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North Lanarkshire Council · 7 August 2026
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29 July 2026 
Members of the 
Wellbeing and Tackling Poverty Committee
Chief Executive’s Office
Rachel Blair
Chief Officer (Legal, Democratic and Strategy)
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, 07 August 2026 at 10:00 AM which you are requested to attend. 
The agenda of business is attached. 
Rachel Blair
Chief Officer (Legal, Democratic and Strategy) 
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, G Currie, F Fotheringham,
W Goldie, H Gray, J Jones, P Kelly, J Keltie, A Khan, J Leckie, A McCrory, L Mitchell, L
Nolan, P Patton, D Robb, L Stubbs, C Williams.

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Agenda 
1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical
Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 
Operational 
2 Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire - Tackling
Poverty Strategy 2026 - 2030
Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer
(Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice)
seeking approval of the new Tackling Poverty Strategy
and supporting Action Plan: Towards a Fairer North
Lanarkshire 2026-31. 
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3 Tackling Poverty Team Activity Report 2025 to 2026
Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer
(Education, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice)
detailing income maximisation work undertaken by the
Tackling Poverty Team and Council Services during
2025/26. 
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