees and any ad hoc or Special Meetings will be intimated separately to Members. 4. Implications/Socio-economic Duty Financial 4.1 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Human Resources 4.2 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Legal 4.3 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Equality/Socio-economic 4.4 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Climate Change and Carbon 4.5 None arising from the recommendations of this report.
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Key Priorities 4.6 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Community Wealth Building 4.7 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Islands Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) 4.8 None arising from the recommendations of this report. United Nations Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 4.9 None arising from the recommendations of this report. Consumer Duty 4.10 None arising from the recommendations of this report. 5. Consultation 5.1 Group Leaders and Independent Members have been consulted on the proposed timetable. 5.2 Consultation has also taken place with Services of the Council on the proposed meeting dates. In particular, efforts have been made to ensure that the timing of relevant meetings of the Cabinet, Audit and Scrutiny and Council align as far as possible with accounting period requirements. Craig Hatton Chief Executive For further information please contact Hayley Young, Senior Committee Services Officer, on 324136. Background Papers None
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Committee Timetable January – December 2026 Meeting Cycle 1 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 29 December Recess Recess Recess Recess Recess 5 January 12 January 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 19 January 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre- Agenda 26 January 2.30 p.m. Cabinet (Education) 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 2 February 10.00 a.m. Policy Advisory Panel 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 9 February 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Council 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) Meeting Cycle 2 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 16 February 2.30 p.m. Cabinet 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 23 February 2.00 p.m. Special Council (Budget) 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 2 March 2.00 p.m. Police & Fire & Rescue Committee 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 2.00 p.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre- Agenda 9 March 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny 10.00 a.m. IJB PAC (TBC) 16 March 2.30 p.m. Cabinet (Education) 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 23 March 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.00 p.m. Council 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 30 March 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee Good Friday Public Holiday Appendix 1
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Meeting Cycle 3 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 6 April Easter Monday Public Holiday Easter Recess & School Hols Easter Recess & School Hols Easter Recess & School Hols Easter Recess & School Hols 13 April School Hols School Hols School Hols School Hols School Hols 20 April 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required 27 April 2.30 p.m. Cabinet 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 4 May Public Holiday Election Recess Election Recess Scottish Parliamentary Election Election Recess 11 May 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body Meeting Cycle 4 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 18 May 1.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.00 p.m. Council 25 May 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre- Agenda 1 June 2.30 Cabinet (Education) 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny 8 June 10.00 a.m. Policy Advisory Panel 15 June 2.00 p.m. Police & Fire & Rescue Committee 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 22 June 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.00 p.m. Council 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 10.00 a.m. IJB PAC (TBC)
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Meeting Cycle 5 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 29 June 6 July 13 July Summer Recess Period & School Hols 20 July 27 July 3 August 10 August (School Hols) (School Hols) (School Hols) 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee (School Hols) 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) (School Hols) 17 August 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 2.00 p.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre-Agenda 24 August 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny 31 August 2.00 p.m. Police & Fire & Rescue Committee 2.30 p.m. Cabinet (Education) 7 September 10.00 a.m. Policy Advisory Panel 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 14 September 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.00 p.m. Council Meeting Cycle 6 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 21 September Public Holiday 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. Special Audit & Scrutiny (if required) 10.00 a.m. IJB PAC (TBC) 28 September 2.30 p.m. Cabinet 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 5 October 10.00 a.m Licensing Committee 12 October October Recess & School Hols 19 October 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 26 October 2.30 p.m. Cabinet (Education) 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 2 November 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.00 p.m. Council
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Meeting Cycle 7 Week Beginning Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9 November 10.00 a.m. Policy Advisory Panel 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 2.00 p.m. Audit & Scrutiny Pre- Agenda 16 November 10.00 a.m. Audit & Scrutiny 23 November 2.00 p.m. Police & Fire & Rescue Committee 2.30 p.m. Cabinet Pre-Agenda 2.00 p.m. Planning Committee 2.15 p.m Local Review Body 10.00 a.m. IJB PAC (TBC) 30 November 2.30 p.m. Cabinet 10.00 a.m. Appeals Committee (if required) 7 December 10.00 a.m. Licensing Committee 10.00 a.m. IJB (TBC) 14 December 2.00 p.m. Council Pre-Meeting (Provost & Group Leaders) 2.00 p.m. Council 21 December Winter Recess & School Hols 28 December