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Argyll and Bute Council · 28 August 2025
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Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid Executive Director: Douglas Hendry Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 605522 DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD 21 August 2025 NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of the COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE will be held ON A HYBRID BASIS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, KILMORY, LOCHGILPHEAD AND BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST 2025 at 11:00 AM, which you are requested to attend. Douglas Hendry Executive Director BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. MINUTE (Pages 3 - 6) Community Services Committee held on 5 June 2025 4. POLICE SCOTLAND ARGYLL & BUTE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY REPORT - REPORTING PERIOD: APRIL - JUNE 2025 (Pages 7 - 18) Report by Divisional Commander for Argyll and Bute, West Dunbartonshire Division, Police Scotland 5. SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE - ARGYLL & BUTE PERFORMANCE SCRUTINY GROUP 2025-26 Q1 SCRUTINY REPORT (Pages 19 - 34) Report by Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service 6. ARGYLL & BUTE HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP - PERFORMANCE REPORT FQ3 2024/25 (Pages 35 - 50) Report by Senior Manager, Performance and Improvement, Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership 7. ARGYLL AND BUTE EDUCATION SERVICE PROGRESS AND IMPACT 2024- 2025 AND STRATEGIC PLAN 2024-2026 (Pages 51 - 106) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education
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8. SQA SCHOOL EXAMINATION RESULTS 2025 (Pages 107 - 130) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education 9. DEVELOPING THE YOUNG WORKFORCE 2024-25 (Pages 131 - 152) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education 10. STRONE PRIMARY SCHOOL - MOTHBALLING (Pages 153 - 158) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education 11. TOBERMORY 2-18 CAMPUS - UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS (Pages 159 - 164) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education, Legal and Regulatory Support and Commercial Services 12. SCOTTISH LANGUAGES ACT 2025 - UPDATE (Pages 165 - 174) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education and Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services 13. GAELIC LANGUAGE PLAN PROGRESS REPORT DECEMBER 2023 - DECEMBER 2024 (Pages 175 - 194) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services 14. LIVE ARGYLL - COMMUNITY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2024- 2025 (Pages 195 - 208) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education REPORTS FOR NOTING 15. EXTERNAL EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION REPORT (Pages 209 - 218) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education 16. COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE WORK PLAN 2025/2026 (Pages 219 - 222) Community Services Committee Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Maurice Corry Councillor Audrey Forrest (Chair) Councillor Amanda Hampsey Councillor Daniel Hampsey Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Anne Horn Councillor Fiona Howard Councillor Jennifer Kean Councillor Paul Donald Kennedy Councillor Dougie McFadzean (Vice-Chair) Councillor Julie McKenzie Councillor Yvonne McNeilly Councillor Iain Paterson Councillor Gemma Penfold Councillor Dougie Philand Margaret Anderson Lorna Stewart Daniel Semple Reverend Dorothy Wallace Contact: Fiona McCallum Tel: 01546 604392