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North Lanarkshire Council · 25 April 2025
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14 April 2025 Members of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee Chief Executive’s Office Rachel Blair Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk Notice is given that a Meeting of the Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee is to be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB on Friday, 25 April 2025 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. The agenda of business is attached. Rachel Blair Chief Officer (Legal & Democratic) Members : Clerk Name: Karen Swan Clerk Telephone: 07919 730272 Clerk Email: committee@northlan.gov.uk C Costello, K Harmon, C Barclay, B Baudo, H Brannan-McVey, J Cairns, G Currie, P Di Mascio, F Fotheringham, W Goldie, J Jones, P Kelly, J Keltie, A Khan, J Leckie, H Loughran, B McCluskey, A McCrory, L Mitchell, P Patton, C Quigley, D Robb, L Stubbs, S Watson, C Williams.
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Agenda 2 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 3 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026 Update Submit report by the Chief Social Worker (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026 focussing on the driver of Income from Employment. (copy to follow) 4 Review of Holistic Supports Driver Submit report by the Chief Social Worker (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023 to 2026, Local Child Poverty Action Report and associated Action Plans with a particular focus on the driver of Holistic Supports. 5 - 16 5 Public Sector Equality Duties - Composite report Submit report by the Chief Officer (People Resources) setting out a comprehensive summary demonstrating that the Council was successfully meeting its responsibilities under the PSED Duty; providing a summary of North Lanarkshire' achievements against the Equality Outcomes set out for 2021-2025 and outlining the revised Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029 which supports and underpins the Councils ambition for our staff, residents and communities. (copy to follow) 6 Local Child Poverty Action Report 2023/24 - External Feedback Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) providing an update on the feedback received from the Improvement Service on the North Lanarkshire Local Child Poverty Action Report 2023/24. 17 - 26
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7 Response from Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Two Child Benefit Cap Submit report by the Chief Officer (Legal and Democratic) noting the response from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury regarding the two child benefit cap. 27 - 32 8 Implementation of trauma-informed practice and organisational culture North Lanarkshire Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) detailing the progress in the delivery of the Trauma Plan. 33 - 50