Minute of Meeting of Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee of 21 January 2026 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 25 March 2026
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DRAFT HOUSING AND SOCIAL WELLBEING COMMITTEE Minute of hybrid meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee held in the Council Chambers, 2 High Street, Perth, on 21 January 2026 at 1:00pm. Present: Bailies R Brock, C McLaren and M Williamson, Councillors P Barrett, B Brawn, J Duff (substituting for Bailie C Ahern), A Forbes, K Harvey (substituting for Councillor J Welch), I James, I MacPherson, C Mair, S McCole, T McEwan, F Smith and C Stewart. In Attendance: C Mailer, Depute Chief Executive; E Ritchie, Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities; A Singh Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice; E Lindsay, N Rogerson, R Ross (all Children, Families and Justice); S Coyle (Finance and Business Support); N Lennon, J McColl (both Housing and Communities); S Hendry, J Guild, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance). Also in Attendance: G Binnie, Independent Chair of the Child Protection Committee; L Palmer (Tenant’s Committee Report Panel). Apologies: Bailies C Ahern and Councillor J Welch. Councillor T McEwan, Convener, Presiding. Councillor McEwan led on Items 1 – 4 and 8, with Bailie M Williamson leading on Items 5 and 6 and Councillor McCole leading on Item 7. 1. Welcome and Apologies Councillor T McEwan welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were noted as above. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no Declaration of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. 3. Minute of Previous Meeting The minute of the meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee of 26 November 2025 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Outstanding Business Statement The Outstanding Business Statement was noted, and it was agreed to remove the completed actions.
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DRAFT 5. Justice Update Report 2024/25 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice (26/18) providing the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee with an update on the work of council services and partners to meet local and national outcomes for Community Justice for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. In introducing the report, E Lindsay, Community Justice Improvement Team Leader, provided a slide-based presentation and answered Members’ questions thereon. Resolved: (i) The approach being undertaken by PKC teams in respect of the Partnership, be noted. (ii) The contents of the report, be endorsed. (iii) It be requested the Strategic Lead for Children, Families and Justice bring forward an annual report detailing the PKC contribution to the Partnership. 6. Community Payback Order Annual Report 2024-25 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice (26/19) introducing the Perth and Kinross CPO Annual Report for 2024-25 in compliance with that requirement and was submitted to CJS on 28 October 2025 and tabled at the Perth and Kinross Community Justice and Safety Partnership on 12 December 2025 for noting. In introducing the report, N Rogerson, Community Safety Service Manager, provided a slide-based presentation and answered Members’ questions thereon. Resolved: (i) Assurance be taken about the work being undertaken by the Community Justice Social Work (CJSW) team and the Unpaid Work (UPW) teams in respect of CPOs in Perth and Kinross. (ii) The contents of the report, be endorsed. (iii) It be requested, the Strategic Lead for Children, Families and Justice bring forward an annual report regarding the activity and performance of CPOs. 7. Tayside MAPPA Annual Report 2024/25 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice (26/20) sharing the Tayside Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report for 2024 - 2025 (Appendix 1). The report was approved by the Tayside Strategic Oversight Group (SOG) on 21 October 2025 and subsequently published by the Scottish Government on 27 November 2025. Furthermore, the report was tabled at the Perth and Kinross Community Justice Safety Partnership on 12 December 2025 for noting. Resolved: (i) Assurance be taken about the work being undertaken in respect of the MAPPA in Tayside, and specifically, in Perth and Kinross.
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DRAFT (ii) The contents of this report, be endorsed. (iii) It be requested that the Strategic Lead for Children, Families and Justice bring back future annual reports to this committee. (There followed a recess and the meeting reconvened at 3.17pm) 8. Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Strategic Financial Plan incorporating the 5 Year Capital Investment Programme and Rent Strategy to 2030/31, Reserves Strategy and other Housing Charges for 2026/27 There was submitted a report by Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities and Chief Finance Officer (26/21) (1) seeking approval of the proposed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for five years from 2026/27 to 2030/31, (2) outlining recommended increases to rents for houses and other HRA property service charges, and an appropriate level of reserves, it is also (3) seeking approval of the proposed budget for the next five years of the Capital Investment Programme, totalling £81.1 million from 2026/27 to 2030/31. Resolved: (i) It be noted that the HRA 30-year Business Plan has been updated to reflect and confirm the affordability of the proposals; (ii) The Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2026/27 and provisional budgets for financial years 2027/28 to 2030/31 as set out in Appendix 1, be approved; (iii) The proposed Housing Revenue Account Capital Investment Programme for 2026/27 to 2030/31 as set out in Appendix 3, be approved. (iv) The Rent Strategy for 2026/27 and a provisional Rent Strategy for the following 4 years to 2030/31 as stated in Section 8, be approved; (v) The rent increase of 6.5% in line with option 1, for the year commencing 6 April 2026 for all Council houses, be approved. This will mean an average weekly rent increase of £5.49 per week, resulting in an average weekly rent of £90.01 per week based on 52 weeks. (vi) The rent increase of 6.5% for the year commencing 6 April 2026, be approved for: • all lock-ups • all garage sites • dispersed tenancies owned by the HRA • Greyfriars Hostel. (vii) The Housing Revenue Account Reserves Strategy proposed in Section 9, be approved. (viii) The final movement in the Housing Revenue Account in 2025/26 is transferred to an earmarked Reserve (HRA) as proposed in Section 9.10, be approved. (ix) The proposal to set Housing service charges from 6 April 2026 as stated in Section 12, be approved. (x) The revised level of all housing related charges as detailed in Appendix 5, be endorsed and approved where necessary (xi) The progress made to date in delivering and maintaining the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) for improving and managing the housing stock as set out in Section 6 and the related Business Cases, be endorsed.