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North Lanarkshire Council · 22 May 2024
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13 May 2024 
Members of the 
Finance and Resources Committee
Chief Executive’s Office
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic)
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street,
Motherwell ML1 1AB
www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk 
Notice is given that a Meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee is to be held in
the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on
Wednesday, 22 May 2024 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. 
The agenda of business is attached. 
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) 
Members : 
Clerk Name: Lesley Dysart
Clerk Telephone: 
Clerk Email: dysartl@northlan.gov.uk 
T Fisher, A Duffy-Lawson, C Barclay, A Beveridge, M Boyd, G Brennan, A Bustard, T
Carragher, C Costello, S Coyle, D Crichton, G Currie, K Duffy, H Dunbar, J Hume, L Jarvie,
D Johnston, T Johnston, J Jones, P Kelly, K Larson, G Lennon, J Logue, H Loughran, F
MacGregor, A Masterton, M McBride, P McDade, R McKendrick, J McLaren, M McPake, L
Nolan, P Patton, L Roarty, D Robb, G Robinson, R Sullivan, A Thomas, S Watson, G
Woods.

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Agenda 
1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical
Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000   
2 Finance and Resources Terms of Reference
Submit a copy of the remit/delegated function of the
Panel following agreement of the Policy and Strategy
Committee on 7 December 2023 
7 - 10 
3 Minute of the Joint Consultative Committee for
Local Government Employees of 19 March 24
Submit Minute of the Meeting of the Joint Consultative
Committee for Local Government Employees of 19
March 2024 
11 - 12  
Operational   
4 Amendment to Byelaws on the Employment of
Children
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Education
North) Submit seeking approval to amend the byelaws
to permit the employment of secondary school children
on a school day that falls on a Friday for up to four
hours instead of the current two hours 
13 - 22 
5 Registration Services
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Legal and
Democratic) providing (1) details of the performance of
North Lanarkshire Council's Registration in 2021 and
2022, and (2) an update on current and future
operations 
23 - 28  
Performance   
6 North Lanarkshire Properties LLP Performance
Indicators 4 August 2023 to 31 March 2024 &
Financial Performance as at 5 January 2024
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Assets and
Procurement) providing (1) details of North Lanarkshire
Properties LLP’s (NLP LLP) performance from 4th
August 2023 to 31 March 2024, and (2) an update on
significant events and service delivery highlights during
the reporting period 
29 - 44

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7  Revenues and Benefits Update
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance) providing
an update on the performance within the Revenues
and Benefits functions of Finance as at 31 March 2024 
45 - 52 
8 Treasury Management Monitoring Report for
quarter ended 31 March 2024
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance) providing
Committee with the Treasury Management Activity for
the quarter ended 31 March 2024 including the
performance against the key treasury and prudential
indicators 
53 - 68 
9 Revenue Monitoring Reports   
9(a)  Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Chief
Executive's Service 1 April 2023 to 1 March 2024
(Period 12)
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance) providing a
summary of the Chief Executive’s Service financial
performance for the Period from 1 April 2023 to 1
March 2024 (Period 12) 
69 - 80 
9(b)  Revenue Monitoring Report Council Summary 1
April 2023 to 1 March 2024
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance) providing
an update on the overall financial position for the
General Fund Account, Housing Revenue Account and
Adult Health and Social Care, for the financial year to
31 March 2024 
81 - 92 
10  Capital Monitoring Reports   
10(a)  Chief Executive's Service - Capital Monitoring
Report 1 April 2023 to 1 March 2024 (Period 12)
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance)
highlighting the financial performance and projected
outturn of 2023/24 Chief Executive capital programme
for the period ended  1 March 2024 (Period 12) 
93 - 100 
10(b)  Capital Programme 2023 24 Monitoring Report
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance) providing
an update on the 2023/24 resources and expenditure
for the Council's Strategic Capital Investment
Programme 
101 - 112

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Contracts   
11  Contract Award for Provision of Merchant Aquiring
Services 2024-25
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Finance) seeking
homologation of the decision to award the contract for
provision of Merchant Acquiring Services 2024-25 to
Lloyds Bank Cardnet 
113 - 120 
12  Contract Award for Supply and Distribution of
Groceries and Provisions 2024-2026
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Community
Operations) seeking approval to award the contract for
Supply & Distribution of Groceries and Provisions 2024
– 2026 to Brake Bros Limited 
121 - 130 
13  Contracts with Variations
Submit report by the notifying the Committee of
contracts completed between 1st October 2023 and
31st March 2024, where the expenditure levels have
exceeded the contract award levels by greater than 5%
or £25,000 
131 - 138 
14  Contract Award Report Below Committee Approval
Threshold
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Assets and
Procurement) presenting details of a contract awarded
since the last committee which is below the threshold
requiring Committee approval 
139 - 142  
EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC
The Committee is asked to consider passing the
following resolution: "That under Section 50A(4) of the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be
excluded from the meeting for the following item of
business on the grounds that it involves the likely
disclosure of exempt information as defined in
paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act". 
15  Disposal of Pavilion, Sports Pitches and Ancillary
Ground at Deerdykes Place, Cumbernauld
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Assets and
Procurement) seeking consent to sell the site of the
former pavilion, sports pitch and ancillary land at
Deerdykes Place, Cumbernauld to the highest bidder