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North Lanarkshire Council · 13 March 2025
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4 March 2025 
Members of the 
Policy and Strategy 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 Policy and Strategy Committee is to be held in the
Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on Thursday, 13
March 2025 at 14:00 PM which you are requested to attend. 
The agenda of business is attached. 
Archie Aitken
Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) 
Members : 
Clerk Name: Mark Hamill
Clerk Telephone: 07811294702
Clerk Email: committee@northlan.gov.ukk 
J Logue, T Fisher, L Roarty, C Barclay, A Beveridge, H Brannan-McVey, A Bustard, T
Carragher, C Costello, P Di Mascio, K Duffy, W Goldie, D Johnston, J Leckie, G Lennon, H
Loughran, M McBride, M McPake, L Nolan, G Robinson, A Smith, A Stubbs, R Sullivan, 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 Minute of Audit and Scrutiny Panel of 24 February
2025
Submit Minute of Audit and Scrutiny Panel of 24
February 2025 
7 - 12  
Operational   
3 Delivering the Programme of Work to 2028 - Key
Achievements
Submit report by Chief Executive (1) providing an
update on the progress made on delivering the
Programme of Work to 2028  and (2) seeking
endorsement of the key role that the Committee has in
respect of delivering The Plan for North Lanarkshire
through the Programme of Work and ensuring strategic
oversight in terms of its ongoing development, co-
ordination, and monitoring. 
13 - 66 
4 The latest North Lanarkshire context, challenges
and next steps
Submit report by the Chief Executive demonstrating the
change in performance from the baseline set at the
time when The Plan for North Lanarkshire was
established, and taking  a deeper dive into the data
and trends that sit underneath the 28 Health Check
Indicators in order to ascertain the underlying factors
key to informing delivery of the Programme of Work to
2028 and its priorities. 
67 - 104 
5 Digital and IT Strategy 2024-27 update as at March
2025
Submit report by Chief Officer (Business and Digital)
providing the six-monthly update on the Digital and IT
Strategy for 2024 to 2027. 
105 - 126

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6  Arms-Length External Organisations (ALEO) 2024
Review
Submit report by Chief Officer (Business and Digital)
seeking consideration of the findings of the ALEO
Review Board. 
127 - 160 
7 First Stop Shop Service Re-design Consultation
and Proposals
Submit report by Chief Officer (Housing) summarising
the responses received from the consultation in relation
to the re-design of the First Stop Shop operating model
and seeking approval for revised proposals to provide
a more sustainable future delivery model. 
161 - 190 
8 Digital Connectivity Masterplan for Council
Housing Tenants
Submit report by Chief Officer (Housing) setting out the
proposals for a long-term integrated plan to provide
digital connectivity for council housing tenants. 
191 - 202 
9 Strategic Capital Investment Programme 2024-25 to
2028-29
Submit report by the Depute Chief Executive providing
an annual update on the Council’s Strategic Capital
Investment Programme including an update on
available resources and expected profile of expenditure
of the remainder of the current five year capital
planning period from 2024/25 to 2028/29. 
203 - 230 
10  Revised North Lanarkshire Integration Scheme
2024-2029
Submit report by Chief Officer (Health and Social Care
Partnership) acknowledging the Cabinet Secretary's
approval of the North Lanarkshire Integration Scheme
2024-2029. 
231 - 290  
EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC
The Sub-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 11 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act".

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11  Review of Pay and Grading Model
Submit report by Chief Officer (People Resources)
setting out the proposed approach for the Council’s pay
and grading model.